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Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products—particularly in diet—and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status...

A think tank, or policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy...

An identity document (also called ID or colloquially as papers) is any document that may be used to prove a person's identity. If issued in a small, standard...

A coroner is a government or judicial official who is empowered to conduct or order an inquest into the manner or cause of death. The official may also...

Various sanctions against Russia and its affiliates have been imposed by major economic and political powers in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine...

During the 2010s, international media reports revealed new operational details about the Anglophone cryptographic agencies' global surveillance of both...

Equal opportunity is a state of fairness in which individuals are treated similarly, unhampered by artificial barriers, prejudices, or preferences, except...

The abortion debate is a longstanding, ongoing controversy that touches on the moral, legal, medical, and religious aspects of induced abortion. In English-speaking...

Public intoxication, also known as "drunk and disorderly" and "drunk in public", is a summary offense in some countries rated to public cases or displays...

Student activism or campus activism is work by students to cause political, environmental, economic, or social change. In addition to education, student...

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development nongovernmental organization. Founded in 1933 as the International...

Laogai (Chinese: 劳改), short for láodòng gǎizào (劳动改造), which means reform through labor, is a criminal justice system involving the use of penal labor...

Piracy off the coast of Venezuela increased during the crisis in Venezuela. The situation has been compared to piracy off the coast of Somalia, which was...

Racism has a long history in the United Kingdom and includes structural discrimination and hostile attitudes against various ethnic minorities. The extent...

The 1998 Hackney Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Hackney London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was...

Cavognathidae is a family of beetles, in the superfamily Cucujoidea. It contains a single genus, Taphropiestes (Reitter 1875) (= Neocercus Broun, 1921...

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is the organ of the United Nations charged with maintaining peace and security among nations. While other organs...

The P5+1 refers to the UN Security Council's five permanent members (the P5); namely China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States;...

A climate emergency declaration or declaring a climate emergency is an action taken by governments and scientists to acknowledge humanity is in a climate...

Thargomindah Airport (IATA: XTG, ICAO: YTGM) is an airport near Thargomindah, Queensland, Australia. Services are operated under contract to the Government...