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In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[ā ]
2012Murtuz Alasgarov, Azerbaijani academic and politician, Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan (born 1928)[ā ]
Murtuz Najaf oglu Alasgarov, also spelled as Murtuz Aleskerov, was an Azerbaijani politician who served as the Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan from 1996 to 2005.
2012Judith Crist, American critic and academic (born 1922)[ā ]
Judith Crist was an American film critic and academic.
2012Vladimir Kobzev, Russian footballer and coach (born 1959)[ā ]
Vladimir Vasilyevich Kobzev was a Russian professional football coach and player.
2012Anna Piaggi, Italian journalist and author (born 1931)[ā ]
Anna Maria Piaggi was an Italian fashion writer. She was known for her bright blue hair, liberal use of make-up, and her sense of style that mixed vintage and contemporary fashion.
2012DuÅ”an Zbavitel, Czech indologist and author (born 1925)[ā ]
DuŔan Zbavitel was a Czech indologist.
Knight Capital was given a $400 million shot in the arm by a varied group of investors as it narrowly avoided filing for bankruptcy.
Analysts cite trading blunders as the reason billions of dollars are flowing out of the stock market, but there might be a simpler reason: a lack of trust.
Richard M. Schulze, who founded the company with a single audio equipment store in 1966, announced on Monday a proposal that would give the company a market value of $8.8 billion.
In 2011, New York City officers frisked nearly 16,000 women; stops of women by male officers, some say, often involve additional embarrassment and sexual intimidation.
Eric S. Rosengren, president of the Boston Fed, said significant economic indicators were showing weakness, reinforcing the need for the Fed to expand its holdings.
The Renaissance scholars and married couple Stephen Greenblatt and Ramie Targoff are trying to renew the reputation of Thomas Browne, a 17th-century physician.
Dispatching the personal representative of its paramount leader to Damascus, Iran moved to reframe the conflict as part of a battle with the United States and others.
Settlements for defrauding the government are on track to reach $8 billion this year, but relatively few executives are being charged at the companies getting the penalties.
President FranƧois Hollandeās call to raise the tax rate on Franceās wealthiest citizens to 75 percent has some considering a move to Brussels or London.
A deal to create luxury condominiums promises to reinvent the Woolworth Buildingās neo-Gothic tower as a rarefied residential address.
In āHow to Be Gay,ā David M. Halperin argues that when it comes to defining what it means to be a homosexual man, sex is overrated.
A slightly bitter, go-down-easy Italian aperitif has found its way into bartendersā flutes and highball glasses from Los Angeles to London.