January 18, 2023: Chinese population drop, Russian troop expansion and laser-controlled lightning

Facts & Spin for January 18, 2023 top stories: China's population drops for the first time since 1961 and faces one of its worst GDP growths in decades, Russia announces plans to expand troops to 1.5 million, police officers go on trial in Indonesia over a soccer stampede, the US Supreme Court hears a Turkish bank’s case, the UK blocks a Scottish gender recognition bill, a former New Mexico GOP candidate is arrested, Elon Musk faces a trial over 2018 tweets, the Taliban start buying blue ticks on Twitter, and scientists steer lightening bolts using lasers.

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