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In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]
2012Tarak Mekki, Tunisian businessman and politician (born 1958)[†]
Tarak Mekki was a Tunisian businessman and political figure. He declared himself as an opponent to the president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and a candidate to his succession. Mekki was one of the few political opponents calling for an immediate end to the Ben Ali regime, and his prosecution for corruption and torture.
2012Jovette Marchessault, Canadian author and playwright (born 1938)[†]
Jovette Marchessault was a Canadian writer and artist from Quebec, who worked in a variety of literary and artistic domains including novels, poetry, drama, painting and sculpture. An important pioneer of lesbian and feminist literature and art in Canada, many of her most noted works were inspired by other real-life women in literature and art, including Violette Leduc, Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, Emily Carr, Anaïs Nin and Helena Blavatsky.
2012Günter Rössler, German photographer and journalist (born 1926)[†]
Günter Rössler was a German photographer who made a name for himself especially in the field of nude art photography. A pioneer of nude photography in East Germany and notable fashion photographer, Rössler was often referred to by the media as the Helmut Newton of East Germany, stylized since Playboy published in 1984 a photo-gallery titled: Mädchen der DDR. Rössler however, never liked this comparison with Newton, saying: "with Newton the pose dominates, with me it is about the highest possible authenticity of the girls". Rössler significantly contributed to the history of German photography in the second half of the twentieth century, earning him recognition not only as a great photographer, but also as the "old master of German nude photography".
Maxim, a magazine featuring adolescent humor and plenty of scantily clad actresses, has courted the armed forces, veterans and their families as a source of growing readership.
The controversial purchase of a Silicon Valley-based DNA sequencing company by a Chinese firm has raised concerns about American competitiveness in a field that is becoming a big business.
Dai Xianglong oversaw the insurance industry when a company his relatives helped control made an investment that came to be worth billions.
Given the number of changes in the media industry, the coming year is particularly important for a group of leaders who confront steep challenges ahead.
While his peers and fans praised Ryan Freel’s headfirst approach throughout an eight-year career in the major leagues, the person closest to him became tormented by it.
Banking regulators are said to be close to a $10 billion settlement with 14 banks that would end the government’s efforts to hold lenders responsible for foreclosure abuses.
Observers say that the budget impasse in Washington will place a drag upon the American economy in the first half of 2013 whether a last-minute deal can be hammered out or not.
Protesters say they and others like them will never fully take part in the promise of a more prosperous nation unless something fundamental changes.
Mattel, which owns the gentle, chubby-cheeked British train and his friends, will be taking steps to ramp up the brand’s presence internationally, trying to retain the sweetness of the characters.
The struggle over how to reach a broad Congressional tax agreement is not just the latest partisan showdown but rather the culmination of two years of escalating fiscal confrontations.
Erika Menendez, charged with shoving a stranger to his death under a train in Queens, has a long history with New York City’s law enforcement and mental health establishments.
As a lingering knee injury turned Robert Griffin III into Robert Griffin one-and-a-half, Alfred Morris rushed for 200 yards and 3 touchdowns to help the Redskins clinch the N.F.C. East title.