1979 oil crisis
The 1979 oil crisis, sometimes referred to as the second oil crisis (in reference to the 1973 oil crisis), refers to the drop in oil production in the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution that led to an energy crisis in 1979. Although the global oil supply only decreased by approximately four percent, the oil markets'…
Solar power in Switzerland
Solar power in Switzerland has demonstrated consistent capacity growth since the early 2010s, influenced by government subsidy mechanisms such as the implementation of the feed-in tariff in 2009 and the enactment of the revised Energy Act in 2018. In 2025, solar power contributes nearly to 8 TWh of generation to the…
Saturday Night's Main Event XLII
Saturday Night's Main Event XLII, also promoted as Saturday Night's Main Event: John Cena's Final Match, was a professional wrestling television special produced by WWE. It took place on December 13, 2025, from the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., and was livestreamed on Peacock in the United States and YouTube…
Video games in Japan
Video games are a major industry in Japan, and the country is considered one of the most influential in video gaming. Japanese game development is often identified with the golden age of video games and the country is home to many notable video game companies such as Nintendo, Sega, Bandai Namco Entertainment, Taito,…
Indian Railways
Indian Railways is a state-owned enterprise organised as a departmental undertaking of the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India and operates India's national railway system. As of 2024, it manages the fourth largest national railway system by size, with a track length of 135,207 km (84,014 mi), running…
Jill Scott (footballer)
Jill Louise Scott (born 2 February 1987) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. The FIFA technical report into the 2011 Women's World Cup described Scott as one of England's four outstanding players; "[an] energetic, ball-winning midfielder who organises the team well, works hard at…
Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic caused far-reaching economic consequences including the COVID-19 recession, the second largest global recession in recent history, decreased business in the services sector during the COVID-19 lockdowns, the 2020 stock market crash (which included the largest single-week stock market decline…
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