Predictably, much of the global economy runs on oil, especially the Middle East and some Central Asian countries. In general, developing countries export raw materials, developed countries export goods.
Read MoreBlond or fair hair is a hair color characterized by low levels of the dark pigment eumelanin. The resultant visible hue depends on many factors but always has some yellowish color. The color can be from pale blond to reddish “strawberry” or golden-brownish blond colors.
Read MoreA comprehensive overlook of the Nordic languages in their old world language families.
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How has the world’s largest country become the largest country in the world? Ivan the Great and Vasili the Adequate
Read MoreCancer is often regarded as a disease of affluence, but about 70 percent of cancer deaths happen in low- and middle-income nations.
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The Division of Korea started at the end of WWII in 1945. The USSR controlled the North of Korea, and the U.S. held South Korea. As a result, North and South Korea have been divided for more than 75 years. All this time, countries have been developing in opposite directions. Now the impact of this development is visible even from space.
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The U.S. is estimated to be the biggest threat to peace globally. The U.S. has over 800 military bases abroad in seventy countries, and it is involved in conflicts from Afghanistan to Sudan. Even 13% of U.S. citizens considered their nation the most significant threat to global peace.
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The U.S. is the largest arms exporter in the world, shipping more than $12 billion in arms to other nations. Russia is the 2nd most exporter ($6.15 billion). France ($2.16 billion) is the other nation exceeding $2 billion, with the rest of the significant players from Europe participating less.
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A solar eclipse happens when a part of the Earth is covered in a shadow thrown by the Moon, which entirely or partly obstructs light. Each year happens there are 2-5 solar eclipses of different types.
Read MoreLas Vegas is the 28-most populated city in the U.S. and the most populated city in the state of Nevada, and a world leader in the entertainment industry. Las Vegas evolved from a tiny, desert-bound railway service center at the origin of the 20th century to the nation’s fastest-developing metropolis at the century’s end.
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