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Variations ǀ An old Mesopotamian myth
TWO headlines from the July 12th issue of The Wall Street Journal: • “China Pays Price for Its One-Child Policy” • “Earth’s Population Should Peak Before Century” According to the Journal, the United Nations now “expects China’s population to drop to 639 …