Supreme Soviet elections were held in the Azerbaijan SSR on 24 June 1938 as part of the wider Soviet regional elections. Of the 310 directly elected members of the Supreme Soviet, 115 were from the intelligentsia or were public servants, while 88 were farmers. 72 of the elected members were women. (Full article...)
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The diplomatic representation of France to Timor-Leste is located at the Embassy of France in Jakarta, Indonesia, and its ambassador has been Fabien Penone since 2023. (Full article...)
As of the 2024 Michelin Guide, there are 136 restaurants in Switzerland with a Michelin star rating. The Michelin Guides have been published by the French tire company Michelin since 1900. They were designed as a guide to tell drivers about eateries they recommended to visit and to subtly sponsor their tires, by encouraging drivers to use their cars more and therefore need to replace the tires as they wore out. Over time, the stars that were given out became more valuable. (Full article...)
Islands of Insight is a shared-world puzzle-adventure game set in a fantasy realm. It is developed by Lunarch Studios and published by Behaviour Interactive. A free demo that served as an open playtest was available from September 7 to 21, 2023. The full game was released on February 13, 2024. (Full article...)
The legacy of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor has had many effects on the world. Despite his reputation as "the last knight" (and his penchant for personally commanding battles and leading a peripatetic court), as a politician, Maximilian also carried out "herculean tasks of bureaucracy" every day of his adult life (the emperor boasted that he could dictate, simultaneously, to half a dozen secretaries). At the same time, James M. Bradburne remarks that, "Naturally every ruler wanted to be seen as a victor, but Maximilian aspired to the role of Apollo Musagetes." The circle of humanists gathered around him and other contemporary admirers also tended to depict him as such. Maximilian was a universal patron, whose intellect and imagination, according to historian Sydney Anglo, made the courtier of Castiliogne look like a scaled-down version. Anglo points out, though, that the emperor treated his artists and scholars like mere tools (whom he also tended to fail to pay adequately or timely) to serve his purposes, and never autonomous forces. Maximilian did not play the roles of the sponsor and commissioner only, but as organizer, stimulator and planner, he joined the creative processes, drew up the programmes, suggested improvements, checked and decided on the details, invented devices, almost regardless of the time and material resources required. His creativity was not limited to the practical issues of politics, economy and war, but extended to the areas of arts, sciences, hunting, fishing and especially technical innovations, inclụding the creation of all kinds of military equipment, fortifications, precious metal processing or the mining industry. These activities though were time-consuming and the effort the emperor poured in such activities was sometimes criticized as excessive, or that they distracted him from the main tasks of a ruler. In the nineteenth century and early twentieth century, some even criticized him for possessing the qualities that befitted a genius more than a ruler, or that his intellect that saw too far made him unwisely try to force the march of time. (Full article...)
As of the 2025 Michelin Guide, there are 393 restaurants in Italy with a Michelin star rating. The Michelin Guides have been published by the French tire company Michelin since 1900. They were designed as a guide to tell drivers about eateries they recommended to visit and to subtly sponsor their tires, by encouraging drivers to use their cars more and therefore need to replace the tires as they wore out. Over time, the stars that were given out became more valuable. (Full article...)
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Bulgaria competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics, the first Olympics, in Athens, Greece, from 6 to 15 April 1896. The delegation consisted of one athlete competing in two sports and four events – athlete Charles Champaud, a Swiss high school gymnastics teacher living in Sofia. He is sometimes counted as a competitor for Switzerland. There were meant to be five competitors competing for the nation, but Champaud was the only one to arrive on time and the only one to compete. Bulgaria did not win any medals during the Athens Olympics. (Full article...)
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Bhutan competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 23 July to 8 August 2021, it was the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1984. The delegation consisted of four athletes competing in four sports; archery, judo, shooting, and swimming. Bhutan did not win any medals during the Tokyo Olympics. Karma, an archer, and Sangay Tenzin, a swimmer, served as the team's flagbearers in the opening ceremony, while Tenzin was the sole flagbearer in the closing ceremony. (Full article...)
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As of the 2024 Michelin Guide, there are 16 restaurants in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) with a Michelin star rating. The Michelin Guides have been published by the French tire company Michelin since 1900. They were designed as a guide to tell drivers about eateries they recommended to visit and to subtly sponsor their tires, by encouraging drivers to use their cars more and therefore need to replace the tires as they wore out. Over time, the stars that were given out became more valuable. (Full article...)
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Bhutan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, which took place from 13 to 29 August 2004. It was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1984. The delegation consisted of two athletes competing in one sport: Tshering Choden and Tashi Peljor in archery. Bhutan did not win any medals at Athens, nor in any previous Olympics. Choden served as the team's flagbearer in the opening ceremony, while Peljor held the flag at the closing ceremony. (Full article...)
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As of the 2024 Michelin Guide, there are 10 restaurants in Vancouver with a Michelin-star rating. The Michelin Guides have been published by the French tire company Michelin since 1900. They were designed as a guide to tell drivers about eateries they recommended to visit and to subtly sponsor their tires, by encouraging drivers to use their cars more and therefore need to replace the tires as they wore out. Over time, the stars that were given out became more valuable. (Full article...)
