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  • 31Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… …

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  • 32Antimafia Commission — The Italian Antimafia Commission is a bicameral commission of the Italian Parliament, composed of members from the Chamber of Deputies (Italian: Camera dei Deputati) and the Senate (Italian: Senato della Repubblica). The Antimafia Commission is a …

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  • 33Israel — /iz ree euhl, ray /, n. 1. a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 5,534,672; 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Cap.: Jerusalem. 2. the people traditionally descended from Jacob; the Hebrew or Jewish people. 3 …

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  • 34Dublin and Monaghan bombings — Part of The Troubles Cleanup underway at the site of the second car bomb on Talbot Street, Dublin …

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  • 35Guyana — Guyanese /guy euh neez , nees /, n., adj. /guy an euh, ah neuh/, n. an independent republic on the NE coast of South America: a former British protectorate; gained independence 1966; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 706,116; 82,978 sq. mi.… …

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  • 36Catholic sex abuse cases — The Catholic sex abuse cases are a series of convictions, trials and ongoing investigations into allegations of sex crimes committed by Catholic priests and members of religious orders.[1] These cases began receiving public attention beginning in …

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  • 37David Kelly (weapons expert) — David Kelly Born 14 May 1944(1944 05 14) Rhondda, Wales Died 17 July 2003(2003 07 17) (aged 59) Oxfordshire, England Cause of death Suicide: haemorrhage from incised wounds of …

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  • 38United States Constitution — P …

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  • 39police — /peuh lees /, n., v., policed, policing. n. 1. Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws. 2. (used with a pl. v.) members of such a force: Several police are… …

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  • 40LAVON AFFAIR, THE — The Lavon Affair began with a security mishap, which was at first referred to as the esek bish ( the bad business ). At the beginning of July 1954, an Israel initiated intelligence operation in egypt , involving a plan to plant bombs in several… …

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