Births in Italy drop to record low - update

(ANSA) - Rome, May 28 - The number of babies born in Italy dropped to a record low of 515,000 in 2013, Istat said on Wednesday in its annual report. The national statistics agency said this was 12,000 down on the previous lowest level on record from 1995. Italy has registered low birth rates for many years, with experts saying the high levels of unemployment and job instability that young people face is causing couples to have children later and later in life.