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111Opium production in Afghanistan — Harvested poppy capsules. Afghanist …
1122000s in Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe began experiencing a period of considerable political and economic upheaval in 1999. Opposition to President Mugabe and the ZANU PF government grew considerably after the mid 1990s in part due to worsening economic and human rights… …
113Monetary Gold Removed from Rome in 1943 (Italy v. France, United Kingdom and United States) — The Monetary Gold Removed from Rome in 1943 Case (Italy v. France, United Kingdom and United States) was part of a long running dispute over the fate of Nazi gold that was originally seized from Rome. On 17 September 1943, 2,338 kg of gold were… …
114Wachovia — Infobox Company name = Wachovia Corporation company type = Public (nyse|WB) slogan = Are You With Wachovia? foundation = 1908 (but with heritage dating to 1781) location = Charlotte, North Carolina key people = Robert K. Steel, CEO revenue =… …
115Winston Churchill in politics: 1900–1939 — Winston Churchill (third from right), as the British Colonial Secretary, in Ottoman Damascus, 1912 Winston Churchill in politics: 1900 to 1939 documents the career of Winston Churchill in Parliament from its beginning in 1900 to the start of his… …
116Goldline International — Goldline International, Inc. Type Private company Genre Gold and precious metals trading company Headquarters Santa Monica …
117Hamas — حركة المقاومة الاسلامية …
118Banking in the United Kingdom — can be considered to have started in the 17th century. The industry grew out of the profession of goldsmiths, who after the dissolution of monasteries and makers of gold and silver plate started to have significant stocks of gold.17th CenturyMany …
119cañada — /keuhn yah deuh, yad euh/, n. Chiefly Western U.S. 1. a dry riverbed. 2. a small, deep canyon. [1840 50; < Sp, equiv. to cañ(a) CANE + ada n. suffix] * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural resources …
120Canada — /kan euh deuh/, n. a nation in N North America: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 29,123,194; 3,690,410 sq. mi. (9,558,160 sq. km). Cap.: Ottawa. * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural… …
