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2005 Cannes Film Festival

Palme d'Or L'Enfant (The Child), Jean-Pierre et Luc Dardenne (Belgium/France) Grand Prize Broken…

50 Most Populated Countries in the World

The global population has been increasing ever since humanity invented agriculture around 10,000 B.C. The domestication of food and animals meant that humans had a stable food supply, and could…

Which Country Shares the Most Borders?

The Question: What country is bordered by the greatest number of other countries? The Answer: China and Russia each share a common border with 14 other countries. According to the CIA, the…

Slavic languages

(Encyclopedia) Slavic languages, also called Slavonic languages, a subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. Because the Slavic group of languages seems to be closer to the Baltic group…

August 2006 Disasters

Aug. 6, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia: flash floods on the Dechatu River killed more than 200 persons with many still missing.Aug. 10, London, U.K.: police arrest 24 Bristih-born Muslims, most of whom…

Larry Lee PRESSLER, Congress, SD (1942)

Senate Years of Service: 1979-1997 Party: Republican PRESSLER Larry Lee , a Representative and a Senator from South Dakota; born in Humboldt, Minnehaha County, S.Dak., March 29, 1942; graduated,…

Sheldon Adelson

Sheldon Adelson was a casino tycoon and one of the world's richest men when he died in 2021. Sheldon Adelson was a self-made billionaire who grew up in a poor neighborhood of Boston, the son of…

2001-02 World Men's Freestyle Championships

World Men's Freestyle Championships at Tehran, Iran (Sept. 4-7) Weight Class Champion 121.25 pounds (55 kg) Roberto Montero, Cuba 132.25 pounds (60 kg) Harun Dogan, Turkey 145.50…

2000-01 IAAF Cross Country Winners

IAAF World Championships The 29th IAAF World Cross Country Championships held at Ostend, Belgium (March 24-25). MEN 12 km 1. Mohammed Mourhit, Belgium 39:53 (7.46 mi) 2. Sergiy Lebid,…

March 2022 Current Events: Disaster News

Top of Page World News | US News | Science & Technology 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 disaster…