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Requests: E. Fauquembergue, Culture of Kyrgyzstan, Dr. Dynasaur, Bat� drums, Images, More...
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Copyedit: Sathyaraj, Seijuu Sentai Gingman, Seventh Sea (game), Swamithoppepathi, More...
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Cleanup: Back-fire, Erode District, Linkword, Training corset, Rules of construction, Sink, Backlog...
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Update: Leon Bakst, Balanoglossus, Ionia, Copyright, Lepontine Alps, Alexandria Troas, Will, More...
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Admin backlogs - WP:VIP, WP:VFD/Old, Transwikification

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Baghdad (بغداد) is the capital city of Iraq, and the capital of Iraq's Baghdad Province. It is the second largest city in Southwest Asia (after Teheran), with a population of 5,772,000 (2003 estimate). It was once the center of Dar al-Islam. ...

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Diplomacy is the conduct of negotiations between persons, groups, or nations. Used formally, it usually refers to international diplomacy, the conduct of international relations through the intercession of (usually) professional diplomats. Once concerned most prominently with royal dynastic marriage-alliances and questions of war and peace, diplomacy now concerns itself more with issues of trade and culture......

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Livestock refers to animals bred in captivity by humans to serve a variety of useful purposes. The process of raising and breeding livestock is known as animal husbandry and is an important component of modern agriculture. The raising of livestock can be traced to the ...

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