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Bassas da India
(Encyclopedia) Bassas da IndiaBassas da Indiabäˌsäs də ēndyäˈ [key], uninhabited atoll, 0.1 sq mi (0.2 sq km), in the S Mozambique Channel, W Indian Ocean, about midway between Madagascar and…Taxco
(Encyclopedia) TaxcoTaxcotäsˈkō [key], town (1990 pop. 43,836), Guerrero state, S Mexico. Founded in 1529 as a silver-mining community, Taxco was also an important stop between Mexico City and…Li Hung-chang
(Encyclopedia) Li Hung-changLi Hung-changlē h&oomacr;ng-jäng [key], 1823–1901, Chinese statesman and general. His first success was as a commander of forces fighting the Taiping Rebellion. As…edelweiss
(Encyclopedia) edelweissedelweissāˈdəlvīs [key], perennial aster plant (genus Leontopodium) found at high altitudes in the mountains of Europe, Asia, and South America. It is about 6 in. (15.2 cm)…Georgian Military Road
(Encyclopedia) Georgian Military Road, highway, SE European Russia and Georgia. It is c.135 mi (220 km) long and crosses the Greater Caucasus Mts. Starting from its northern terminus at Vladikavkaz,…Cairo, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Cairo Cairo kāˈrō, kâˈrō [key], city (2020 pop. 1,878), seat of Alexander co., extreme S Ill., on a…Catherine of Braganza
(Encyclopedia) Catherine of BraganzaCatherine of Braganzabrəgănˈzə [key], 1638–1705, queen consort of Charles II of England, daughter of John IV of Portugal. She was married to Charles in 1662. As…Weihai
(Encyclopedia) WeihaiWeihaiwāˈhīˈ [key] or WeihaiweiWeihaiwāˈhīˈ [key]Weihaiwei– [key]Weihaiweiwāˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 184,500), NE Shandong prov., China, a seaport on the Bohai. The harbor…Geneva Convention (IV): Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons, Part III, Section 1
Part IIIStatus and Treatment of Protected PersonsSection IProvisions Common to the Territories of the Parties to the Conflict and to Occupied TerritoriesArticle 27Protected persons are…Geneva Convention (IV): Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons, Part III, Section 3
Section III Occupied Territories Article 47 Protected persons who are in occupied territory shall not be deprived, in any case or in any manner whatsoever, of the benefits of the…Trending
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