Population in the News

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Population News Saturday December 30th 2006

Education blossoms in sub-Saharan Africa
(International Herald Tribune: Fri, 29 Dec) The enrollment rate has grown faster in the sub-Saharan region than anywhere else in the world, but the trend is severely straining the region's facilities.

Florida's population growth declines
(Turks.US: Sat, 23 Dec) During the previous year, Florida was one of the fast-growing cities in the world, it being 4th on the list. However, this year, it fell to 9th as its population growth slides down to 1.8%, according to a U.S. Census report.

YEMEN: Poverty and illiteracy hamper child rights, report says
(AlertNet: Thu, 28 Dec) Source: IRIN Poverty, unemployment, illiteracy and a high population growth rate are the main factors preventing Yemen from observing children's rights. Those are the findings published in a report by the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood (SCMC), a government body.

Giant ragweed added to glyphosate resistant list
(SeedQuest: Fri, 29 Dec) Giant ragweed soon could cast a giant shadow on the world's most popular herbicide.

Dubai's employment rate highest in world
(Khaleej Times: Thu, 28 Dec) DUBAI - The employment rate in Dubai has hit a record high of 97.4 per cent, one of the highest rates in the world and in the region, according to the Labour Force Characteristics Survey of the Emirate of Dubai 2006, conducted by the Statistics Centre.

The world may slowly be turning into the Land of China
(Pravda: Tue, 26 Dec) Skeptics estimate that the Chinese may constitute half of the world's population in 2057. The question is: Where will all the others have to go to if the estimates are correct?

Number of Chinese web users grows by a third
(Guardian Unlimited: Sat, 30 Dec) China's internet population increased by one-third during 2006, reinforcing its position as a powerful internet economy.

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