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  • 71Care of the Poor by the Church —     Care of the Poor by the Church     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Care of the Poor by the Church     I. OBJECTS, HISTORY, AND ORGANIZATION     A. The care of the poor is a branch of charity. In the narrow sense charity means any exercise of mercy… …

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  • 722010 Copiapó mining accident — Copiapó mining accident redirects here. For the 2006 accident in the Carola Agustina mine, see 2006 Copiapó mining accident. 2010 Copiapó mining accident Rescue efforts at San José Mine near Copiapó, Chile on 10 August 2010 Date …

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  • 73Katie Piper — Born 12 October 1983 (1983 10 12) (age 28) Andover, Hampshire, England, UK Nationality British Occupation Campaigner, television presenter, writer, model Katie Piper (born 12 October 1983) is a former model …

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  • 74BETA ISRAEL — BETA ISRAEL, ethno religious group in Ethiopia which claims to be of Jewish origin and which is attached to a form   of the Jewish religion based on the Bible, certain books of the Apocrypha, and other post biblical Scripture; living in the… …

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  • 75RUSSIA — RUSSIA, former empire in Eastern Europe; from 1918 the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (R.S.F.S.R.), from 1923 the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.); from 1990 the Russian Federation. Until 1772 ORIGINS The penetration… …

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  • 76SMOLENSKIN, PEREZ — (1840 or 1842–1885), Hebrew novelist, editor, and publicist. A leading exponent of the haskalah in Eastern Europe and an early advocate of Jewish nationalism, Smolenskin is best known for the important Hebrew monthly Ha Shaḥar which he founded in …

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  • 77UNITED NATIONS (UN) — UNITED NATIONS (UN), a worldwide organization of states established in 1945, in the wake of World War II, with a view, primarily, to maintain international peace and security and also bring about cooperation among nations in the economic, social …

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  • 78Nicole Kidman — in November 2009 Born Nicole Mary Kidman 20 June 1967 (1967 06 20) (age 44) Honolulu …

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  • 79Media and Publishing — ▪ 2007 Introduction The Frankfurt Book Fair enjoyed a record number of exhibitors, and the distribution of free newspapers surged. TV broadcasters experimented with ways of engaging their audience via the Internet; mobile TV grew; magazine… …

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  • 80Alien (film) — Alien …

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