Policymakers, demographers and military men all thought rapid population growth was the biggest single threat to mankind and that drastic measures would be needed to rein it in.

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India's Vijay Kumar also triumphed in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol.

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The rate of decline of most T-cell and B-cell lymphocytes was faster in men, while men also showed a more rapid age-related decline in two cytokines.

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World number one Ralf Schumann of Germany regained Olympic gold in the men's 25-meters rapid-fire pistol shooting event for the third time.

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Founded in 1986, as a men's denim retailer in Leeds under the name Best Jeans, Republic underwent a rapid expansion 10 years ago, but has since seen sales slacken off.

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