New York, 16 May - Today, 55% of the world’s population lives in urban areas, a proportion that is expected to increase to 68% by 2050. Projections show that urbanization, the gradual shift in ...

Nigeria Map and Flag. A large group of people in the Nigerian flag color form to create the map. Vector Illustration. Share Experts have raised concerns over Nigeria’s escalating population, ...

said Nigeria’s population may hit 450 million by 2050 because of the size of the country. “Also, 28.5 per cent of maternal mortality in the world happens in Nigeria. So there is still a lot ...

The world population is expected to reach a staggering 10.4 billion by 2100, with a huge percentage of that figure ...

The Singapore Eye Research Institute now has grants to develop artificial intelligence in treating eye diseases. Read more at ...

A new UNICEF report reveals that India, projected to have 350 million children by 2050, faces critical challenges in ... it will still account for 15 per cent of the global child population, sharing ...

In some developed countries, children could make up less than 10 per cent of the population by 2050, raising concerns about their "visibility" and rights in societies focused on aging populations.

NEW YORK - Demographic shifts, worsening climate change and rapid technological transformation risk creating a bleak future for youth in the mid-21st century, the UN agency for children warned on ...

Tit-for-tat moves this week included the use of American-made ballistic missiles to strike inside Russia, and new nuclear threats from Moscow. Neither appear to have influenced the war on the ...

and the World Health Organisation predicts that this figure will rise to 50 percent by 2050, Lady Ridgeway Children's Hospital (LRH) Ophthalmologist Dr. Anusha Thennekumbura said. Speaking at the ...