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1997 Under-17 World Championship: First Round

Group AGmWLTGFGAPts*Germany3201517*Egypt3102545Chile3111744Thailand30304120RESULTS: Sept. 4– Egypt 3, Thailand 2; Germany 1, Chile 0. Sept. 7– Egypt 1, Chile 1; Germany 3, Thailand 0. Sept.…

Our Top Stories for the Week of October 17, 2022

It’s been a busy week, from international changes in power to protests. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top stories of the week.   Around The World…

Henry I, Spanish king of Castile

(Encyclopedia) Henry I, 1204–17, Spanish king of Castile (1214–17), son and successor of Alfonso VIII. At his death after a short, uneventful reign, his sister Berenguela renounced her rights to the…

Oxford, Edward de Vere, 17th earl of

(Encyclopedia) Oxford, Edward de Vere, 17th earl of, 1550–1604, English poet, b. Castle Heddingham, Essex, educated at Queens' and St. John's colleges, Cambridge. He traveled in Italy, acted in and…

Newport, town, England

(Encyclopedia) Newport, town (1991 pop. 19,758), Isle of Wight, S England. It is also a port and the commercial center of the island, with agricultural markets and light industries (plastics, soft…

Skierniewice

(Encyclopedia) SkierniewiceSkierniewiceskyĕrnyĕvēˈtsĕ [key], town (1993 est. pop. 44,000), Łódzkie prov., E central Poland. It is a railway junction and manufacturing center where electrical goods,…

Dogger Bank

(Encyclopedia) Dogger BankDogger Bankdôˈgər, dŏˈ– [key], extensive sandbank, c.6,800 sq mi (17,610 sq km), central North Sea, between Great Britain and Denmark. Covered by shallow water (c.55–120 ft/…