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1991 Academy Awards

The 1991 Academy Awards were presented March 30, 1992 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureBeauty and the Beast, Don Hahn, producer (Buena Vista)Bugsy, Barry Levinson…

The Pilot 2006 Environmental Performance Index

The EPI centers on two broad environmental protection objectives: 1) reducing environmental stresses on human health and 2) protecting ecosystem vitality. Environmental health and ecosystem vitality…

Birth Rate of Countries

(per 1,000 population) Find information below about the birth rate of different countries. For more country information, please visit our extensive country index. CountryBirth…

Maldives Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Maldives Index: Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S. Maldivian Relations GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL CONDITIONSA 1968…

elephant

(Encyclopedia) elephant, largest living land mammal, found in tropical regions of Africa and Asia. Elephants have massive bodies and heads, thick, pillarlike legs, and broad, short padded feet, with…

prostitution

(Encyclopedia) prostitution, act of granting sexual access for payment. Although most commonly conducted by females for males, it may be performed by females or males for either females or males.…

COVID-19

(Encyclopedia) COVID-19, contagious viral disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, or SARS-CoV-2, a coronavirus that is genetically related to SARS-CoV, which causes SARS.…

Vanuatu

(Encyclopedia) VanuatuVanuatuvänˌwät&oomacr;ˈ [key], officially Republic of Vanuatu, independent republic (2015 est. pop. 265,000), c.5,700 sq mi (14,760 sq km), South Pacific, E of Australia.…

Olympics Highlights: 2004

Day-to-day news from Athens by Shmuel Ross and Erin Teare Martin Sunday, August 29 Highlights of the Day A man with a history of disrupting sporting events runs onto the marathon course,…