SOUTH TARAWA, Kiribati (Reuters) - The ocean laps against a protective seawall outside the maternity ward at Kiribati's Nawerewere Hospital, marshalling itself for another assault with the next king tide.Full story
WELCOME BACK: New census estimates show that most of the nation's largest cities posted strong population growth for a second straight year, reversing the decades-long growth of suburbs. Full story
Urban renewal? New census estimates show that most of the nation's largest cities further enhanced their allure last year, posting strong population growth for a second straight year. Full story
"Global population growth is 1.2 percent, and global food production needs to be about 1.3 percent to keep pace," says Tim Seymour, EmergingMoney.com, in discussing how the Midwest drought is impacting emerging markets.
ATTENTION EDITORS: 42 PICTURES FOR PACKAGE 'KIRIBATI - GONE IN 60 YEARS' WILL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW THIS ADVISORY. SEARCH 'KIRIBATI' FOR ALL IMAGES PXP101 - PXP142Reuters photographer David Gray spent time documenting life in the Pacific island nation of Kiribati, a chain of 33 atolls and islands t
Continuing to rebound from the effects of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans had the highest population growth in the country for any city over the size of 100,000.
