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The Largest Islands in the World

As big as they get (without being called a continent) The following table lists the largest islands on earth including the name, location, political affiliation, and land area (in square miles and…

Attlee, Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl

(Encyclopedia) Attlee, Clement Richard Attlee, 1st EarlAttlee, Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earlătˈlē [key], 1883–1967, British statesman. Educated at Oxford, he was called to the bar in 1905. His…

Buddhism

(Encyclopedia) BuddhismBuddhismb&oobreve;dˈĭzəm [key], religion and philosophy founded in India c.525 b.c. by Siddhartha Gautama, called the Buddha. There are over 300 million Buddhists worldwide…

Our Top 5 Stories for the Week of December 6, 2021

It’s been a busy week, from more Omicron variant cases to tornadoes ravaging the US. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top four stories of the week.…

Deadliest Countries for Journalists, 1992-2014

Each year, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) publishes a list of journalists killed while on assignment. The following list does not include those who were killed in accidents, such…