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The E.U. plans a last-ditch effort to reach agreement on one of the biggest issues highlighted by the financial crisis: how to rein in trading of derivatives and other complex instruments.
Apple is campaigning aggressively against a court-appointed inspector, saying he is intruding on operations.
With the United States and Iran set to embark on a critical phase of nuclear talks, President Obama is struggling to prevent Senate Democrats from backing a bill that could thwart his diplomatic efforts.
Joe Tsai holds the keys to what will most likely be the largest initial public offering of this generation — Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant.
Pope Francis has taken on a bureaucracy plagued by intrigue and inertia, steadily replacing traditionalists with moderates and upending the career ladder that many relied on.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 8, 2014, covering January 14, 2014.
Beyonce
One Direction
Eminem
Soundtrack
Katy Perry
2014Jon Bing, Norwegian author, scholar, and academic (born 1944)[†]
Jon Bing was a Norwegian writer and law professor at the Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law (NRCCL), and the Faculty of Law at the University of Oslo. Bing was considered a pioneer in international IT and information law. He held honorary doctorates from the Stockholm University and the University of Copenhagen, and was a visiting professor at Kings College, University of London. Bing was part of The Protection of Privacy Committee. From 1979 to 1981 he was head of Norsk Filmråd. Between 1981 and 1982, he was the head of The Council of Europe Committee on Legal Data Processing. Between 1993 and 2000, he headed Norsk kulturråd.
2014Juan Gelman, Argentinian poet and author (born 1930)[†]
Juan Gelman was an Argentine poet. He published more than twenty books of poetry between 1956 and his death in early 2014. He was a naturalized citizen of Mexico, where he arrived as a political exile of the Process, the military junta that ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983.
2014Flavio Testi, Italian composer and musicologist (born 1923)[†]
Flavio Testi was an Italian composer of contemporary classical music and musicologist.
In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[†]