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Karachi Sees Surge In Street Crimes, 45,000 Incidents Reported So Far This Year
Most people in Karachi feel unsafe as the rate of violent crime has soared in the metropolitan city of nearly 20 million population, said Bashir Babu, a factory worker who has been a mugging victim twice.
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UN Report Wars Of Famine, Aggravated By Conflicts And Climate Shocks
Severe food crises threaten people in vulnerable areas, including the Palestinian territories, Sudan, South Sudan, Haiti, and Mali, where populations face or near famine, says a report by the United Nations' food agencies released on Thursday.
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Ukraine's Population Has Fallen By 8 Million Since Russian Invasion: UN Report
Ukraine's population has declined by around eight million since Russia invaded in February 2022, sparking an exodus and sending birth rates plunging, the United Nations said Tuesday.
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India To Drive Global Energy Demand Over Next Decade: Report
India is poised to experience more energy demand growth than any other country over the next decade due to its large population and rising demand from all sectors, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency.
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Study Shows Over Half Of Earth's Vital Signs At Record Extremes: "Future Of Humanity..."
A 2023 report assessed 35 key indicators, with 25 showing worsening trends, including carbon dioxide levels and population growth.
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Pakistan Among World's Harshest Users Of Death Penalty: Report
Pakistan's use of the death penalty is among the harshest in the world, accounting for 26 per cent of the global death row population, according to data released by a non-profit group on Thursday.
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India To Add 179 Million People To Its Working Age Population By 2025: Report
India is projected to add at least 179 million people to its working-age population by 2045, which can be a significant tailwind for economic growth, particularly as demographics in several parts of the world turn unfavourable, a new report has said.
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Ancient DNA Reveals a Distinct Neanderthal Lineage That Evolved Separately for Over 50,000 Years
A recent discovery of Neanderthal DNA from a fossil named Thorin has revealed a previously unknown evolutionary path. Thorin’s lineage reportedly remained isolated from other Neanderthal populations for nearly 50,000 years. The DNA evidence suggests that this group evolved separately in Europe without intermingling with other Neanderthals or earl...
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India Likely To Begin Long-Delayed Population Census In September: Report
India is likely to begin conducting a long-delayed population census in September, two government sources told news agency Reuters.
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Wealth Of World's Top 1% Grew By $42 Trillion Over The Past Decade: Oxfam
The world's richest one per cent increased their fortune by $42 trillion over the past decade, which is nearly 34 times more than the entire bottom 50 per cent of the world's population, according to a new analysis by Oxfam.
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World Population To Peak At 10.3 Billion In 2080s: UN Report
Earth's population will peak in the mid-2080s at around 10.3 billion people, then drop slightly to a level much lower than anticipated a decade ago, the United Nations said.
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Senior Citizens To Outnumber Those Below 18 By 2080 Globally: UN Report
The UN World Population Prospects report said the world's population will peak in the mid-2080s, growing over the next 60 years from 8.2 billion people now to 10.3 billion in the mid-2080s, and will return to 10.2 billion by the end of the century.
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Russian Prison Population Dropped By Nearly 60,000 In 2023: Report
The number of people held in Russian prisons dropped by 58,000 last year, Russian independent media reported on Friday, continuing a steady fall spurred in part by the recruitment of convicts to fight in Ukraine.
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No Reason For Muslims To Be Insecure: Anurag Thakur On PM Panel's Report
Citing a new report on India's demographic transition, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur wondered how Muslims can feel insecure in the country, especially when their population has reportedly increased by 45 per cent and they
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Tesla, Starlink, X: What Is On Agenda For Elon Musk's India Trip
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is set to visit India as his businesses seek new markets in the world's most populous nation, with electric carmaker Tesla -- suffering a sales downturn in the United States -- reportedly scouting factory locations.
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Karachi Sees Surge In Street Crimes, 45,000 Incidents Reported So Far This Year
Most people in Karachi feel unsafe as the rate of violent crime has soared in the metropolitan city of nearly 20 million population, said Bashir Babu, a factory worker who has been a mugging victim twice.
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UN Report Wars Of Famine, Aggravated By Conflicts And Climate Shocks
Severe food crises threaten people in vulnerable areas, including the Palestinian territories, Sudan, South Sudan, Haiti, and Mali, where populations face or near famine, says a report by the United Nations' food agencies released on Thursday.
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Ukraine's Population Has Fallen By 8 Million Since Russian Invasion: UN Report
Ukraine's population has declined by around eight million since Russia invaded in February 2022, sparking an exodus and sending birth rates plunging, the United Nations said Tuesday.
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India To Drive Global Energy Demand Over Next Decade: Report
India is poised to experience more energy demand growth than any other country over the next decade due to its large population and rising demand from all sectors, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency.
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Study Shows Over Half Of Earth's Vital Signs At Record Extremes: "Future Of Humanity..."
A 2023 report assessed 35 key indicators, with 25 showing worsening trends, including carbon dioxide levels and population growth.
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Pakistan Among World's Harshest Users Of Death Penalty: Report
Pakistan's use of the death penalty is among the harshest in the world, accounting for 26 per cent of the global death row population, according to data released by a non-profit group on Thursday.
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India To Add 179 Million People To Its Working Age Population By 2025: Report
India is projected to add at least 179 million people to its working-age population by 2045, which can be a significant tailwind for economic growth, particularly as demographics in several parts of the world turn unfavourable, a new report has said.
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Ancient DNA Reveals a Distinct Neanderthal Lineage That Evolved Separately for Over 50,000 Years
A recent discovery of Neanderthal DNA from a fossil named Thorin has revealed a previously unknown evolutionary path. Thorin’s lineage reportedly remained isolated from other Neanderthal populations for nearly 50,000 years. The DNA evidence suggests that this group evolved separately in Europe without intermingling with other Neanderthals or earl...
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India Likely To Begin Long-Delayed Population Census In September: Report
India is likely to begin conducting a long-delayed population census in September, two government sources told news agency Reuters.
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Wealth Of World's Top 1% Grew By $42 Trillion Over The Past Decade: Oxfam
The world's richest one per cent increased their fortune by $42 trillion over the past decade, which is nearly 34 times more than the entire bottom 50 per cent of the world's population, according to a new analysis by Oxfam.
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World Population To Peak At 10.3 Billion In 2080s: UN Report
Earth's population will peak in the mid-2080s at around 10.3 billion people, then drop slightly to a level much lower than anticipated a decade ago, the United Nations said.
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Senior Citizens To Outnumber Those Below 18 By 2080 Globally: UN Report
The UN World Population Prospects report said the world's population will peak in the mid-2080s, growing over the next 60 years from 8.2 billion people now to 10.3 billion in the mid-2080s, and will return to 10.2 billion by the end of the century.
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Russian Prison Population Dropped By Nearly 60,000 In 2023: Report
The number of people held in Russian prisons dropped by 58,000 last year, Russian independent media reported on Friday, continuing a steady fall spurred in part by the recruitment of convicts to fight in Ukraine.
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No Reason For Muslims To Be Insecure: Anurag Thakur On PM Panel's Report
Citing a new report on India's demographic transition, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur wondered how Muslims can feel insecure in the country, especially when their population has reportedly increased by 45 per cent and they
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Tesla, Starlink, X: What Is On Agenda For Elon Musk's India Trip
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is set to visit India as his businesses seek new markets in the world's most populous nation, with electric carmaker Tesla -- suffering a sales downturn in the United States -- reportedly scouting factory locations.
