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Reuter, Baron Paul Julius von

(Encyclopedia) Reuter, Baron Paul Julius vonReuter, Baron Paul Julius vonbärōnˈ poul y&oomacr;ˈly&oobreve;s fən [key]Reuter, Baron Paul Julius von roiˈtər [key], 1816–99, founder of Reuters…

news agency

(Encyclopedia) news agency, local, national, international, or technical organization that gathers and distributes news, usually for newspapers, periodicals, and broadcasters. From 1915 until the…

Bagnold, Enid

(Encyclopedia) Bagnold, EnidBagnold, Enidbăgˈnəld [key], 1889–1981, English novelist and playwright, b. Rochester, Kent, England. She was a nurse in a military hospital in World War I. In 1920 she…

Fleming, Ian Lancaster

(Encyclopedia) Fleming, Ian Lancaster, 1908–64, English spy novelist, b. London. Son of a Conservative member of Parliament, Fleming was educated at Eton, Sandhurst, and Munich and Geneva…

Our Top Stories for the Week of July 11, 2022

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April 2018 Current Events: World News

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Our Top Stories for the Week of July 25, 2022

It’s been a busy week, from political strain to natural disasters. 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 United…

August 2018 Current Events: World News

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Our Top Stories for the Week of July 18, 2022

It’s been a busy week, from world leaders making changes to unbelievable heatwaves. 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.  …