London has a popular bicycle-sharing scheme called Santander Cycles, formerly known as Barclays Cycle Hire. It is a public bicycle hire scheme that allows residents and visitors to rent bicycles for short journeys around the city. Barclays Cycle Hire was launched in 2010. It was often referred to as “Boris Bikes” after then-Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, who supported and promoted the scheme.
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The People’s Daily (Renmin Ribao in Chinese) is the official newspaper of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and is often considered the mouthpiece of the party’s central leadership, published worldwide with a circulation of more than 3 million.
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Europe has a long and complex history, and as a result, there have been numerous bloodiest wars throughout the continent’s history. The total number of military and civilian deaths in the deadliest wars of European countries was about 100 million.
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Soviet propaganda often portrayed Tsarist Russia as a symbol of oppression, exploitation, and backwardness. The Bolsheviks, who came to power during the Russian Revolution of 1917, aimed to discredit the previous regime and its supporters in order to legitimize their own rule.
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Over the years, several occupations (Physicians, Surgeons, Dentists, Pharmacists, Petroleum Engineers and Geoscientists, Computer and Information Systems Managers, Marketing and Natural Sciences Managers, Architectural and Engineering Managers) in the U.S. have consistently ranked among the highest-paying.
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San Francisco is known for having some of the highest rental and housing costs in the United States. The demand for housing greatly exceeds the supply, leading to skyrocketing prices. This makes it difficult for many residents, including those with moderate or low incomes, to find affordable housing.
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The Democracy Index provides insights into global trends in governance and political systems. It highlights areas of improvement and challenges for each country’s democratic development.
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Man is an aggressive being. According to Wikipedia, there have been about 10,624 battles in the history of mankind. The bloodiest battle in history is the battle of Changping that took place during the Warring States period in ancient China (260 BCE).
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The U.S. 100th meridian approximately marks the border within humid subtropical climates in the east and the semi-arid climate in the west. This the North American climate boundary that visibly separates the humid eastern part of the American continent from the more arid western plains has shifted 140 miles east since 1980.
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English is the 3rd largest language by native speakers, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. Combining native and non-native speakers is considered the most commonly spoken language in the world. Today, about 400 million people use English as a mother tongue, 700 million people speak English as a foreign language.
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