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  2. New World Foundation - Wikipedia

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    The New World Foundation is a liberal foundation, [1] based in New York. [2] It supports organizations that work on behalf of civil rights and that seek to encourage participation of citizens in American democracy. [3] It was founded in 1954 by Anita McCormick Blaine, a prominent member of the McCormick family and an heiress to industrialist ...

  3. New World crops - Wikipedia

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    New World crops. New World crops are those crops, food and otherwise, that are native to the New World (mostly the Americas) and were not found in the Old World before 1492 AD. Many of these crops are now grown around the world and have often become an integral part of the cuisine of various cultures in the Old World.

  4. Newfoundland (island) - Wikipedia

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    Newfoundland (/ ˈ nj uː f ən (d) l ə n d,-l æ n d / NEW-fən(d)-lənd, -⁠land, locally / ˌ nj uː f ən ˈ l æ n d / NEW-fən-LAND; French: Terre-Neuve, locally [taɛ̯ʁnœːv]; Miꞌkmaq: Ktaqmkuk) is a large island within the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

  5. Real Madrid CF - Wikipedia

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    In 2013, Forbes listed the club as the world's most valuable sports team, worth $3.3 billion. Real Madrid was valued at €3.47 billion ($4.1 billion) in 2018, and in the 2016–17 season it was the second highest-earning football club in the world, with an annual revenue of €674.6 million.

  6. Collateralized loan obligation - Wikipedia

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    Sustainable development goals. Sustainable finance. v. t. e. Collateralized loan obligations ( CLOs) are a form of securitization where payments from multiple middle sized and large business loans are pooled together and passed on to different classes of owners in various tranches. A CLO is a type of collateralized debt obligation .

  7. Pensions in Chile - Wikipedia

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    The Chile pension system ( Spanish: Sistema Previsional) refers to old-age, disability and survivor pensions for workers in Chile. The pension system was changed by José Piñera, during Augusto Pinochet 's dictatorship, on November 4, 1980 from a PAYGO -system to a fully funded capitalization system run by private sector pension funds.

  8. Charles Lindbergh - Wikipedia

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    Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974) was an American aviator and military officer. On May 20–21, 1927, he made the first nonstop flight from New York City to Paris, a distance of 3,600 miles (5,800 km), flying alone for 33.5 hours. His aircraft, the Spirit of St. Louis, was designed and built by the Ryan Airline ...

  9. New World Development - Wikipedia

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    New World Development Company Limited (NWD), is a Hong Kong-based company focused on property, hotels, infrastructure and services and department stores. It was established on 29 May 1970 by Cheng Yu-tung. The company is publicly listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK: 17) since 23 November 1972 and is a constituent stock of ...