The population of India, which currently ranks as the world’s 2nd most populous country with 1.3 billion inhabitants, is expected to surpass China’s 1.4 billion by 2024; and Nigeria, which ranks 7th, is expected to replace the United States as the 3rd most populous country by 2050,according to a new report by the United Nations published on Wednesday. 

The current world population of nearly 7.6 billion will increase to 8.6 billion by 2030, 9.8 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion in 2100, said the report titled, “World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision.” Published by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs’ Population Division, the study said the growth will be spurred by the relatively high levels of fertility in developingcountries – despite an overall drop in the number of children people have around the globe.  Roughly 83 million people are added to the world’s population every year and the upward trend is expected to continue even with a continuing decline in fertility rates, which have fallen steadily since the 1960s…

Seba’ żgħażagħ ser jiġu ordnati djakni mill-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna nhar it-Tnejn 26 ta’ Ġunju 2017, fil‑Kon-Katidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, fis-6:30 p.m.

Is-seba’ żgħażagħ li ser jiġu ordnati djakni, żewġ seminaristi djoċesani u ħames studenti reliġjużi, huma:

• Rev. Alan Joseph Adami tal-Ordni tal-Predikaturi,
• Rev. Jethro Bajada tal-Ordni ta-Aħwa Minuri Kapuċċini,
• Rev…

Il-Papa Franġisku ħatar lill-Professur Joachim von Braun bħala l-president il-ġdid tal-Akkademja Pontifiċja tax-Xjenzi.

Il-Professur von Braun hu Professur fl-Ekonomija u l-Bidla Teknoloġika kif ukoll direttur taċ-Ċentru tar-Riċerka fl-Università ta’ Bonn, il-Ġermanja.

L-għan tiegħu hu li l-Akkademja tfittex soluzzjonijiet għall-inugwaljanza u l-qerda tal-ambjent. 

Il-Professur von Braun qal li r-rwol tal-Akkademja hu uniku fid-dinja tax-xjenza għaliex hi “akkademja globali” u mhi affiljata ma’ ebda pajjiż speċifiku…

L-Istat Iżlamiku qered il-moskea l-antika ta’ al’Nuri f’Mosul fl-Iraq, wirt storiku ieħor fil-pajjiż. Il-moskea hi popolari għat-torri mxengel tagħha.

Skont il-Ministru Iraqi tad-Difiża, l-Erbgħa filgħaxija, membri tal-grupp terroristiku daħlu fil-moska u poġġew għadd ta’ splussiv.

Kmieni l-Ħamis filgħodu, fuq Twitter, il-Prim Ministru Iraqi qal li dan l-attakk hu ammissjoni tal-grupp Iżlamiku li qed jitlef il-ġlieda fit-tieni l-akbar belt fl-Iraq…