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May 2017 Current Events: Disaster News

Top of Page Science & Technology News | US News | World News The world, unfortunately, can be a very dangerous place. Accidents and natural disasters occur regularly and without warning. Please…

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

(Encyclopedia) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, formerly North-West Frontier Province, province and historic region (2017 provisional pop. 35,525,047), c.51,510 sq mi (133,410 sq km), NW Pakistan, bounded on the…

Rio de Janeiro Preview

What to expect at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games  Two refugee athletes with their coach AP Photo/Felipe Dana, Pool Related Links…

Bahr-el-Ghazal

(Encyclopedia) Bahr-el-GhazalBahr-el-Ghazalbär-ĕl-gäzälˈ [key], region, NW South Sudan, divided into Western Bahr-el-Ghazal, Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal, Warrab, and Lakes states. The region takes its…

Saint-Malo

(Encyclopedia) Saint-MaloSaint-MalosăN-mälōˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 49,274), Ille-et-Vilaine dept., NW France, on the English Channel. Built on a rocky promontory, Saint-Malo is a fishing port and…

Ban, Shigeru

(Encyclopedia) Ban, Shigeru, 1957–, Japanese architect. After graduating (1984) from the Cooper Union School of Architecture, New York City, he established (1985) a practice in Tokyo, later adding…

Rochelle, La

(Encyclopedia) Rochelle, LaRochelle, Lalä rôshĕlˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 73,744), capital of Charente-Maritime dept., W France, on the Bay of Biscay. Industries include naval, aircraft, and…

Internally Displaced Persons, 2006

Table includes countries in which persecution, armed conflict, or widespread violence has internally displaced the largest numbers of civilians.…

Our Top Stories for the Week of May 2, 2022

It’s been a busy week, from Ukrainian evacuees getting trapped underground in a steelworks to JonBenet Ramsey’s father petitioning for new DNA testing in her murder case. Who has time to keep track…