Libya,officially the State of Libya,is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north,Egypt to the east,Sudan to the southeast,Chad to the south,Niger to the southwest,Algeria to the west,and Tunisia to the northwest,as well as maritime borders with Greece,Italy and Malta to the north. Libya comprises three historical regions:Tripolitania,Fezzan,and Cyrenaica. With an area of almost 1.8 million km2 (700,000 sq mi),it is the fourth-largest country in Africa and the Arab world,and the 16th-largest in the world. Libya claims 32,000 square kilometres of southeastern Algeria,south of the Libyan town of Ghat. The country's official religion is Islam,with 96.6% of the Libyan population being Sunni Muslims. The official language of Libya is Arabic,with vernacular Libyan Arabic being spoken most widely. The majority of Libya's population is Arab. The largest city and capital,Tripoli,is located in northwestern Libya and contains over a million of Libya's seven million people.
North Korea,officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK),is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen rivers,and South Korea to the south at the Korean Demilitarized Zone. The country's western border is formed by the Yellow Sea,while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. North Korea,like its southern counterpart,claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and adjacent islands. Pyongyang is the capital and largest city.
Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini is an Italian-American actress. The daughter of Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman and Italian film director Roberto Rossellini,she is noted for her successful tenure as a Lancôme model and an established career in American and European cinema. She has received nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award.
Sean John Combs,also known as Diddy,and formerly Puff Daddy,Puffy and P. Diddy,is an American rapper,record producer,and record executive. He is the recipient of various accolades,including three Grammy Awards. He is credited with the discovery and development of musical artists including the Notorious B.I.G.,Mary J. Blige,and Usher.
Benjamin Géza Affleck is an American actor and filmmaker. His accolades include two Academy Awards,two BAFTA Awards,and three Golden Globes. Affleck began his career as a child when he starred in the PBS educational series The Voyage of the Mimi (1984–1988). He later appeared in the independent comedy Dazed and Confused (1993) and several Kevin Smith comedies,including Chasing Amy (1997).
Shah Rukh Khan,also known by the initialism SRK,is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Hindi cinema. Referred to in the media as the "Baadshah of Bollywood" and "King Khan",he has appeared in more than 100 films,and earned numerous accolades,including 14 Filmfare Awards. He has been awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India,as well as the Order of Arts and Letters and Legion of Honour by the Government of France. Khan has a significant following in Asia and the Indian diaspora worldwide. In terms of audience size and income,several media outlets have described him as one of the most successful film stars in the world. Many of his films thematise Indian national identity and connections with diaspora communities,or gender,racial,social and religious differences and grievances.
Narendra Damodardas Modi is an Indian politician who has been serving as the Prime Minister of India since 2014. Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the member of parliament (MP) for Varanasi. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS),a right-wing Hindu nationalist paramilitary volunteer organisation. He is the longest-serving prime minister outside the Indian National Congress.
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both the Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr and the Portugal national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time,Ronaldo has won numerous individual accolades throughout his career,such as five Ballon d'Or awards,a record three UEFA Men's Player of the Year Awards,four European Golden Shoes,and was named five times the world's best player by FIFA,the most by a European player. He has won 33 trophies in his career,including seven league titles,five UEFA Champions Leagues,the UEFA European Championship and the UEFA Nations League. Ronaldo holds the records for most appearances (183),goals (140) and assists (42) in the Champions League,most appearances (30),assists (8),goals in the European Championship (14),international appearances (217) and international goals (135). He is one of the few players to have made over 1,200 professional career appearances,the most by an outfield player,and has scored over 900 official senior career goals for club and country,making him the top goalscorer of all time.
The Pirate Bay,commonly abbreviated as TPB,is a freely searchable online index of movies,music,video games,pornography and software. Founded in 2003 by Swedish think tank Piratbyrån,The Pirate Bay facilitates the connection among users of the peer-to-peer torrent protocol,which are able to contribute to the site through the addition of magnet links. The Pirate Bay has consistently ranked as one of the most visited torrent websites in the world.
Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time,Messi set numerous records for individual accolades won throughout his professional footballing career such as eight Ballon d'Or awards and eight times being named the world's best player by FIFA. He is the most decorated player in the history of professional football having won 45 team trophies,including twelve Big Five league titles,four UEFA Champions Leagues,two Copa Américas,and one FIFA World Cup. Messi holds the records for most European Golden Shoes (6),most goals for a single club,most goals (474),hat-tricks (36) and assists (192) in La Liga,most matches played (39),assists (18) and goal contributions (34) in the Copa América,most matches played (26) and goal contributions (21) in the World Cup,most international appearances (191) and international goals (112) by a South American male,and the second-most in the latter category outright. A prolific goalscorer and creative playmaker,Messi has scored over 850 senior career goals for club and country.
Angelina Jolie is an American actress,filmmaker,and humanitarian. The recipient of numerous accolades,including an Academy Award,a Tony Award and three Golden Globe Awards,she has been named Hollywood's highest-paid actress multiple times.
Interstellar is a 2014 epic science fiction drama film directed by Christopher Nolan,who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Jonathan Nolan. It stars Matthew McConaughey,Anne Hathaway,Jessica Chastain,Bill Irwin,Ellen Burstyn,and Michael Caine. Set in a dystopian future where Earth is suffering from catastrophic blight and famine,the film follows a group of astronauts who travel through a wormhole near Saturn in search of a new home for mankind.
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson,known professionally as Katy Perry,is an American singer,songwriter,and television personality. Perry is one of the best-selling music artists in history,having sold over 143 million units worldwide. She is known for her influence on pop music and her camp style,being dubbed the "Queen of Camp" by Vogue and Rolling Stone.
The Wayback Machine is a digital archive of the World Wide Web founded by the Internet Archive,an American nonprofit organization based in San Francisco,California. Created in 1996 and launched to the public in 2001,it allows users to go "back in time" to see how websites looked in the past. Its founders,Brewster Kahle and Bruce Gilliat,developed the Wayback Machine to provide "universal access to all knowledge" by preserving archived copies of defunct web pages.
Ariana Grande-Butera is an American singer,songwriter,and actress. Regarded as a pop icon,she is an influential figure in popular music and is known for her four-octave vocal range which extends into the whistle register.
Minecraft is a 2011 sandbox game developed and published by Swedish video game developer Mojang Studios. Originally created by Markus "Notch" Persson using the Java programming language,the first public alpha build was released on 17 May 2009. The game would be continuously developed from then on,receiving a full release on 18 November 2011. Afterwards,Persson left Mojang and gave Jens "Jeb" Bergensten control over development. In the years since its release,it has been ported to several platforms,including smartphones,tablets,and various video game consoles. In 2014,Mojang and the Minecraft intellectual property were purchased by Microsoft for US$2.5 billion. Minecraft is the best-selling video game of all-time,with over 300 million copies sold and nearly 170 million monthly active players as of 2024.
True Detective is an American anthology crime drama television series created by Nic Pizzolatto for the premium cable network HBO. The series premiered on January 12,2014,and each season of the series is structured as a self-contained narrative,employing new cast ensembles,and following various sets of characters and settings.
The Russo-Ukrainian War began in February 2014. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity,Russia occupied and annexed Crimea from Ukraine and supported pro-Russian separatists fighting the Ukrainian military in the Donbas War. These first eight years of conflict also included naval incidents and cyberwarfare. In February 2022,Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and began occupying more of the country,starting the biggest conflict in Europe since World War II. The war has resulted in a refugee crisis and tens of thousands of deaths.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370/MAS370) was an international passenger flight operated by Malaysia Airlines that disappeared from radar on 8 March 2014,while flying from Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia to its planned destination,Beijing Capital International Airport in China. The cause of its disappearance has not been determined. It is widely regarded as the greatest mystery in aviation history,and remains the single deadliest case of aircraft disappearance.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17/MAS17) was a scheduled passenger flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur that was shot down by Russian-backed forces with a Buk 9M38 surface-to-air missile on 17 July 2014,while flying over eastern Ukraine. All 283 passengers and 15 crew were killed. Contact with the aircraft,a Boeing 777-200ER,was lost when it was about 50 kilometres from the Ukraine–Russia border,and wreckage from the aircraft landed near Hrabove in Donetsk Oblast,Ukraine,40 km from the border. The shoot-down occurred during the war in Donbas over territory controlled by Russian separatist forces.
