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World of Warcraft (board game) World of Warcraft: The Board Game is an adventure board game based on the the popular World of Warcraft MMORPG. The game was designed and published by Fantasy Flight Games (publishers of other popular games such as Doom: The Board Game and Descent: Journeys in the Dark).
World of Warcraft Launcher World of Warcraft Launcher (referred to in press releases and the menu bar as Blizzard Launcher) is a program designed to act as a starting point for World of Warcraft players. It was included with the version 1.
World of Warcraft Trading Card Game The World of Warcraft Trading Card Game is a collectible trading card game based on Blizzard Entertainment's MMORPG, World of Warcraft. The game was announced by Upper Deck Entertainment on August 18 2005, and released on October 25 2006.
World of Yesterday World of Yesterday (German title Die Welt von Gestern (1946)) is the autobiography of Austrian writer Stefan Zweig. He started writing it in 1934 when, anticipating Anschluss and Nazi persecution, he uprooted himself from Austria to England and later to Brazil.
World on Fire World On Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability is a 2002 book published by Yale Law School professor Amy Chua as an academic study into ethnic divisions in a society.
World Ocean Atlas The World Ocean Atlas (WOA) is a data product of the Ocean Climate Laboratory of the National Oceanographic Data Center (USA). The WOA consists of a climatology of fields of in situ ocean properties for the World Ocean.
World Ocean Circulation Experiment The World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) was a component of the international World Climate Research Program, and aimed to establish the role of the World Ocean in the Earth's climate system. WOCE's field phase ran between 1990 and 1998, and was followed by an analysis and modelling phase that ran until 2002.
World Olympians Association The World Olympians Association is an association of former olympic athletes ("Olympians") from all over the world, to promote the dissemination of Olympic ideals, fair play, advance environmental protection, educate against doping – drug use, supply educational resources, work against violence and intolerance, support diversity and equality, contribute to sport related charities, host special hospitality centres, involve Olympians in social support, display positive role models, advance sport management and promote culture of which sport is a part of.
World On Edge World On Edge were a Canadian pop group from Quebec from the early 1990's. Their biggest hit by far was the single Still Beating which reached the top 10 in 1991, although they had altogether four singles reach the Canadian top 40.
World Open The World Open is a squash event which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The World Open is widely considered to be one of the two most prestigious titles in squash, alongside the British Open (which was considered to be the effective world championship of the sport prior to the World Open's establishment).
World Opponent Network World Opponent Network or WON was an online gaming service, created by Sierra Games as the Sierra Internet Gaming System (SIGS). WON was used by games such as Homeworld, Half-Life, Star Trek: Armada, Soldier of Fortune, Dark Reign 2 and online versions of casino games.
World Organisation Against Torture The World Organisation Against Torture (Organisation Mondiale Contre la Torture, OMCT) is the world’s largest coalition of non-governmental organisations fighting against arbitrary detention, torture, summary and extrajudicial executions, forced disappearances and other forms of violence. The global network consists of almost 300 local, national and regional organisations, all of which share a common goal of eradicating torture and fostering respect of human rights for all.
World Organization of Family Doctors The World Organization of National Colleges, Academies (Wonca) and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians or in short World Organization of Family Doctors is an international organization of national colleges, academies or organizations concerned with the academic aspects of general family practice. The Wonca was founded in 1972.
World Organization of the Scout Movement The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) is the supranational organization which governs most national Scout Movements, with 28 million members. It is the counterpart of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).
World Outgames The World Outgames are a sporting and cultural event hosted by the gay community. With over 6,500 participants, the 1st World Outgames, held in 2006, was the largest international event to be held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada since the 1976 Summer Olympiad.
World presidents' organization The World Presidents' Organization (WPO) is a global chapter-driven non-profit organization of more than 4,800 individuals who are or have been chief executive officers of major business enterprises. With business operations in more than 70 countries, WPO members combine corporate responsibility and personal public service to create significant contributions in the communities where they live and work.
World Pacific Records World Pacific Records was the world music record label of Pacific Jazz Records which distributed Horizon Records from 1960 till 1963. It was a division of Liberty Records which also handled popular music releases.
World Pantheist Movement The World Pantheist Movement (WPM) is the world's largest organization of people associated with pantheism, a philosophy which asserts that spirituality should be centered on nature. It also has members who describe themselves as religious naturalists, naturalistic pagans, and various other terms for naturalistic reverence.
World Party World Party is a successful British pop/rock band, which is essentially the solo project of its multi-talented only member, Karl Wallinger. The band was started in 1985 after Wallinger amicably left The Waterboys.
