Up to 30 million people are facing “a humanitarian disaster” as one of Africa’s biggest lakes shrinks, a United Nations agency warned Thursday.
Massive African lake could dry up, U.N. agency says
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China only trails U.S. in billionaires
China ranks second only to the United States in the number of billionaires, according to an annual report of the 1,000 richest people in the country. The Hurun Rich List counted 130 billionaires in China this year, up from 101 a year ago and none in 2003.
Swiss city allows controversial right-wing poster
Switzerland’s largest city has permitted the use of controversial posters which call for a ban on the construction of minarets on mosques in the European country.
Nearly 1 in 4 people worldwide is Muslim, report says
Nearly one in four people worldwide is Muslim — and they are not necessarily where you might think, according to an extensive new study that aims to map the global Muslim population. India, a majority-Hindu country, has more Muslims than any country except for Indonesia and Pakistan, and more than twice as many as Egypt
Police out in force day after riots at Jerusalem holy site
Police were out in force at one of Jerusalem’s holiest sites Monday, one day after 150 Palestinians rioted there.
Report: Alzheimer’s cases to nearly double every 20 years
The number of people with dementia globally is estimated to nearly double every 20 years, according to a report released Monday for World Alzheimer’s Day. Much of the growth will be fueled by longer life spans and population growth, especially in developing nations
All About: Cities and energy consumption
Humans can now officially be called an urban species. More than half of the global population now live in cities and the United Nations says that by 2030, 60 percent of us will live in them.
Big cities prove apt for apps
It’s a good time to have an iPhone, be moderately geeky, and live in New York. That’s because loads of iPhone apps have come out that make the urban experience more rewarding.
Flour giveaway in Pakistan turns into deadly stampede
Fourteen women were killed Monday in a stampede during a flour giveaway in the Pakistani city of Karachi, police said. Another 19 people were injured, regional police chief Abdullah Shaikh said
Feeding the future: Saving agricultural biodiversity
When the chips are down, the world may one day owe a debt of gratitude to a group of potato farmers high up in the mountains of Peru.