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UK Trade Remedies Authority

Politics and Administration

The UK Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) is investigating whether new trade remedies are needed to prevent damage to British industry caused by unfair trade practices and unforeseen import surges. These

HP Autonomy

Computers and software

HP Autonomy, previously Autonomy Corporation PLC, was an enterprise software company which was merged with Micro Focus in 2017 and OpenText in 2023 (OpenTe

Aveva

Advertising and media

AVEVA Group plc is a British multinational information technology company headquartered in Cambridge, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constitu

Aviva

Insurance

Aviva plc is a British multinational insurance company headquartered in London, England. It has about 33 million customers across 16 countries. In the United Kingdom, Aviva is

Julius Axelrod

Born May 30, 1912, in New York, NY; died December 29, 2004, in Rockville, MD. Biochemist. American biochemist Julius Axelrod conducted important research in brain chemistry that spurred th...

Axios

Advertising and media

Axios is an American news website based in Arlington County, Virginia. It was founded in 2016 and launched the following year by former Politico journalists Jim VandeHei,&nbsp

Monsoon accessorize

Consumer goods

Monsoon Accessorize is a British private limited company. It operates two international retail clothing chains – Monsoon and Accessorize. In 2018 the company reported 181 stores in the

Bashar al-Assad

President of Syria and physician Born on September 11, 1965, in Damascus, Syria; married Asma (Emma) al–Akhras, December 31, 2000; children: Hafez. Education: ...

Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi

Born: 1942 Surt, Libya Libyan revolutionary, dictator, and army officer Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi led the revolution that set up the Libyan republic in...

Harun al-Rashid

Born: c. 766 Reyy, Persia Died: c. 809 Tus, Persia Persian caliph Harun al-Rashid became the fifth caliph (religious and political leader of an Islamic state) of t...

Muhammad Ibn Abd al-Wahhab

Among the least understood of the thinkers and leaders who have shaped the modern world is Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (c. 1702–c. 1791), the founder of the fundamentalist branch of...

Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi

Jordanian-born terrorist Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi (1966–2006) was killed in a United States air strike in central Iraq on June 8, 2006. The chaos he had helped set in motion in that c...