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4 days ago · Ever wonder what an acronym in one of our data fields stands for? No need to keep wondering -- the World Factbook has a comprehensive list of acronyms available under the References tab. Just click on Abbreviations, and then click on the first letter of the acronym in the box on the left-hand side of the page. VIEW ALL UPDATES
2 days ago · DALLAS (AP) — More than 60 veterans of World War II took off Friday from Dallas to France, where they will take part in ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The group ranges from 96 to 107 years old, according to American Airlines, which is flying them first to Paris. The flight is one of several that are taking veterans to ...
1 day ago · Only 27,000 people in Rafah are currently being reached by the World Food Programme (WFP), according to its local director Matthew Hollingworth. ... The official, quoted by Al-Qahera TV, said this ...
5 days ago · Sports enthusiasts heading to Paris for the summer Olympics are being warned of a surge in criminal activities, including theft, violence, fraud, and sexual assaults, according to Paris’s chief ...
2 days ago · Musk became the world’s richest person again on June 8, 2023 and held onto the number one spot for the remainder of 2023. He fell to No. 2 on January 31, 2024 following a Delaware judge’s ...
2 days ago · Cartogram of the world's population in 2018; each square represents 500,000 people. This is a list of countries and dependencies by population.It includes sovereign states, inhabited dependent territories and, in some cases, constituent countries of sovereign states, with inclusion within the list being primarily based on the ISO standard ISO 3166-1.
1 day ago · Watch track and field live - upcoming events 2 Jun – Bauhaus Galan - Stockholm, Sweden (WDL) 4-7 Jun – Oceania Championships - Suva, Fiji 9 Jun – USATF New York City Grand Prix - New York, USA (CTG) 18 Jun – Paavo Nurmi Games - Turku, Finland (CTG) 20 Jun – Irena Szewinska Memorial - Bydgoszcz, Poland (CTG) 7 Jul – FBK Games - Hengelo, Netherlands (CTG) 7 Jul – Meeting de Paris - Paris, France (WDL) 9 Jul – Gyulai István Memorial - Szekesfehervar, Hungary (CTG) 12 Jul ...
