Population in the News

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Population News Tuesday November 21st 2006

World's top powers sign US$12.8-billion pact to build fusion reactor in France
(Canada.com: Tue, 21 Nov) PARIS (AP) - Countries representing half the world's population signed a long-awaited, US$12.8-billion pact Tuesday for a nuclear fusion reactor that could revolutionize global energy use for future generations.

India to account for 20% of diabetes population
(PharmaBiz: Tue, 21 Nov) India is facing major health problem of rising diabetes and according to a latest study by World Health Organization (WHO), about 20 per cent of the world's diabetic population is from India.

Developing World's Population Is Younger
(AP via Yahoo! Finance: Sat, 18 Nov) The population of the developing world is younger and growing faster than more developed countries, and new investment can be expected to flow toward the more dynamic economies, 20 of the world's top financial chiefs were told Saturday.

Nations sign nuclear reactor pact
(AP via Yahoo! News: Tue, 21 Nov) Nations representing half the world's population signed a long-awaited, $12.8 billion pact Tuesday for a nuclear fusion reactor that could revolutionize global energy use for future generations.

Rwanda: Rwanda to Participate in Global Population Forum
(AllAfrica.com: Mon, 20 Nov) Rwanda is to participate in the International Conference on Population Development (ICPD), that begins on November 21, in Bangkok, Thailand. The third ICPD meeting is expected to be attended by Members of Parliament from all over the world.

Small loans to poor can change the world, says Nobel winner
(AFP via Yahoo! News: Tue, 21 Nov) Declaring credit a human right, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus said that the successful micro-lending bank he launched in his native Bangladesh showed wiping out world poverty was a goal within reach.

World falls short on gender equality
(Reuters.co.uk: Tue, 21 Nov) LONDON (Reuters) - No country in the world has achieved equality of the sexes in the key areas of education, health, employment and politics, according to a new ranking of 115 nations published on Tuesday.

Nations Sign Nuclear Reactor Pact
(San Francisco Chronicle: Tue, 21 Nov) Nations representing half the world's population signed a long-awaited, $12.8 billion pact Tuesday for a nuclear fusion reactor that could revolutionize global energy use for future generations. The ITER project by the United States, the European...

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