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In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]
2012Mani Ram Bagri, Indian lawyer and politician (born 1920)[†]
Ch. Mani Ram Bagri was an Indian parliamentarian and political activist. He served three terms in the Indian Parliament, first from 1962 to 1967, and then again from 1977 to 1984 [Consisting of two terms: 1977-1980 and 1980-1984]. He belonged to the league of parliamentary opposition socialists like Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia and Jayaprakash Narayan.
2012Dorothea Tanning, American painter and sculptor (born 1910)[†]
Dorothea Margaret Tanning was an American painter, printmaker, sculptor, writer, and poet. Her early work was influenced by Surrealism.
Remains from a Siberian cave and faster, cheaper technology are helping scientists draw a complex new picture of human origins.
Asset Acceptance, which buys old debts and tries to collect on them, has settled a Federal Trade Commission case charging that it deceived consumers.
The Treasury Department is investigating whether Freddie Mac bet against refinancings by homeowners while at the same time, making refinancings difficult to obtain.
A coalition of union leaders and trade advocates accuse Beijing of unfairly subsidizing Chinese auto parts makers.
A blasphemy trial in Tunis symbolizes an emotional struggle, with implications for the Arab world, playing out with the rise of Islamists after the end of a secular dictatorship.
Mitt Romney is not just playing to win in Florida, but to win as big as possible, aides said, preferably by more than the margin Newt Gingrich had in the South Carolina primary.
In “Russian Transport,” a relative joins a Russian-American family in Sheepshead Bay, changing the dynamic and bringing corruption.
With help from a program that aids badly burned veterans, Joey Paulk received surgery that revived a measure of his self-confidence.
“Matilda,” the hit musical in London, follows Roald Dahl’s young character as she fights a sadistic headmistress.
A new translation of the original Kama Sutra, like the original manuscript, has no drawings but much detail and advice on sexuality and society.
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation filed liens of $91 million against some assets of American Airlines’ parent company, which is operating under bankruptcy court protection.