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5 hours ago · High-speed rail ( HSR) has developed in Europe as an increasingly popular and efficient means of transport. The first high-speed rail lines on the continent, built in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, improved travel times on intra-national corridors. Since then, several countries have built extensive high-speed networks, and there are now several ...
1 day ago · Portugal, [e] officially the Portuguese Republic, [f] is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. It features the westernmost point in continental Europe, its mainland west and south border with the North Atlantic Ocean and in ...
1 day ago · The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a global conflict involving most of the European great powers, fought primarily in Europe and the Americas. One of the opposing alliances was led by Great Britain and Prussia. The other alliance was led by France, backed by Spain, Saxony, Sweden, and Russia. Related conflicts include the 1754 to 1763 ...
- 17 May 1756 – 15 February 1763, (6 years, 8 months, 4 weeks and 1 day)
1 day ago · Republic of Poland Rzeczpospolita Polska (Polish) Flag Coat of arms Anthem: Mazurek Dąbrowskiego "Poland Is Not Yet Lost" (Dąbrowski's Mazurka) Show globe Show map of Europe Location of Poland (dark green) – in Europe (green & dark grey) – in the European Union (green) – [Legend] Capital and largest city Warsaw 52°13′N 21°02′E / 52.217°N 21.033°E / 52.217; 21.033 ...
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1 day ago · Capital punishment by country. Capital punishment, also called the death penalty, is the state -sanctioned killing of a person as a punishment for a crime. It has historically been used in almost every part of the world. From the mid-19th century to the present, many countries had abolished or discontinued the practice.
1 day ago · We're ending our live updates on the Ukraine war and Vladimir Putin's surprise reshuffle for this evening. Scroll through the blog to read the latest updates from today.
1 day ago · According to the most recent data, Germany 's population is 84,607,016 (30 September 2023) [1] making it the most populous country in the European Union and the nineteenth-most populous country in the world. The total fertility rate was rated at 1.58 in 2021, [6] significantly below the replacement rate of 2.1.
