The world population currently stands at about 7 billion people, and the United Nations expects that to grow to 9 or 10 billion by the end of the century.
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By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - The world is running out of time to make sure there is enough food, water and energy to meet the needs of a rapidly growing population and to avoid sending up to 3 billion people into poverty, a U.N. report warned on Monday. [More]
Read More »Infographic: People Are Starving, But There Is Enough Food To Go Around
One in seven people in the world is malnourished. But the solution isn't producing more food
Read More »One-third of world has hepatitis: WHO report
United Nations agency says about two billion people worldwide are infected with viruses that cause potentially deadly liver disease
Read More »Innovative Ways to Give Back to Communities: Micro-Finance With John Ferber
Micro-finance is terrific in concept. All it's missing is a winning platform.
Read More »Royal Gold in Wales: How It Got There and Got Out
When the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge--better known as Prince William and Kate Middleton--married Friday, they sealed the deal with a ring made of gold mined in Wales. As an estimated two billion people worldwide watched the festivities, some viewers may have wondered, "When did gold form in Wales?" [More]
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