Similar to the recent difficulty of identifying the seven billionth human born on earth (that prize went to Danica May Camacho, a girl born in the Philippine capital of Manila, symbolically chosen by the UN to mark the global population milestone), it is understandable if Apple used location as an important factor in calculating their tiebreaks.

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Mr Susman's comments chime with that of ex-UN deputy secretary general Mark Malloch-Brown, who said the US would be wise to keep out of the debate.

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It celebrates New Zealand's unique plant and animal life and to mark the 2010 UN International Year of Biodiversity.

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The programmes, in 22 languages, lead up to a week of events in mid-November which mark the 10th anniversary of the UN convention.

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Children from around the world will speak out about their lives in a unique set of BBC programmes to mark the 10th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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Sometime after midnight on Monday, the 31st of October, the world population will hit the 7 billion mark for the first time, according to information made available by the UN Population Fund ( UNFPA).

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