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In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]
2012Franck Biancheri, French politician (born 1961)[†]
Franck Biancheri was the founder of the Newropeans European political party and the leader from June 2006. The party planned to run for campaigns in the 2009 elections to the European Parliament with representatives in all member states simultaneously.
2012Samina Raja, Pakistani poet and educator (born 1961)[†]
Samina Raja was a Pakistani Urdu poet, writer, editor, translator, educationist and broadcaster. She lived in Islamabad, Pakistan, and worked in the National Language Authority and National Book Foundation as a subject specialist.
2012Dan Tieman, American basketball player and coach (born 1940)[†]
Daniel Theodore Tieman was an American basketball player, coach, and teacher.
Even as the first samplings of the storm’s ravages descended on the New Jersey coastline, a large portion of Atlantic City was already underwater.
Mitt Romney’s latest attempt to win votes in Ohio, by criticizing aspects of the auto industry recovery, has provoked a backlash.
The storm moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states.
The book “360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story” celebrates that music company’s 125 years in business.
Updates on events and performances that have been canceled because of Hurricane Sandy.
The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will open as usual Wednesday following an unprecedented storm that flooded many parts of Manhattan and prompted widespread power failures.
Wolfgang Puck, the original celebrity chef, is still keeping busy.
The acquisition gives the company a commanding position in the world of fantasy films.
“The Fractalist” is a memoir by the pioneering mathematician Benoit B. Mandelbrot.
In its howling sweep, the storm claimed at least 39 lives, expressing a full assortment of lethal methods.
Over the weekend the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, was “the center of the Stravinsky universe,” hosting an academic conference on “The Rite of Spring.”
For such a prosperous country, the ills facing Americans stand out on international rankings. That reflects past choices, but others are available.