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In 2008, 17 percent of the population in the EU was at risk of poverty, Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office has announced. According to the statistical data, the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rates in 2008 were found in Czech Republic – nine percent and the Netherlands and Slovakia - both 11 percent.

Russia's population statistics are rising for the first time since 1995, says Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Putin said that for the past five years the number of deaths had declined, while births had risen.

Australia's koalas have suffered a sharp population decline because of development, bushfires and global warming, and could vanish within decades, researchers said on Tuesday. Mainland Australia's wild koala population was between 43,000 and 80,000, well under previous estimates of

An Australian MP and former Immigration Minister, Kevin Andrews, has sparked off a row after suggesting that Australia needs to have a serious discussion about the growth of its Muslim population. The Australian Greens have slammed the Liberal MP’s suggestion as “despicable.” Andrews said the issue of a growing Muslim population was ...

Fewer people would mean lower greenhouse-gas emissionsFAMILY planning is five times cheaper than conventional green technologies in combating climate change. That is the claim made by Thomas Wire, a postgraduate student at the London School of Economics, and highlighted by British medics writing in the Lancet on September 19th.Ever since ...

Where foreigners fill prisons NEARLY three-quarters of Saudi Arabia's prison population is foreign born, the highest share in the world. Switzerland, another rich country with lots of foreign workers, has a similarly large proportion of non-natives behind bars. Migration within the European Union helps to account for the relatively high ...

Dragacevo Assembly of Trumpet Players starts today in Guča and will last until August 9. The small town of Guča, with the population of about 2,000, is expected to receive close to half a million visitors from the country and abroad and about 1,200 participants of the event.

A study by statisticians at Oregon State University (OSU) in the US has determined that family planning is important to reduce the “carbon footprint” of people. According to the study, some people who are serious about wanting to reduce their “carbon footprint” on the Earth have one choice available to them ...

We understand toasting your country with a frosty beverage. But, one salute will probably be sufficient in getting the point across.

About half the US population should be vaccinated against the H1N1 virus with pregnant women and health workers the top priority, US officials have said.A US government advisory committee said health officials ...

About half the US population should be vaccinated against the H1N1 virus with pregnant women and health workers the top priority, US officials have said.A US government advisory committee said health officials ...

By Paul MossRadio 4's The World TonightNikola shuffles his feet nervously, gazes around at the town where he has lived all ...

The City of Santa Cruz, California, is situated on the northern part of Monterey Bay about 74 miles south of San Francisco and 30 miles from San Jose. Santa Cruz is the county seat for the County of Santa Cruz.The City has of an area of 12 square miles and an ...

Pakistan would be the fourth most populated country in the world in 2050 if its population continues to grow with the current rate, The United Nations Population Division has said. Pakistan would add another 335 million people to its current population and would thus overtake Brazil and Indonesia as the world’s ...

Immigrants who want to become British citizens will win bonus points if they go to live and work in Scotland, where the population is ageing, Jim Murphy, the Scottish secretary, announced today.A draft Home Office consultation paper, due shortly, on the government's new policy ...

Newly retired move to cultural cities or the shiresGod's waiting rooms are undergoing a transformation. For decades, many of Britain's coastal towns have been synonymous with blue rinses, bingo and tea dances. Places such as Bournemouth, Eastbourne and Worthing have been seen as retirement ...

The Haredi population believe in big families and reject TVs, computers, and ZionismThe headlines declared it a holy war, an almighty stand-off between the city's religious and secular residents. For weeks West Jerusalem has been rocked by fierce street battles as ultra-religious Jewish protesters ...

US census bureau report highlights shift in global population that may bring social and economic changes worldwideThe world is about to cross a demographic landmark of huge social and economic importance, with the proportion of the global population 65 and over set to outnumber ...

HIV rates among gay men in some African countries are 10 times higher than among the general male population, says research in medical journal the Lancet. More on HIV/AIDS ...

Death of Shaiunna Hare, two, sparks state to license trappers to hunt up to 100,000 pythons on the loose owing to exotic pet fadThe death of a Florida toddler in the coils of an 8ft (2.5 metre) Burmese python has sparked an official crackdown ...