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Hace 15 horas · The Cambodian genocide was the systematic persecution and killing of Cambodian citizens by the Khmer Rouge under the leadership of Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea, Pol Pot.It resulted in the deaths of 1.5 to 2 million people from 1975 to 1979, nearly 25% of Cambodia's population in 1975 (c. 7.8 million).Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge were supported for many years by the Chinese Communist ...
Hace 15 horas · Names. This people's most widely known ethnonym, Ainu (Ainu: アィヌ; Japanese: アイヌ; Russian: Айны), means 'human' in the Ainu language, particularly as opposed to kamui, 'divine beings'.Ainu also identify themselves as Utari ('comrades' or 'people'). Official documents use both names. The name first appeared as Aino in a 1591 Latin manuscript titled De yezorum insula.
Hace 15 horas · The tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus Panthera native to Asia.It has a powerful, muscular body with a large head and paws, a long tail, and orange fur with black, mostly vertical stripes. It is traditionally classified into nine recent subspecies, though some recognise only two subspecies, namely mainland Asian tigers and island tigers of the ...
Hace 15 horas · Newton's laws of motion are three physical laws that describe the relationship between the motion of an object and the forces acting on it. These laws, which provide the basis for Newtonian mechanics, can be paraphrased as follows: . A body remains at rest, or in motion at a constant speed in a straight line, except insofar as it is acted upon by a force.
Hace 15 horas · Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia.It is the largest country in the world by area, extending across eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. It is the world's ninth-most populous country and Europe's most populous country.Russia is a highly urbanized country including 16 population centers with over a million ...
Hace 15 horas · Malaysia Airlines Berhad (Malay: Penerbangan Malaysia Berhad), branded and operating as Malaysia Airlines, is the flag carrier of Malaysia.The airline is headquartered at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.Malaysia Airlines flies to destinations across Europe, Oceania and Asia from its main hub at Kuala Lumpur International Airport as well as a secondary hub at Kota Kinabalu International Airport.
Hace 15 horas · Petrol in a glass jar. Gasoline (/ ˈ ɡ æ s ə l iː n /) or petrol (/ ˈ p ɛ t r ə l /) is a petrochemical product characterized as a transparent, yellowish, and flammable liquid normally used as a fuel for spark-ignited internal combustion engines.When formulated as a fuel for engines, gasoline is chemically composed of organic compounds derived from the fractional distillation of ...
