Alex Ritson

So why is she doing it, Charlie?

Well, I think, you know, she thinks it will be fun.

She said there, as you heard, that she thinks as well that it could help promote the women's cause by showing that they can compete and that they're entertaining.

You know, I've spoken to her before in a one-on-one interview about how much equal prize money is important to her because that's not the case across the board in tennis.

It is at the Grand Slams.

But yeah, a lot of people think it's just going to sort of cause division and mirth.

And the fact that Kyrgios has made a number of disparaging comments about female tennis players before, or kind of female tennis, makes people feel pretty uncomfortable.

Charlie Eccleshare of The Athletic.

It's been described by Prime Minister Giorgia Maloney as Italy's demographic winter.

The country's birth rate has been in decline for the past 16 years despite efforts by Ms Maloney's right-wing government to reverse that trend.

On average, women give birth to just 1.13 children, far below the rate needed to keep the population stable.

So perhaps it's no surprise that the birth of a baby girl in a small village in central Italy has become a symbol of hope, even attracting tourists.

Carla Conti reports.

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