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In 2019, the world population was approximately 7,811,293,698 people[†]
2019Matti Nykänen, Finnish Olympic-winning ski jumper and singer (born 1963)[†]
Matti Ensio Nykänen was a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1981 to 1991. He is one of the most successful ski jumpers of all time, having won five Winter Olympic medals, nine World Championship medals, and 22 Finnish Championship medals. Most notably, he won three gold medals at the 1988 Winter Olympics, becoming, along with Yvonne van Gennip of the Netherlands, the most medaled athlete that winter.
The young lawmaker Juan Guaidó, in perpetual motion as he fields calls from world leaders and visits ordinary Venezuelans, sees a clear, if daunting, path to ousting Nicolás Maduro.
President Trump’s divisive behavior on race has pushed Democrats to try to set an example by confronting misconduct in their ranks and elevating the importance of identity and equality in politics.
For many in Mr. Northam’s state, grappling with the fallout over the picture is as complicated as Virginia’s tragic racial history.
The president’s remarks could inflame fears among the Iraqis that a shift of troops there from Syria would be a guise to check Iran, undercutting delicate negotiations.
New England won its sixth Super Bowl, beating the Los Angeles Rams, 13-3. The Patriots tie the Steelers for most Super Bowl titles.
The South Tyrol has become a modern wellness destination, where tranquillity imposes itself and soothing waters call.
As a racist yearbook photo and claims of sexual assault plunged the capitol deeper into turmoil, the state’s lieutenant governor suggested the governor might be trying to sabotage him.
The improvements made by the country’s biggest preschool program offer a story of bipartisan progress at odds with its polarizing time.
Yasmin Khan’s new cookbook, “Zaitoun,” documents her travels in the West Bank and Gaza, and the beauty of the food she encountered there.
Scientists accelerated the update of a model of Earth’s fluctuating magnetic field, which is needed to keep navigational systems functioning. Many wondered what’s happening inside the planet’s core.
His camera has captured conflict from Northern Ireland to Vietnam. An exhibition at Tate Britain in London shows some of his finest work.
“Bowlaway” revolves around a large cast of characters and a candlepin bowling alley in New England.