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Kincardineshire
(Encyclopedia) Kincardineshire or Kincardine, former county, E Scotland. Under the Local Government Act of 1973, Kincardineshire became (1975) part of the new Grampian region. In the local government…rent control
(Encyclopedia) rent control, in economics and law, government regulation of rent to prevent unreasonable or excessive increases. In the United States, the federal government imposed rent control (and…Sipilä, Juha Petri
(Encyclopedia) Sipilä, Juha Petri, 1961–, Finnish political leader, prime minister of Finland (2015–19). A business executive and one of Finland's wealthiest persons, he was first elected to the…Aberdeenshire
(Encyclopedia) Aberdeenshire, council area (1993 est. pop. 223,630), 2,438 sq mi (6,315 sq km), and former county, NE Scotland. Under the Local Government Act of 1973, the county of Aberdeenshire (or…Somalia
(Encyclopedia) CE5 SomaliaSomaliasōmäˈleə [key], officially Federal Republic of Somalia, country (2015 est. pop. 10,616,000), 246,200 sq mi (637,657 sq km), extreme E Africa. It is directly south…Abbas, Mahmoud
(Encyclopedia) Abbas, MahmoudAbbas, Mahmoudmäkhm&oomacr;dˈ äbäsˈ, mäm&oomacr;dˈ [key], 1935–, Palestinian leader, also known as Abu Mazen. He was born in Saffed, Palestine (now in Israel),…Czech Republic
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Czech Republic, Czech Česká Republika, or Czechia Czech Republic…Berlusconi, Silvio
(Encyclopedia) Berlusconi, Silvio Berlusconi, Silvio bĕrˌləskōˈnē [key], 1936–2023, Italian business executive and…sinking fund
(Encyclopedia) sinking fund, sum set apart periodically from the income of a government or a business and allowed to accumulate in order ultimately to pay off a debt. A preferred investment for a…Swat
(Encyclopedia) SwatSwatswät [key], district of the Malakand division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly North-West Frontier Province), Pakistan. Saidu Sharif is the capital. The largely inaccessible…Trending
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