World population

2022 - 11 - 15

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World population took '12 years' to grow from 7bn to 8bn - and the ... (News24)

Statistics SA and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have marked the growth of the world's population to 8 billion.

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Climate justice gets harder as world population passes 8 billion (Daily Maverick)

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 15 (Reuters) - The world population surged past 8 billion people on Tuesday, the United Nations said, warning that more hardship ...

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Where was the planet's eight billionth person born? See the world's ... (MARCA.com)

The world now has an estimated population of over eight billion people, with the 8000000000 number being hit this Tuesday, November 15.

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World Population Milestone: Global Population Reaches 8 Billion ... (ArchDaily)

Accelerated urbanization can pose significant risks, such as increasing inequality, poverty, sectorized development, social exclusion, and pollution. In this ...

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Daily briefing: World population estimated to reach eight billion today (Nature.com)

Population growth is slowing, and, within a few decades, it will begin to shrink. Plus, Egypt's climate scientists speak out and how big data is ...

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As the world population hits 8 billion, here's what you need to know (World Economic Forum)

The global population reached a new milestone this week, according to a new UN report. How did we get here and what might be in store for the future?

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