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Ohad Barkan, known as Ady, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 18, 1983, to immigrant parents from Romania and Israel. His mother, Diana L. Kormos-Buchwald, is a professor of the history of science at the California Institute of Technology and his father, Elazar Barkan, is a professor of international and public affairs at Columbia University.
A Greek lithograph of the Battle of Kilkis–Lachanas. The Balkan Wars were two wars that took place in the Balkans in 1912 and 1913. Four Balkan states defeated the Ottoman Empire in the first war; one of the four, Bulgaria, was defeated in the second war. The Ottoman Empire lost nearly all of its holdings in Europe.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung reported that Balkan Insight is a "highly regarded Internet portal" [4] and BIRN is "valued for its independence and seriousness". [5] In 2015, the journal Academicus International Scientific Journal reported that Balkan Insight was "the leading news site covering the Western Balkans Region", and often published opinions from international leaders. [1]
The most-liked post as of August 2024 is a carousel of the Argentine footballer Lionel Messi and his teammates celebrating the 2022 FIFA World Cup win at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, which has been liked by over 75.2 million different accounts. Uploaded on December 18, 2022, the post shows Messi lifting his first World Cup Trophy after ...
Emir Kobilić ( Bosnian pronunciation: [ěmir kôbilit͡ɕ] ), known professionally as Salvatore Ganacci ( Italian: [salvaˈtoːre ɡaˈnattʃi] ), is a Bosnian-Swedish DJ and record producer. His performances at Tomorrowland in 2018 and 2019 became viral, [ 1] as did the music video for his song "Horse". [citation needed]
The Ustaše ( pronounced [ûstaʃe] ), also known by anglicised versions Ustasha or Ustashe, [ n 3] was a Croatian, fascist and ultranationalist organization [ 21] active, as one organization, between 1929 and 1945, formally known as the Ustaša – Croatian Revolutionary Movement ( Croatian: Ustaša – Hrvatski revolucionarni pokret ).
The Balkans ( / ˈbɔːlkənz / BAWL-kənz, / ˈbɒlkənz / BOL-kənz[ 1] ), corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. [ 2][ 3][ 4] The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the whole of Bulgaria. [ 5]
Chloé Sarah Hayden (born 23 July 1997) is an Australian actress, author, podcast host, social-media personality, and an activist in the disability rights movement.After gaining early attention on social media, she was cast to play Quinn "Quinni" Gallagher-Jones an autistic lesbian in the Netflix comedy drama series Heartbreak High, for which she won an AACTA Award and was nominated for a ...