Emirati newborn Hamad is seen at the Al Wasl hospital in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. According to the U.N. Population Fund, there will be 7 billion people sharing the Earth, and while Hamad is apparently not the 7 billionth, he is close.

First published in the October 31, 2011, 4:09 p.m. edition

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