 China special: One child, one big problem
(New Scientist: Wed, 07 Nov) The country's drive to reduce birth rates might have sown the seeds of a demographic pile-up. When today's parents are old, who will support them?
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 Ambulance fees go up 6 percent
(Lebanon Express: Wed, 07 Nov) The Lebanon Fire District board of directors recently raised fees for emergency medical services by 6 percent. The increase comes three years after a 54 percent rate hike.
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 Latest estimates put population at 4.24 million
(The New Zealand Herald: Wed, 07 Nov) Latest estimates put New Zealand's population at 4.24 million. Figures released today by Statistics New Zealand showed the resident population increased by 42,700 (1 per cent) in the year ended September 2007, to an estimated 4,239,300.
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 Bashing hunters
(Richfield Reaper: Wed, 07 Nov) It’s autumn and it’s time for the annual deer hunt, and also as every year, it’s time for Hal Edwards’ rhetoric about hunters. He calls it the annual deer slaughter.
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 Steady growth in annual fish catch
(The Peninsula: Wed, 07 Nov) Doha • Qatar's annual fish catch has been witnessing a consistent rise in the past few years. During the last five years, the local marine catch has registered an annual growth rate of 14.3 per cent, says the country's ‘Sustainable Development Indicators' document.
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 New Scottsdale hospital welcomes 1st ER patient
(The Arizona Republic: Mon, 05 Nov) The first emergency patient to use the emergency room at new Scottsdale Healthcare Thompson Peak hospital on opening day was 14-year-old Paige Pavlicek.
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Study: Miss. River can influence local red tide
Latest estimates put population at 4.24m
