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  2. List of North American Numbering Plan area codes - Wikipedia

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    The North American Numbering Plan (NANP) divides the territories of its members into geographic numbering plan areas (NPAs). Each NPA is identified by one or more numbering plan area codes (NPA codes, or area codes), consisting of three digits that are prefixed to each local telephone number having seven digits.

  3. Witchcraft - Wikipedia

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    The Witches by Hans Baldung (woodcut), 1508. The concept of witchcraft and the belief in its existence have persisted throughout recorded history. According to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions there is "difficulty of defining 'witches' and 'witchcraft' across cultures—terms that, quite apart from their connotations in popular culture ...

  4. U-571 (film) - Wikipedia

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    U-571 is a 2000 submarine film directed by Jonathan Mostow from a screenplay he co-wrote with Sam Montgomery and David Ayer.The film stars Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel, Jon Bon Jovi, Jake Weber and Matthew Settle.

  5. Babylon - Wikipedia

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    Babylon was an ancient city located on the lower Euphrates river in southern Mesopotamia, within modern-day Hillah, Iraq, about 85 kilometers (55 miles) south of modern day Baghdad.

  6. Coup d'état - Wikipedia

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    According to Clayton Thyne and Jonathan Powell's coup data set, there were 457 coup attempts from 1950 to 2010, of which 227 (49.7%) were successful and 230 (50.3%) were unsuccessful. [2] They find that coups have "been most common in Africa and the Americas (36.5% and 31.9%, respectively).

  7. Eastern Orthodoxy in Albania - Wikipedia

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    During 1999, when Albania accepted waves of refugees from Kosovo, the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania, in collaboration with donors and other international religious organizations (especially ACT and WCC), led an extensive humanitarian program of more than $12 million, hosting 33,000 Kosovars in its two camps, supplying them with food ...

  8. Rwanda asylum plan - Wikipedia

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    British home secretary Priti Patel (left) and Rwandan foreign minister Vincent Biruta (right) sign the policy on 14 April 2022. The UK and Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership [a] was an immigration policy proposed by the governments of Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak whereby people whom the United Kingdom identified as illegal immigrants or asylum seekers would have ...

  9. List of One Piece characters - Wikipedia

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    "Black"), nicknamed Kuro the "Thousand Plans" (百計のクロ, Hyakkei no Kuro), is the captain of the Black Cat Pirates, who is known for his elaborate plans. [ ch. 26 ] Wishing to leave his identity behind, and to escape the pirate lifestyle of always being on the run, [ ch. 37 ] he becomes butler to Kaya , a friend of Usopp .