Global population to reach 8 billion by November 2022

The United Nations says the global population will reach 8 billion people on November 15th this year and India is projected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country next year. That’s among the findings of the World Population Prospects 2022 Report.   The global population is growing at its slowest rate since 1950, […]

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Ex-Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Shot In Nara, Japan

NARA, Japan, July 8 (Reuters) – Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, was in grave condition on Friday after being shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, with public broadcaster NHK saying a man with what appeared to be a homemade gun opened fired.   Prime Minister Fumio Kishida condemned the shooting in the western […]

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