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In 2010, the world population was approximately 7,021,732,148 people[†]
2010Antonio Fontán, Spanish journalist and academic (born 1923)[†]
Antonio Fontán Pérez, 1st Marquess of Guadalcanal was a Spanish journalist recognized for his work in promoting press freedom in his country. He was also a well-known Catholic and a member of Opus Dei.
2010Yemen declares an open war against the terrorist group al-Qaeda.[†]
The Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen is an ongoing armed conflict between the Yemeni government, the United States and their allies, and al-Qaeda-affiliated groups in Yemen. It is a part of the Global War on Terror.
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Victims suffered inside a medical compound, while outside other injured people waited beside the bodies of the dead.
Some analysts say a lack of strong competition could slow the overall development of the Internet in China.
The House legislation calls for a national marketplace for health care plans. Senators would rather let the states oversee 50 separate exchanges.
Since Michael Hicks was 2, he has been frisked and his family delayed at almost every airport they have entered.
Operatives are scrambling to help Martha Coakley’s Senate campaign as the state is bombarded with ads.
An exchange at a financial hearing in Washington laid bare a truth about Wall Street: if there’s a buyer, no matter how sophisticated, there’s a seller.
Google’s threat to end its operations in China brought attention to reports of Chinese high-technology espionage.
The company’s move reflects a deeper shift in longstanding unease among executives doing business in China.
The Texas billionaire has tried to get Americans to embrace new sources of energy. His new advertising campaign might stir controversy.
The Wall Street bankers were humiliated, fidgety and somewhat contrite in a hearing held by the commission established to examine the causes of the financial crisis.
Signs of tension and urgency were growing in the devastated capital as the police and government had all but vanished.
President Obama said he wanted the tax on big financial institutions to “recover every single dime” for taxpayers.