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New Baby Boom?
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:00:00 +0800
The Population Reference Bureau is reporting that we may be in the midst of a new Baby Boom in the United States, "Provisional figures from the National Center for Health...
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Hurricane Gustav - Hurricane Gustav Heads Toward The Gulf of Mexico
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:00:00 +0800
The seventh named storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season is Hurricane Gustav. As of Thursday morning, Hurricane Gustav is just east of Jamaica. Gustav expected to...
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More Deaths Than Births in Europe By 2015
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:22:00 +0800
It is expected that Europe as a whole will have more annual deaths than births, a sure sign that the continent's population will be in sharp decline. The European...
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Three More Countries Recognize Kosovo
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:10:00 +0800
Following a lull since June, this month three additional countries recognized Kosovo, bringing the total number of countries recognizing the world's newest country to 47, representing 24% of the world's...
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2008 World Population Data Sheet
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:46:00 +0800
The Population Reference Bureau has released the 2008 World Population Data Sheet, an excellent annual reference to world population and trends. Some highlights this year include:
The demographic divideĀthe inequality...
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U.S. Military Presence Worldwide
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:31:00 +0800
Mother Jones has a fascinating map that shows the presence of U.S. troops on a country-by-country basis since 1950. Use the slider on the bottom to change the date...
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The Last Ice Age
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:45:00 +0800
The last ice age ended a mere 12,500 years ago but began 110,000 years ago. During that time much of the planet was covered by ice and glaciers. ...
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Top 10 Airports
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:21:00 +0800
The organization Skytrax has announced their World Airport Awards for 2008. Despite the fact the most of the world's busiest airports are in the United States, none made the...
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Russia Recognizes South Ossetia and Abkhazia as Independent
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:13:00 +0800
Russia's parliament today unanimously approved a resolution to recognize the Georgian breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent countries. The measure still needs to be approved by...
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Tallest Mountains
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:38:00 +0800
In compiling this list of the tallest mountains on earth, I was surprised that I was only familiar with a handful of them. I am much more familiar with...
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