China's 'one-child' policy (Aljazeera: Tue, 23 Jan) The imbalance has grown since China introduced a one-child policy more than 25 years ago to curb population growth in the world's most populous nation - now with about 1.3 billion citizens.
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'Rapid increase' in E Cape population (iafrica.com: Mon, 22 Jan) When focusing on the percentage growth of different provincial populations between 2001 and 2006, it appears that the most rapid increase in population in that period occurred in the Eastern Cape with an average population growth of about 1.13 percent. The Eastern Cape is followed closely by the Limpopo province, which grew by just over 1.0 percent, the Population Estimates for South Africa by ...
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An Aging Nation - Part One (WBKO-TV Bowling Green: Tue, 23 Jan) You've probably heard the term Baby Boomers all your life. You're a Baby Boomer if you were born between 1946 and 1964. There are approximately 76 million Baby Boomers in this country.
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Population growth in Iran 1.5%: report (IranMania.com: Mon, 15 Jan) LONDON, January 15 (IranMania) - The average annual population growth rate in Iran over the past ten years is 1.55%, according to the latest census, Iran Daily reported.
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Immigration push urged (CNews: Mon, 22 Jan) Ottawa is being asked to increase from 250,000 to 350,000 the number of immigrants being accepted in Canada this year to help clear a lengthy backlog.
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In Tomorrow's Paper (EdmontonSun.com: Sun, 21 Jan) Will Becks bring his own ball? - David Beckham is coming to the United States. People say he could make a huge impact on the way Americans ignore soccer.
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A look the BSU survey (The Times-News: Sat, 20 Jan) STAY THE COURSE: Sixty percent of adults think Idaho is headed in the right direction. FOREIGN LANGUAGES: No Spanish or Korean here. Of the people polled, 70 percent support the idea of making Idaho an English-only state.
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Survey shows Idaho voters generally satisfied (The Times-News: Sat, 20 Jan) BOISE, Idaho - Idaho voters are generally happy with the direction the state is headed, though not as much as they used to be, according to Boise State University's 18th annual public policy survey, released Thursday.
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