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  2. Phase-out of incandescent light bulbs - Wikipedia

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    Various governments have passed legislation to phase out manufacturing or importation of incandescent light bulbs for general lighting in favor of more energy- efficient alternatives. The regulations are generally based on efficiency, rather than use of incandescent technology. However, it is not unlawful to continue to buy or sell existing ...

  3. Ray-Ban - Wikipedia

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    Ray-Ban is a brand of luxury sunglasses and eyeglasses created in 1936 by Bausch & Lomb. The brand is best known for its Wayfarer and Aviator lines of sunglasses. In 1999, Bausch & Lomb sold the brand to Italian eyewear conglomerate Luxottica Group for a reported $640 million.

  4. International English Language Testing System - Wikipedia

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    In 2017, over 3 million tests were taken in more than 140 countries, up from 2 million tests in 2012, 1.7 million tests in 2011 and 1.4 million tests in 2009. In 2007, IELTS administered more than one million tests in a single 12-month period for the first time ever, making it the world's most popular English language test for higher education ...

  5. Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board - Wikipedia

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    The Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board ( PLAB) test provides the main route for International Medical Graduates (IMGs) to demonstrate that they have the necessary skills and knowledge to practise medicine in the United Kingdom (UK). PLAB is a two part assessment that overseas doctors (or international medical graduates), from outside ...

  6. They spent 5 years researching their move abroad. Now ... - AOL

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    The top answers to the reasons-for-moving question: 1) For adventure/enrichment/growth; 2) The US is too divided; 3) To avoid the threat of gun violence. The Portugal scouting group toured the ...

  7. New study ranks this US city as the least desirable to live ...

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    August 14, 2024 at 6:10 PM. A new study found that for the second year in a row, Washington, D.C., is the least desirable place to live in the U.S., with 33% of the participants who took part in ...

  8. Censorship in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Freedom of speech by country. Internet censorship and surveillance by country. v. t. e. In the United Kingdom censorship has been applied to various forms of expression such as the media, cinema, entertainment venues, literature, theatre and criticism of the monarchy. While there is no general right to free speech in the UK, [ 1] British ...

  9. US warns a famine in Sudan is on pace to be the deadliest in ...

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    The newly confirmed famine at one of the sprawling camps for war-displaced people in Sudan’s Darfur region is growing uncontrolled as the country's combatants block aid, and it threatens to grow ...