The world officially has 7 billion people and counting! Danica May Camacho was born early this morning in the Philippines, and was welcomed with a chocolate cake marked “7B Philippines†and a gift certificate for free shoes. Amid the millions of births and deaths around the world each day, it is impossible to pinpoint the arrival of the globe’s 7 billionth occupant. But the U.N. chose Monday to mark the day with a string of festivities worldwide, and a series of symbolic 7 billionth babies being born.
Danica was the first, arriving at Manila’s Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital at two minutes before midnight Sunday — but doctors say that was close enough to count for a Monday birthday. More details about baby Danica below.
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