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In 2017, the world population was approximately 7,645,617,954 people[â ]
2017Louis Nicollin, French entrepreneur and chairman of Montpellier HSC from 1974 to his death (born 1943)[â ]
Louis Nicollin was a French entrepreneur and director of the Nicollin Company, which specializes in the collection and reprocessing of household and industrial waste. Nicollin notably served as chairman of Montpellier HĂ©rault Sport Club, a football team, from 1974 to his death in 2017.
2017Dave Semenko, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1957)[â ]
David John Semenko was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, coach, scout, and colour commentator. During his National Hockey League (NHL) career, Semenko played for the Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers and Toronto Maple Leafs as an enforcer. During his tenure with Edmonton, he notably protected Wayne Gretzky as an "on-ice bodyguard" during Gretzky's early career. Semenko won two Stanley Cups with the Oilers in 1984 and 1985. He was also the last player to score a goal in the World Hockey Association (WHA) before it folded and merged with the NHL.
Hackers in two global attacks have used cyberweapons stolen from a dangerous collection that had been amassed by the agency.
The authorities have fired people from jobs promoting Kurdish culture, removed statues of Kurdish heroes, shut Kurdish media and jailed pro-Kurdish journalists.
This Netflix drama, starring Naomi Watts as a woman leading a double life, is an example of how competence alone doesnât make a series worth watching.
Chris Olmstead, 73, remembers her success as a teenage swimming star when she watches Katie Ledecky, 20, a five-time Olympic champion.
When the British left 20 years ago, Hong Kong was seen as a rare blend of East and West that China might seek to emulate. Now, increasingly, itâs a cautionary tale.
The British authorities on Thursday asked regulators to further examine 21st Century Foxâs deal for the European satellite giant.
The pope spoke of committees to safeguard children, tribunals to try bishops and a âzero toleranceâ policy for offending priests. It hasnât quite worked out that way.
President Trump has taken credit for a surging market this year. But tech stocks, the Fed and the president himself could change that picture.
The president used Twitter to taunt Ms. Brzezinski and her MSNBC co-host, Joe Scarborough, referring to them as âlow I.Q. Crazy Mika, along with Psycho Joe.â
Laws sought by Trump administration officials and some politicians would overhaul how the United States vets deals, especially ones with technological and military ramifications.
A Congressional Budget Office analysis showing a 35 percent decrease after two decades created a fresh challenge for Republican leaders trying to muster support for their repeal bill.
Freed by the Supreme Court, the president issued an executive order partially reviving his travel ban on refugees and visitors from six mostly Muslim countries.