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1998 World Cup Qualifiers - Oceania
The winner from each group play each other in a home-and-home series to decide whom shall meet the fourth place Asian team in another home-and-home series Nov. 22 and 29, 1997. The winner of…Deaths from Magnitude 8.0 and Greater Earthquakes Since 1990
Date Region Magnitude Number killed June 9, 1994 Northern Bolivia 8.2 10 Oct. 4, 1994 Kuril Islands…Potential Disasters
Scientists warn potential disasters threaten the U.S.Are the odds worth the worry? by David Johnson The British government appointed a commission to assess the chances that an…World's Poorest Countries
The rankings below were published in the United Nation's 2011 Human Development Report and reflect the countries with the lowest human development…The Top Ten: Largest Islands of the World
Largest Islands of the World Rank Island Location Area—sq mi 1. Greenland North Atlantic 839,999 2…Country Profiles Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Notes Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan The…New Guinea
(Encyclopedia) New GuineaNew Guineagĭnˈē [key], island, c.342,000 sq mi (885,780 sq km), SW Pacific, N of Australia; the world's second largest island after Greenland. Politically it is divided into…Commonwealth of Nations
(Encyclopedia) Commonwealth of Nations, voluntary association of Great Britain and its dependencies, certain former British dependencies that are now sovereign states and their dependencies, and the…July 1998 News and Events
1998 News Month-By-MonthWorldClinton Ends Nine-Day Trip to China (July 1): In Shanghai, President speaks to nation in broadcast interview. He praises economic liberalization; says U.S. does…International Policies on Same-Sex Marriage
Marriage equality varies greatly throughout the globe. According to the Human Rights Campaign, same-sex marriage is legal in 20 countries, legal in some jurisdictions in 2…Trending
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