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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › UnescoUNESCO - Wikipedia

    17 hours ago · The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced / j uː ˈ n ɛ s k oʊ /) [1] [a] is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.

    • Audrey Azoulay

      Audrey Azoulay (French pronunciation: [o.dʁɛ a.zu.lɛ]; born...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › LesothoLesotho - Wikipedia

    17 hours ago · Lesotho covers 30,355 km 2 (11,720 sq mi). It is the only independent state in the world that lies entirely above 1,000 metres (3,281 ft) in elevation. Its lowest point of 1,400 metres (4,593 ft) is thus the highest lowest point of any country in the world. Over 80% of the country lies above 1,800 metres (5,906 ft).

  3. 17 hours ago · A multiracial European family walking in the park. Interracial marriage is a marriage involving spouses who belong to different "races" or racialized ethnicities. In the past, such marriages were outlawed in the United States, Nazi Germany and apartheid -era South Africa as miscegenation (Latin: 'mixing types').

  4. 17 hours ago · — Letter to Indira Devi. The youngest of 13 surviving children, Tagore (nicknamed "Rabi") was born on 7 May 1861 in the Jorasanko mansion in Calcutta, the son of Debendranath Tagore (1817–1905) and Sarada Devi (1830–1875). [b] Tagore and his wife Mrinalini Devi, 1883 Tagore was raised mostly by servants; his mother had died in his early childhood and his father travelled widely. The ...

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Aaron_BurrAaron Burr - Wikipedia

    17 hours ago · Battle of Quebec. Battle of Monmouth. Aaron Burr Jr. (February 6, 1756 – September 14, 1836) was an American politician, businessman, lawyer, and Founding Father who served as the third vice president of the United States from 1801 to 1805 during Thomas Jefferson's first presidential term. He founded the Manhattan Company on September 1, 1799.

  6. 17 hours ago · This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 September 2024. Malaysian citizens of Han Chinese ancestry This article is about people of Chinese ethnicity or nationality in Malaysia. For the variety of Mandarin Chinese spoken in Malaysia, see Malaysian Mandarin. For Malaysians in China, see Malaysian diaspora. Ethnic group Malaysian Chinese ...

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › TurkeyTurkey - Wikipedia

    17 hours ago · Turkey, [a] officially the Republic of Türkiye, [b] is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe.It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq, Syria, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; and the Aegean Sea, Greece, and Bulgaria to the west.