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The world’s population has officially reached 8 billion.

The growth is partly because of developments in health, nutrition and medicine.

It’s taken just 11 years to go from 7 to 8 billion, but growth in many countries is actually slowing.

Many are concerned the expanding population is destroying the planet.

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can’t get any higher or better
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causes or creates something that is usually negative
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influence
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0:00 - Introduction
0:23 - Story
1:09 - Headline 1: The Telegraph: World population hits eight billion - as experts predict when it will peak
3:29 - Headline 2: CNN: Global population hits 8 billion as growth poses more challenges for the planet
5:01 - Headline 3: The Conversation: As the 8 billionth person is born,
here's how Africa will shape the future of the planet's population
6:40 - Language summary

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