The Arab Muslim victory at the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah paved the way for the Islamic conquest of Mesopotamia and Persia.

At the tops of many mountains and along numerous roads are small brass disks called benchmarks. These survey points map the ...

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His assignment was to help determine the boundary between Canada and the United States ... survey the land portion and Americans would survey the rivers. The countries would create maps based ...

US election 2024 results will be declared in November but survey polls are predicting a tight fight between Republican Donald Trump and Kamala Harris of Democratic party. Kamala Harris and Donald ...

Sentiment among US consumers increased in October to a six-month high as households grew more upbeat about buying conditions, partly because of cheaper financing costs. The final October sentiment ...

In a new survey from polling firm Leger, 64 per cent of Canadian respondents said if they could cast a ballot, they’d put their support behind vice-president Harris while 21 per cent would ...

EY Survey: US Election Will Have a Big Impact On Tech Your email has been sent Tech leaders believe the upcoming election will likely impact cybersecurity/data protections, AI and machine learning ...

Much of the United States is experiencing notably dry conditions — driven by unusually persistent clear skies in the eastern half of the country. Just shy of 80 percent of the country is under ...

Harris, who has argued that Trump is a threat to US democracy, called Trump's remarks as quoted by Kelly "deeply troubling and incredibly dangerous." Trump's campaign has denied Kelly's account, ...

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