Manila newborn one of world’s 8 billionth babies
A baby girl born in the City of Manila early Tuesday is among the newborns symbolizing being the 8 billionth ...
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World population at 8 billion humans — and still growing
By Amélie Bottollier-Depois The United Nations estimates that the global human population will reach eight billion by mid-November, and will ...
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PH population: More seniors as few babies born
Filipinos are having fewer babies while the number of senior citizens has doubled in the last 20 years to account ...
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Population growth
"We need to confront the biggest elephant in the room insofar as our hopes of creating a better quality of ...
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China population to begin shrinking by 2025: officials
China's population will begin to shrink by 2025, officials have said, as family sizes grow smaller and citizens age. A ...
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Population boom
Photo shows children living in a destitute place in Manila. The world’s population is expected to reach 8 billion on ...
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World population to hit 8 bn this year: UN
The world's population is expected to reach eight billion on November 15, the UN forecast Monday in a report that ...
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China’s birth rate plummeted to record low in 2021—official data
BEIJING, China—China’s birth rate plunged to a record low last year, official data showed Monday, as analysts warn that faster-than-expected ...
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PSA asked: Explain ‘loss’ of half of QC populace
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte is asking the Philippine Statistics Authority to correct its “impossible” 2020 census data, saying several ...
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A third child? No, thanks, say young Chinese
China wants its women to have more children but for many young people, the government's big promises of support mean ...
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