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View CNN's Fast Facts to learn more about Elton John, the award-winning singer, composer and pianist.

Read CNN's Fast Facts about George Soros and learn more about one of the most successful investment financiers in the world.

Read CNN's Fast Facts about Elon Musk and learn more about the billionaire entrepreneur behind Tesla, SpaceX and SolarCity.

Read CNN's Facts Facts about Silvio Berlusconi and learn more about the billionaire and former Italian Prime Minister.

One year after Hurricane Maria battered Puerto Rico, there is still a desperate need for help.

Read CNN's Nuclear Power/IAEA Fast Facts and learn more about the International Atomic Energy Agency and nuclear power.

Sunday's landslide election that handed victory to Russian President Vladimir Putin was "overly controlled" and "lacked genuine competition," international election monitors said Monday.

The Middle East today is poised between multiple wars fueling extremism and a burgeoning younger generation looking for a new start.

The UK has reached a joint legal agreement with the European Union on the legal terms of a Brexit transition deal, a milestone development in the tortured negotiations to extricate Britain from the bloc.

Vladimir Putin is set to extend his power in Russia for another six years after winning Sunday's presidential election with the majority of the vote, exit polls show.

In the beginning, there were signs and wonder.