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Christopher Reeve

Christopher Reeve

Born: September 25, 1952 New York, New York American actor and activist Best known for the lead role in Superman, Christo...

Refinitiv

Refinitiv

Financial services

Refinitiv is an American-British global provider of financial market data and infrastructure. The company was founded in 2018. It is a subsidiary of London Stock Exchange Group after a

Centre for European Reform

Centre for European Reform

Politics and Administration

The Centre for European Reform is a think tank based in London, whose goal is to improve the quality of the debate on theeuropean Union. This is a forum where people who have

Together with Refugees

Together with Refugees

Financial services

Together with Refugees is a new coalition of organizations large and small that believe in showing compassion to people fleeing war, persecution or violence. Our members include grassroots, community

His Majesty's Land Registry

His Majesty's Land Registry

Politics and Administration

His Majesty's Land Registry is a non-ministerial department of His Majesty's Government, created in 1862 to register the ownership of land and property in England an

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Kathleen J. Reichs

Author and forensic anthropologist Born Kathleen Joan Toelle, July 7, 1948, in Chicago, Illinois; married Paul Reichs (an attorney), 1968; children: two daughters, one son. ...

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Harry Reid

United States Senate Minority Leader Born December 2, 1939, in Searchlight, NV; son of Harry Sr. (a gold miner) and Inez (a laundry worker) Reid; married Landra Gould, 1959; child...

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Karel Reisz

Born in 1926, in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia; died of a blood disorder, November 25, 2002, in London, England. Film director. Karel Reisz was a Czech émigré–auteur who made several notable fil...

Relevo

Relevo

Communication and Internet

Relevo is a sports website written in Spanish and based in Madrid. It covers national and international sports, with a focus on Gen Z and millennial audiences.

Comic Relief

Comic Relief

Other

Comic Relief is an operating British charity, founded in 1985 by the comedy scriptwriter Richard Curtis and comedian Lenny Henry in response to the famine in Ethiopia. Th

Erich Maria Remarque

Erich Maria Remarque

Born: July 22, 1898 Osnabrück, Germany Died: September 25, 1970 Locarno, Switzerland German-born American author The ...

Rembrandt

Rembrandt

Born: July 15, 1606 Leiden, Netherlands Died: October 4, 1669 Netherlands Dutch artist Rembrandt was one of the most ...

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Ruth Rendell

Author Born Ruth Barbara Grasemann, February 17, 1930, in London, England; daughter of Arthur (a teacher) and Ebba Elise (a teacher; maiden name, Kruse) Grasemann; married D...

Janet Reno

Janet Reno

Born: July 21, 1938 Miami, Florida American attorney general Janet Reno was the seventy-fifth attorney general of the United States and the first...

Pierre Auguste Renoir

Pierre Auguste Renoir

Born: February 25, 1841 Limoges, France Died: December 3, 1919 Cagnes-sur-Mer, France French painter The French paint...

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Oscar de la Renta

Fashion designer Born in 1932, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; married Françoise de Langlade (a fashion editor), 1967 (died, 1983); married Annette Engelhard Reed (a p...

The United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives

Politics and Administration

The United States House of Representatives is the lower house of the United States Congress; the Senate is the upper house. Together they compose the national&n

Opinium Research

Opinium Research

Science and education

Opinium is a market research and insight agency established on 7 September 2007. It is headquartered in New York and London. Its Chief Executive is James Endersby. The agency works across five pr

Reuters

Reuters

Advertising and media

Reuters is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters. It employs around 2,500 journalists and 600 photojournalists in about 200 locations worldwide. Reuters is one of the la

Paul Revere

Paul Revere

Born: January 1, 1735 Boston, Massachusetts Died: May 10, 1818 Boston, Massachusetts American patriot, silversmith, and engraver ...

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