Seven billionth baby arrives

She came into the world at two minutes before midnight, a tiny, wrinkled girl born into a struggling Manila family.

She came into the world at two minutes before midnight, a tiny, wrinkled girl born into a struggling Manila family.

Today, she became a symbol of the world’s population reaching seven billion people and all the worries that entails for the planet’s future.

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