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Mauritania competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris which took place from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1984. The delegation consisted of two athletes: sprinter Salam Bouha Ahamdy, who competed in the women's 100 m event, and swimmer Camil Doua, who competed in the men's 50 m freestyle. (Full article...)
Bhutan competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, from 15 September to 1 October 2000. It was the nation's fifth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1984. The delegation consisted of two athletes competing in one sport: Jubzhang Jubzhang and Tshering Choden in archery. Bhutan did not win any medals during these Olympics. Jubzhang was chosen as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony. Thus, Bhutan had yet to win an Olympic medal. (Full article...)
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As of the 2025 Michelin Guide, there are 393 restaurants in Italy with a Michelin star rating. The Michelin Guides have been published by the French tire company Michelin since 1900. They were designed as a guide to tell drivers about eateries they recommended to visit and to subtly sponsor their tires, by encouraging drivers to use their cars more and therefore need to replace the tires as they wore out. Over time, the stars that were given out became more valuable. (Full article...)
Template:Featured list is only for Wikipedia:Featured lists.As of the 2025 Michelin Guide, there are 14 restaurants in Turkey with a Michelin star rating. The Michelin Guides have been published by the French tire company Michelin since 1900. They were designed as a guide about eateries worth driving to, which would subtly increase Michelin tire sales by encouraging drivers to wear out their tires through more and longer trips. Over time, the stars that were given out became more valuable. (Full article...)
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As of the 2025 Michelin Guide, there are 151 restaurants in Belgium and Luxembourg with a Michelin star rating. The Michelin Guides have been published by the French tire company Michelin since 1900. They were designed as a guide to tell drivers about eateries they recommended to visit and to subtly sponsor their tires, by encouraging drivers to use their cars more and therefore need to replace the tires as they wore out. Over time, the stars that were given out became more valuable. (Full article...)
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As of the 2025 Michelin Guide, there are seven restaurants in Wales with a Michelin-star rating. The Michelin Guides have been published by the French tire company Michelin since 1900. They were designed as a guide to tell drivers about eateries they recommended to visit and to subtly sponsor their tires, by encouraging drivers to use their cars more and therefore need to replace the tires as they wore out. Over time, the stars that were given out became more valuable. (Full article...)
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Thomas Scott (born 1984 or 1985) is an English YouTuber, web developer, and presenter. On his self-titled YouTube channel, Scott creates educational videos across a range of topics including history, geography, linguistics, science, and technology. As of July 2025, his five YouTube channels have collectively gained over 7.98 million subscribers and 1.96 billion views. (Full article...)
Éric Danon (born 22 February 1957) is a French diplomat who served as French Ambassador to Israel from 2019 to 2023. (Full article...)
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On 26 April 2025, an explosion and fire occurred at the Port of Shahid Rajaee in southern Iran, which is part of Bandar Abbas's larger port infrastructure, killing 57 people and injuring over 1,000 others, according to state media reports. The blast, at around 12:20 Iran Standard Time, originated from several containers in the port's wharf area, possibly containing ammonium perchlorate, a strong oxidizer used in rocket fuel. The explosion occurred amid the Iran–US negotiations for Iran's nuclear program, with the Iranian foreign minister saying that security was on high alert. The country's government ordered a media blackout on the explosion. (Full article...)
Kosovo competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. This was the nation's third appearance at the Summer Olympics, since its debut in 2016. The delegation consisted of nine athletes across four sports. The Olympic Committee of Kosovo was formed in 1992 and became a full member of the IOC in 2014. (Full article...)
Væb (stylised in all caps; pronounced[ˈvai:b], 'vibe') is an Icelandic electronic music duo consisting of brothers Hálfdán Helgi Matthíasson (born 4 June 2003) and Matthías Davíð Matthíasson (born 7 December 2004). The duo represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Róa", where they finished 25th overall with 33 points. They also won the 2025 Sögur Children's Award Festival's Performer of the Year award. (Full article...)
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Chile competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics, the first Olympics, in Athens, Greece, from 6 to 15 April 1896. The delegation consisted of one athlete competing in two sports and four events – runner and cyclist, Luis Subercaseaux. He claimed to have competed for Chile in the 100, 400 and 800 metres running events, along with the men's road race cycling event. Although Subercaseaux’s participation remains a subject of debate among historians, as these claims cannot be substantiated because the Official Report typically includes only medal winners and Subercaseaux did not win any, a photo of the 100 metres sprint appraised by the Chilean forensic police is evidence that he participated. The country's involvement is historically significant as it was the only South American competitor at the Games. (Full article...)
Bhutan competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's eleventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1984. The delegation consisted of three athletes competing in three sports. Bhutan did not win any medals during the Paris Olympics. Sangay Tenzin and Kinzang Lhamo served as the team's flagbearers in the 2024 opening ceremony, while Lhamo was the sole flagbearer in the closing ceremony. Lhamo received a standing ovation for her determination in finishing the women's marathon despite finishing in last place. (Full article...)
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