Replicants

In what can only be lauded as truly flexible government, China has responded to the death of 65,000 of its citizens in an earthquake by relaxing restrictions on the one-child rule.

Yes, that's right, if you're a Chinese citizen and your child has just been crushed beneath rubble, you'll be pleased to know that you are free to manufacture a replacement without having to pay the usual fines. This is the kind of gift the Chinese government generally reserves for more severe tragedies, such as one's first-born child being female.