Population in the News

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Population News Thursday November 23rd 2006

World of Warcraft PC released
(PC Advisor: Thu, 23 Nov) Computer maker WidowPC hopes to tap into the 7.5m and growing population of online roll-playing game World of Warcraft by building a PC it claims is designed specifically for the game.

MTV study finds gulf between world's youth
(intellagencia.com: Thu, 23 Nov) The global village has a diverse population... Young people around the world have more differences than similarities, according to an extensive survey by MTV Networks International (MTVNI).

Flu Pandemic May Cost $623 Billion, World Bank Says
(Update1: Thu, 23 Nov) Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) - A severe influenza pandemic would cost the U.S. $623 billion, or about 60 times more than an average flu season, and ``constitute a major global recession,'' the World Bank said.

Russia has world's second worst suicide rate after Lithuania
(Russian Information Agency Novosti: Thu, 23 Nov) MOSCOW, November 23 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's suicide rate is the second worst in the world after Lithuania, the director of a leading Russian social and psychiatric research center said Thursday.

HIV/AIDS on the up all over the world
(News-Medical-Net: Thu, 23 Nov) According to figures released ahead of World Aids Day on December 1, the spread of HIV/AIDS continues unabated across the globe.

Now Scotland Will Have the Toughest Anti-Smoking Laws in the Whole World
(RedNova: Thu, 23 Nov) By Louise Gray Scottish Political Correspondent SCOTLAND is to introduce some of the toughest anti-smoking laws in the world, after ministers backed the raising of the legal age of buying cigarettes from 16 to 18 years.

Can We Feed the World? Absolutely
(The Nation via Yahoo! News: Thu, 23 Nov) The Nation - It is Thanksgiving Day, a moment when Americans celebrate the abundance of our harvest.

Uganda: Use is the Key to Population Control
(AllAfrica.com: Wed, 22 Nov) IN the modern world, educated women are forerunners in the fertility transition. Educated women have broader knowledge, higher socio-economic status and positive attitudes towards reproductive health.

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