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  2. Imperial Chemical Industries - Wikipedia

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    Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) was a British chemical company. It was, for much of its history, the largest manufacturer in Britain. [1] Its headquarters were at Millbank in London. ICI was a constituent of the FT 30 and later the FTSE 100 indices. ICI was formed in 1926 as a result of the merger of four of

  3. Infant mortality - Wikipedia

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    World map of infant mortality rates in 2017. Infant mortality is the death of an infant before the infant's first birthday. [1] The occurrence of infant mortality in a population can be described by the infant mortality rate (IMR), which is the number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births. [1]

  4. Death rates in the 20th century - Wikipedia

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    In 1900, the leading cause of death in the United States was influenza with 202.2 deaths per 100,000 people followed by tuberculosis with 194.4, which is a curable illness today. In the middle of 20th century America, the leading cause of death was heart disease with 355.5 deaths per 100,000 followed by cancer at 139.8 deaths per 100,000 ...

  5. Epidemiological transition - Wikipedia

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    In 1998 Barrett et al. [7] proposed two additional phases in which cardiovascular diseases diminish as a cause of mortality due to changes in culture, lifestyle and diet, and diseases associated with aging increase in prevalence. In the final phase, disease is largely controlled for those with access to education and health care, but ...

  6. What brought down the Boise Airport hangar that killed three ...

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    A woman driving past the scene approximately a half-hour after the collapse said she saw the building's outer walls still standing, while the middle portion had collapsed between them.

  7. Surfside condo investigators reveal likely cause of collapse ...

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    The investigation into the Surfside condo collapse in Florida has revealed the likely cause of the catastrophe which left 98 people dead.. Investigators said on Thursday that they are focusing on ...

  8. Demographic transition - Wikipedia

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    In stage three, birth rates fall due to various fertility factors such as access to contraception, increases in wages, urbanization, a reduction in subsistence agriculture, an increase in the status and education of women, a reduction in the value of children's work, an increase in parental investment in the education of children, and other ...

  9. Thomas Cook collapses: Why and what happens now?

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    The collapse could provide a boost, however, to major rival TUI, whose shares surged more than 10% in early Monday trading, and to Europe's overcrowded airline sector, which could benefit from the ...