However, the annual increase in case notifications from the African Region is declining each year, probably because the HIV epidemics in African countries are also slowing.
然而，非洲区域病例通报的年度增长正在逐年下降，可能是由于非洲国家艾滋病毒的流行也正在减缓所致。
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Recent reports show that demand in the region has actually been declining.
近期的报告显示，实际上，该地区的供电需求正在下降。
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After the breakout of the war, with tsarist Russia and other big powers declining, Japanese aggrandized rapidly their economic force towards Heilongjiang Region.