World Pain Management Drugs and Devices to Top $33 Billion by 2010
(PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance: Thu, 07 Dec) As the world population continues to age and the incidence of chronic pain conditions increases, the global market for pain management drugs and devices will continue to grow steadily from its expected year-end revenues of $26 billion to more than $33 billion in 2010, according to new market research from Kalorama Information.

Poverty remains major challenge for Indonesia: World Bank
(TODAYonline: Thu, 07 Dec) A woman does her washing under a bridge in Jakarta. Nearly 50 percent of Indonesia's population still lives on less than two dollars a day despite progress in recovering from the economic crisis of 1998 which plunged millions of people back into poverty, the World Bank said

Young population advantage for India
(NDTV Profit: Wed, 06 Dec) India is the world's youngest nation with a population of over a billion people and 35 per cent of them being under the age group of 15 years. And this can work to India's advantage as the reliance of the western world increases.

The World, 2009 first completions
(AME Info: Thu, 07 Dec) Luis Ajamil, the Head Consultant for Nakheel's offshore development The World, has said that the first properties will be completed and occupied by 2009, reported Gulf News. He predicted that construction work will be stepped from 2010 with a final end date of 2020. He estimated that, during peak periods, the development could have a population of around 250,000 people.