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  2. List of current heads of state and government - Wikipedia

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    Other notes and exceptions are provided at § Notes. State. Head of state. Head of government. Afghanistan. Supreme Leader – Hibatullah Akhundzada. Acting Prime Minister – Hasan Akhund. Albania. President – Bajram Begaj.

  3. Kosong County - Wikipedia

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    History Ancient times. The region that forms modern day Kosong County of North Korea and Hyeonnaemyeon(of Goseong County, Gangwon) was called Dalhol(達忽,달홀) in the days of the kingdom of Goguryeo,which meant "high mountainous village" in the local language back then(The region that is modern day Goseong County, Gangwon of South Korea was called Suseong(守城)).The name of the region ...

  4. Dan Rather - Wikipedia

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    2. Daniel Irvin Rather Jr. ( / ˈræðər /; born October 31, 1931) is an American journalist, commentator, and former national evening news anchor. He began his career in Texas, becoming a national name after his reporting saved thousands of lives during Hurricane Carla in September 1961. Rather spontaneously created the first radar weather ...

  5. Malay styles and titles - Wikipedia

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    Syed (Malay), Sayyid or Sayed (Philippines), is a title inherited by male descendants, through the male line, from Muhammad via his grandsons Hassan and Hussein. Female descendants are known as Syarifah, Sharifah, or Sayyidah. Meor is a title inherited by the male issue of a Syarifah and non-Syed father.

  6. Senegal - Wikipedia

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    Senegal, [f] officially the Republic of Senegal, [g] is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. Senegal is bordered by Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest. Senegal nearly surrounds The Gambia, a country occupying a narrow sliver of land ...

  7. Libya - Wikipedia

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    Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.Libya borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad to the south, Niger to the southwest, Algeria to the west, and Tunisia to the northwest, as well as maritime borders with Greece, Italy and Malta to the north.

  8. Balkans - Wikipedia

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    Balkans. The Balkans ( / ˈbɔːlkənz / BAWL-kənz, / ˈbɒlkənz / BOL-kənz [1] ), corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. [2] [3] [4] The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the whole of Bulgaria.

  9. QR code - Wikipedia

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    The QR code system was invented in 1994, at the Denso Wave automotive products company, in Japan. The initial alternating-square design presented by the team of researchers, headed by Masahiro Hara, was influenced by the black counters and the white counters played on a Go board; the pattern of position detection was found and determined by applying the least-used ratio (1:1:3:1:1) in black ...