The world's eight billionth person will be born on november fifteenth. In that person's lifetime, the world's population will hit ten billion. Some regions will grow quickly, others will decline. And you might have noticed more white wine on store shelves, appearing in clear glass. We've got the science on this one, and it's a bad idea.
Alexei Navalny, Russia’s most prominent opposition figure, has been transferred to a brutal prison. Other Kremlin opponents have been imprisoned or exiled, as Russia has grown more repressive since invading Ukraine. The world’s population will hit 8bn this year; we discuss which regions are growing and which are not. And why clear wine bottles are a bad idea.
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