* Australia's population projected to rise 60 pct by 2049 * Growth rate fastest of developed economies * Big plus for economic growth, tax receipts, aging problem * Stretches infrastructure, health and water resources SYDNEY,...
China's family planning policyhas helped prevent an estimated 400 million births
Oct 21 - The United Nations estimates that Africa's population passed one billion in 2009 and believes it will double by 2050, putting huge pressure on governments already struggling to provide basic services. Following are...
ATHENS, July 31 - Greece will vaccinate its entire population of 12 million against the H1N1 swine flu pandemic which has swept around the world in weeks, killing hundreds of people, the country's health minister...
July 31 - Whichever party wins Japan's Aug. 30 general election must deal with a population forecast to shrink and age rapidly, because of the country's low birth rate, high life expectancy and aversion to...
Orasi Medical (R) ("Orasi"), www.orasimedical.com , a clinical-stage pharmaceutical services company that develops technology to measure brain function for tracking Alzheimer's...
Dec. 1, 2008 (China Knowledge) - Nearly 6,000 people lost their jobs in Hong Kong in the past six months as a result of the economic recession, sources reported.The financial field suffered a lot in...
* Abramovich revives resource rich Russian region * Chelsea Football Club owner invests billions in Chukotka * Chukotka supplies a fifth of Russia's gold output ANADYR, Russia, Aug 13 - While Russia's population declines, there's...
SYDNEY, Nov 25 - Australia's economy had entered a new growth phase which would last years, underpinned by booming mining investment, rapid population growth and rising household incomes, a top Australian central banker said on...
Saudi-based Almarai Co says it plans to take a 50 percent share of the dairy market in Egypt, the Arab world's most populous nation, by 2013, a report said.