CNN — Here’s a look at the International Atomic Energy Agency and nuclear power. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspects nuclear and related facilities under safeguard agreements.…
Read more Nuclear Power/IAEA Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here is a look at some US citizens who have been convicted of spying against the United States. 1962 – Aldrich Ames, son of a CIA…
Read more Notable US Spies Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the death of Osama bin Laden. On May 2, 2011, Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed by US Special Forces…
Read more Death of Osama bin Laden Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at Kurdish people. Kurds do not have an official homeland or country. Most reside within countries in the Middle East including northern Iraq,…
Read more Kurdish People Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at ongoing civil war in Syria. Bashar al-Assad has ruled Syria as president since July 2000. His father, Hafez al-Assad, ruled Syria from…
Read more Syrian Civil War Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here is a look at the life of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Birth date: April 16, 1962 Birth place: Yonkers, New York Birth name:…
Read more Antony Blinken Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, headquartered in Vienna, Austria. The purpose of OPEC is to “coordinate and unify the petroleum…
Read more OPEC Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the life of former US Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who represented Hawaii’s 2nd District and was a 2020 presidential candidate. Birth date: April…
Read more Tulsi Gabbard Fast Facts | CNN PoliticsCNN — Here’s a look at the Jewish holiday of Passover. The holiday will be celebrated from sundown on April 22 through April 30, 2024. Passover, also called…
Read more Passover Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the Taliban, a Sunni Islamist organization operating primarily in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The group’s aim is to impose its interpretation of Islamic…
Read more Taliban Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here is some background information about the trials and execution of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Hussein was charged with premeditated murder, imprisonment and the deprivation…
Read more Saddam Hussein Trial Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. The organization’s charter states that the signing parties will “seek to promote…
Read more NATO Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at some recent cases of foreign governments detaining US citizens. For information about missing Americans, see Robert Levinson Fast Facts or POW/MIA in…
Read more Detained Americans Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the Arab League, an organization of Middle Eastern and African countries and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Ahmed Aboul Gheit of Egypt…
Read more Arab League Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the life of Israel’s former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. Birth date: March 25, 1972 Birth place: Haifa, Israel Birth name: Naftali Bennett…
Read more Naftali Bennett Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s some background information about the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal which took place during the Iraq war. Abu Ghraib prison was a US Army detention…
Read more Iraq Prison Abuse Scandal Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the life of Robert Levinson, who went missing in Iran in 2007. Birth date: March 10, 1948 Birth place: Flushing, New York…
Read more Robert Levinson Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the March 2004 bombings of commuter trains in Spain, which killed 193 people and injured more than 1,800. The bombings are the…
Read more Spain Train Bombings Fast Facts | CNNCNN — What is bread? You likely don’t have to think for long, and whether you’re hungry for a slice of sourdough or craving some tortillas, what you…
Read more 50 of the world’s best breads | CNNThis satellite image from Maxar Technologies shows Egypt building a miles-wide buffer zone, and border wall, along its border with Gaza. Maxar Technologies Egypt is building a miles-wide buffer…
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