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World’s population hits 8 billion, UN says – BBC News

The world’s population has hit eight billion, just 11 years after passing the seven-billion milestone, the United Nations has said. After a big surge in the middle of the 20th Century, population growth is already slowing down. It could take 15 years to reach nine billion and the UN doesn’t expect to reach 10 billion until 2080. It’s hard to calculate the number of people…

As world population hits 8 billion, China frets over too few babies

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube The world’s population is projected to surpass 8 billion on November 15, 2022, but China is fretting over too few babies as it tackles a decline in population growth. More couples are citing rising costs and shrinking wages as reasons for their decision to not have children. Support us: https://subscribe.scmp.com Follow us on: Website: https://www.scmp.com Facebook:…

Russia hits Ukrainian capital Kyiv with wave of kamikaze drones – BBC News

Russia has hit the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, with a wave of Iranian-made kamikaze drones. A number of locations across the city have been hit, including residential buildings, with at least one person killed, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko. It is understood that one of the buildings targeted was the headquarters of Ukraine’s energy company, as part of ongoing Russian efforts to target energy infrastructure ahead…

Nasa hits target asteroid in Earth-defence test

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Nasa’s “DART” spacecraft successfully crashed into an asteroid on September 26, 2022, as part of a test of “the world planetary defence system”. The asteroid was around 11 million kilometres from Earth. The first phase of the crash was successful, but the team will spend the next couple of months analysing data to assess its impact…

Real life ‘Star Wars’ hoverbike hits US market

The world’s first flying motorcycle is about to hit the US market with a top speed of 99.8km/h (62mph) and an estimated maximum flight time of 40 minutes. The XTURISMO hoverbike was created by the US-based Japanese start-up AERWINS Technologies. Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Follow us on: Website: https://scmp.com SCMP Knowledge: https://www.scmp.com/knowledge Facebook: https://facebook.com/scmp Twitter: https://twitter.com/scmpnews Instagram: https://instagram.com/scmpnews Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/south-china-morning-post/…

Cloud-seeding rocket nearly hits pedestrians in China as it falls on pavement

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Pedestrians narrowly escaped being hit by a rocket meant to create artificial rain in China when the device crashed into a pavement in Sichuan on August 29, 2022. Authorities in the southwestern Chinese province had been using cloud-seeding rockets to try and make rain amid a crippling drought that has gripped a large area of the…

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