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In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]
2012Fay Ajzenberg-Selove, German-American physicist and academic (born 1926)[†]
Fay Ajzenberg-Selove was an American nuclear physicist. She was known for her experimental work in nuclear spectroscopy of light elements, and for her annual reviews of the energy levels of light atomic nuclei. She was a recipient of the 2007 National Medal of Science.
2012Ruth Etchells, English poet and academic (born 1931)[†]
Dorothea Ruth Etchells was an English poet and college principal who spent most of her working life in the University of Durham.
2012Surya Lesmana, Indonesian footballer and manager (born 1944)[†]
Liem Soei Liang, also known as Surya Lesmana was an Indonesian association football player and manager. Lesmana played midfielder for Persija Jakarta and the Indonesia national team, He also played for Mackinnons in Hong Kong.
2012Kurt Maetzig, German director and screenwriter (born 1911)[†]
Kurt Maetzig was a German film director who had a significant effect on the film industry in East Germany. He was one of the most respected filmmakers of the GDR. After his retirement he lived in Wildkuhl, Mecklenburg, and had three children.
With China’s once-a-decade leadership transition nearing, Communist Party leaders are pushing back against what some see as military officials’ intrusion into policy and politics.
Some federal authorities believe that the amount of money involved is a fraction of what is cited in New York State’s claims against Standard Chartered.
Synchronized swimmers — like the Russians who dominated Tuesday’s duet contest, with their thick makeup and gelatin-shellacked hair — sometimes have trouble convincing skeptics of their sport’s difficulty.
This fall, Square will begin processing credit and debit card transactions at Starbucks stores in the United States.
Mitt Romney has held his advantage among the white working-class while President Obama has maintained the support of women, the Quinnipiac University/New York Times/CBS News polls found.
“Hope Springs” brings Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones together as a couple in a longtime marriage that’s gone dry. Enter a therapist, Steve Carell.
Heroic blockbusters like “Marvel’s the Avengers” and “The Dark Knight Rises” are draws this summer, but so are smaller films like “Moonrise Kingdom” and “Magic Mike.”
Ms. Stott’s new book traces the roots of evolutionary theory, from Aristotle to Alfred Russel Wallace.
Manufacturers have ramped up production of a common air-conditioning coolant, counting on a windfall for destroying a byproduct under a United Nations program.
British authorities are circling the wagons around Standard Chartered bank, accused in New York of money laundering.
The spaceship of a house was built to show an old flame she was wrong.
Fashion is in the midst of a serious affair with tennis, as editors, designers and models hit the courts to play or cheer. Now serving and rooting: Anna Wintour.