Numbers: May 8, 2006

27.5 in. Size of objects detectable on Earth by a new Israeli satellite, launched by Russia last week, that will allow Israel to gather data on Iran's nuclear program

$800 million Cost of Iran's Bushehr nuclear-power plant, which Russia is helping build

41% Portion of working-age, moderate-income Americans who lacked health insurance last year, up from 28% in 2001

15.7% Portion of all Americans who were uninsured in 2004, the most recent year for which overall data are available

0 Number of World Bank experts working on antimalaria efforts, six years after the Bank pledged to spend up to $500 million...

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