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7 hours ago · It is the first time the competition is held in what was formerly East Germany with Leipzig as a host city, as well as the first major tournament since the 2006 FIFA World Cup that Germany serves as a solo host nation. The tournament returned to its usual four-year cycle, after the 2020 edition was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
7 hours ago · Maps of ABO alleles among native populations. In the ABO blood group system, there are three alleles: i, I A, and I B. As both I A and I B are dominant over i, only ii people have type O blood. Individuals with I A I A or I A i have type A blood, and individuals with I B I B or I B i have type B. Those with I A I B have type AB.
7 hours ago · The Kingdom of Tahiti (when the island was independent) was the first legislative assembly in the world to abolish the death penalty in 1824. Tahiti commuted the death penalty to banishment. [37] Nearly all countries in this region have abolished the death penalty as a form of punishment, and the last country that still has it in law ( Tonga ) has not used it since 1982 and is considered de facto abolitionist.
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7 hours ago · Denmark, Finland, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, and Sweden are perceived as the least corrupt nations in the world, ranking consistently high among international financial transparency, while the most apparently corrupt are Syria, South Sudan, and Venezuela (scoring 13), as well as Somalia (scoring 11).
7 hours ago · Map of Summer Olympic Games locations – countries that have hosted one Summer Olympics are shaded green, while countries that have hosted two or more are shaded blue. The United States hosted the Summer Olympic Games four times: the 1904 Games were held in St. Louis , Missouri ; the 1932 and 1984 Games were both held in Los Angeles , California , and the 1996 Games were held in Atlanta , Georgia .
1 day ago · By 1913, the German electricity production was higher than the combined electricity production of Britain, France, Italy and Sweden. By 1900, the German chemical industry dominated the world market for synthetic dyes. The three major firms BASF, Bayer and Hoechst produced several hundred different dyes, along with the five smaller firms.
