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Birth rate hits 15-year high in Russia
RBC, 03.09.2007, Moscow 17:19:29.The birth rate reached a 15-year high in Russia in the first six months of 2007, First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev stated at a traditional Monday meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with government officials. According to Medvedev, 142,000 babies were born between January and June 2007, a record number since the collapse of the USSR, the radio station Mayak reported. The number of childbirths increased 6.5 percent in the first half of 2007, compared to the same period a year earlier, while the death rate decreased by the same 6.5 percent. Medvedev said that maternity benefits were being paid to 2m women with children younger than 18 months, noting that 1m of them had not been receiving any benefits before due to being employed.
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