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Our Top Stories for the Week of August 26, 2022
It’s been a busy week, from technology changes to humanitarian concerns. 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. Changes &…Kedah
(Encyclopedia) KedahKedahkĕˈdə, kāˈdä [key], state (1991 pop. 1,304,800), 3,660 sq mi (9,479 sq km), central Malay Peninsula, Malaysia, on the Strait of Malacca. It is bordered on the N and NE by…May 2021 Current Events: World News
Top of Page Disaster News | Science & Technology News | US News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the World…May 2014 Current Events: World News
U.S. News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of May 2014. Fighting Escalates…2013 World News
Major World News Stories of 2013 By Beth Rowen Edward SnowdenRelated Links 2013 Year in Review 2013 News of the NationScience News of 2013 2013…2008 Men's Boxing Medalists
Weight Class Champion Lt. Flyweight (106 lbs) Shiming Zou, China Serdamba Purevdorj, Mongolia Paddy Barnes, Ireland Flyweight (112) Somjit Jongjohor, Thailand…Other 2007 LPGA Tour Winners
(Through Nov. 28, 2007) 2007 golf tour winners from the Women's World Cup of Golf to the ADT Championship. Tournament—winner Winnings Women's World Cup of…Former Place Names of Countries and Cities
Current name Old Name Ethiopia Abyssinia Ankara, Turkey Angora, Turkey Czech Republic and Slovakia Bohemia, Moravia, Chechoslovakia Sri Lanka Ceylon Istanbul, Turkey…Floods, Avalanches, and Tidal Waves
The following table lists the worst floods, landslides, avalanches, tidal waves and mudslides in history. 1228…narcotic
(Encyclopedia) narcotic, any of a number of substances that have a depressant effect on the nervous system. The chief narcotic drugs are opium, its constituents morphine and codeine, and the morphine…