Lousiana Sees Population Gains
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Louisiana appears to be rebounding from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, gaining 50,000 residents in the year ending July 1, according to the Census Bureau
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As France awaits word on two journalists being held hostage in Iraq, officials have made it clear that they expect to benefit from their stand against the US-led invasion and occupation.
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Paris Hilton is moving closer to her apparent goal of world   domination.
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By B.C. Manion, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Jun. 2--LITHIA -- Lynn Barber's favorite hobby, gardening, sounds placid enough, but it's fraught with danger.   Once, while transplanting a citrus tree, she was swarmed by fire ants.
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The population of the UK will increase by 4.4 million to 65 million by 2016, according to new estimates.
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The Venezuelan population in the U.S. has grown more than 94 percent since President Hugo ChÃ¡vez took office.
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The production capacity of Alcoa Inc.'s proposed aluminum plant in Trinidad is being expanded by 29 percent, the prime minister said.
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For the first time in a while, the monthly passenger figures show good growth.
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Researchers predict the recurring "dead zone" off the Louisiana coast will grow this summer to its largest size in at least 22 years, 8,543 square miles.
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The population of the UK will increase by 4.4 million over the next nine years, according to new estimates.
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PARIS, December 10 (RIA Novosti) - French Prime Minister Jean Pierre Raffarin has referred to the results of the 10th session of the Russian-French intergovernmental commission in Paris Friday as a major success.
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The French economy expanded slightly faster than initially thought in the third quarter, figures showed Friday, raising hopes the official goal of at least 2.0 percent growth this year might be approached.
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Eurostar, which operates the high-speed rail link connecting Britain with France and Belgium, announced a sharp rise in turnover and passenger numbers Wednesday after major service improvements.
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Death rates in New Orleans rose nearly  50 percent as the city began its recovery from Hurricane  Katrina, in part because of storm-related damage to its public  health facilities, researchers said on Thursday.
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The U.N. force in Lebanon will soon receive the first real boost in weapons and manpower: one battalion each of Italian and French troops with heavy armor, including tanks and artillery, officials said ...
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The number of girls in school and women in parliaments has risen, and their overall access to contraception has improved in the past decade, according to a new report by the United Nations Population Fund.
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A recent report suggests the field could grow six-fold over the next 15 to 20 years.