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Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace is the official London residence and principal workplace of the British monarch. [1] Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is a setting for state occasions and royal hospitality. It has been a focus for the British people at...

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Madame Tussauds London

Madame Tussauds London

Madame Tussaud Madame Tussauds ( UK / t ə ˈ s ɔː d z / , US / t uː ˈ s oʊ z / ; the family themselves pronounce it / ˈ t uː s oʊ / [1] ) is a wax museum in London with branches in a number of major cities. It was founded by wax sculptor Marie Tussaud...

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Thames River

Thames River

Thames River from top, London. The Thames is only 346 km (215 miles) long. It is England’s longest river and the second longest river in the United Kingdom. Lon... g ago, before Britain was separated from continental Europe, the Thames was a tributary...

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Guantanamo Bay hunger strike

Guantanamo Bay hunger strike

A human rights lawyer says a growing number of inmates at Guantanamo Bay have joined a hunger strike. David Remes says out of 166 prisoners, around 130 are now on strike, in protest against conditions and indefinite confinement. He says the U.S. military...

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Austerity

Austerity

In economics, austerity describes policies used by governments to reduce budget deficits during adverse economic conditions. These policies can include spending cuts, tax increases, or a mixture of the two. [1] [2] [3] Austerity policies may be attempts...

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DNA

DNA

Animation of the structure of a section of DNA. The bases lie horizontally between the two spiraling strands. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a molecule that encodes the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms...

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Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali, who engaged in more 'fight of the year' contests than any other fighter in boxing history, sixCitation needed spanning almost two decades. Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., January 17, 1942) is an American former professional...

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George Foreman

George Foreman

English: George Foreman speaking at the Rice Alliance Kickoff in Houston, Texas in September 2009. George Edward Foreman (nicknamed "Big George" [2] ) (born January 10, 1949) is a retired American professional boxer , former two-time World Heavyweight...

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Evander Holyfield

Evander Holyfield

Evander Holyfield vs. Lou Savarese, El Paso Texas, June 30, 2007, photograph by John Kloepper Evander Holyfield (born October 19, 1962) is an American professional boxer. He is a former Undisputed World Champion in both the cruiserweightand heavyweight...

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Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson at SXSW 2011 Michael Gerard " Mike " Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is a retired American professional boxer . Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC , WBA and IBF...

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