The overall growth rate, which peaked in the late 1960s, has been falling steadily since the 1970s. In Africa, children under 15 account for two fifths of the population.
The report also said rapidly growing Nigeria is expected to eclipse the United States to become the third most populous country within the next 35 years.
The last Iranian president to make a state visit to France was in 1999, when Jacques Chirac was the French president.Fabius reiterated that Hollande extends a friendly hand to Iran.
Fast-growing Nigeria is requried to be made by course to surpass the United States by about 2050 to become the country using the third base most popular human population, the United Nations believed.
However, it contains a “snap back” mechanism that will reverse the lifting of sanctions if Tehran breaches the deal it signed last week with the P5+1 group of countries – China, France, Russia, the UK, the US and Germany.
With the adoption of the resolution here, the 15-nation body endorsed the landmark nuclear deal entered into between Iran and P5+1 nations of China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States, plus Germany last week. The 14-page U.N. resolution is legally binding...
The resolution allows for supply of ballistic missile technology and heavy weapons, such as tanks and attack helicopters, to Iran with Security Council approval, but the United States has pledged to veto any such requests.
TEHRAN -France sought to revive its relations with Iran on Wednesday, extending an invitation to President Hassan Rohani to visit Paris in November, a gesture that follows this month’s historic nuclear deal.
Thereafter, the report said, India’s population will grow for decades, to 1.5 billion in 2030 and 1.7 billion in 2050, while China’s is expected to remain fairly constant until the 2030s, when it is expected to slightly decrease. China and India, now the countries...
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EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini arrived for a one-day visit to discuss implementation of an agreement for Iran to curtail its nuclear program in return for lifting sanctions against the country, state TV reported. And it’s what keeps the Saudi leadership up at...
The manifesto, released by the independent membership association for the global FinTech (financial technology services) sector, Innovate Finance, has a few ambitious goals including securing London’s position as the world’s FinTech capital and creating 100,000 jobs.
Earlier, Mogherini and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said they were exploring cooperation in key areas such as the fight against Islamic State militants now that the nuclear deal has been struck. In September, Austrian President Heinz Fischer plans to visit Iran,...