World Peace Council The World Peace Council (or World Council of Peace) was formed in 1949 in order to promote peaceful coexistence and nuclear disarmament. From the very beginning it has been alleged to be a front organization of Communist parties due to its advocacy of unilateral disarmament in western countries and the active participation and funding of the council by the Soviet bloc as well as the leading role taken in the WPC by Communists such as Frédéric Joliot-Curie, the WPC's founding president.
World Philharmonic Orchestra The World Philharmonic Orchestra (WPO) is an orchestra that comes together once a year to bring together players from countries across the world. Its aim is that music, a universal language, offers a message of peace and fraternity to the whole international community.
World Pipe Band Championships The World Pipe Band Championships is a pipe band competition held in Glasgow, Scotland every August. The event has been operating regularly since 1930, when the Scottish Pipe Band Association (today known as the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association) was formed.
World Poetry Day World Poetry Day is on March 21, and was declared by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in 1999. The purpose of the day is to promote the reading, writing, publishing and teaching of poetry throughout the world and, as the UNESCO session declaring the day says, to "give fresh recognition and impetus to national, regional and international poetry movements.
World Poker Tour The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the world's professional players. It was started by attorney/television producer Steven Lipscomb, who now serves as CEO of WPT Enterprises (WPTE), the firm that controls the World Poker Tour.
World Poker Tour Walk of Fame The World Poker Tour Walk of Fame is designed to honor those poker players who have played the game well at the highest levels as well as those who have promoted the spread of it through film, television, and literature. It was started in 2004.
World Police and Fire Games The World Police and Fire Games (WPFG) are a biennial athletic event open to active and retired law enforcement and fire service personnel throughout the world. The WPFG Federation is an arm of the California Police Athletic Federation (CPAF), a U.
World Policy Institute The World Policy Institute at The New School in New York City is a research and education policy center that has been a source of informed policy leadership for over 50 years. The Institute and its fellows are engaged in policy research and advocacy on critical world problems, in particular, the development of an internationalist consensus on the measures needed for the management of a world market economy, the development of a workable system of collective security, and the creation of an active transnational civil society.
World Policy Journal The World Policy Journal is the quarterly journal of the World Policy Institute, devoted to international affairs. Edited by Karl Meyer (who succeeded the late James Chace at the post), the World Policy Journal is a frequent outlet for Senior Fellows of the Institute, such as Phil Gourevitch and David Rieff.
World Pool-Billiard Association The World Pool-Billiard Association is the international governing body for billiards. The group was formed in 1987, and was initially headed by a provisional board of directors consisting of representatives from Japan, the United States, Sweden, and Germany.
World Population Day World Population Day is observed on July 11, honoring of world population statistics and aspects. During this day most of the major population statistics are released to the public, when during other days of the year, this information would have been hard to obtain.
World Population Foundation The World Population Foundation (WPF) was founded in 1987 in the Netherlands by a British couple Diana and Roy W Brown. Their purpose was to create an organisation to draw attention to the damaging effects of high birth rates and rapid population growth on maternal and infant mortality, communities and the environment, and to raise funds for population projects and programs, with the ultimate aim of reducing world poverty and improving the quality of life of the world’s poorest people.
World Prayer Center The World Prayer Center, located in northern Colorado Springs, Colorado, exists as an extension of Charismatic Spiritual warfare beliefs. It was founded by Pastor Ted Haggard in 1998 and serves as the center of operations for worldprayerteam.
World Presidents' Organization The World Presidents' Organization (WPO) is a global chapter-driven non-profit organization of more than 4,800 individuals who are or have been chief executive officers of major business enterprises. With business operations in more than 70 countries, WPO members combine corporate responsibility and personal public service to create significant contributions in the communities where they live and work.
World Press Freedom Day World Press Freedom Day honours sacrifices around the world made for freedom of the press and reminds governments of their duty to respect and uphold the right to freedom of expression that is enshrined under Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1993, the day is celebrated each year on 3 May, the anniversary of the Declaration of Windhoek, a statement of free press principles put together by African newspaper journalists in 1991.
World Press Photo World Press Photo, founded in 1955, is an independent, non-profit organization with offices in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and is known for organizing the world's largest and most prestigious annual press photography contest. After the contest, the prizewinning photographs are assembled into a traveling exhibition that is visited by over a million people in 40 countries.
World Productions World Productions is a British television production company, founded in the early 1990s by acclaimed producer Tony Garnett. The company's first major series was the police drama Between The Lines (BBC1, 1992-94), and throughout the decade they went on to produce a succession of highly successful drama series.
World Professional Basketball Tournament World Professional Basketball Tournament was an invitational tournament for professional basketball teams in the United States held in Chicago, Illinois by the Chicago Herald American. The annual event was held from 1939 to 1948.
World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (also known as the World Snooker Association or the WPBSA) is the governing body of world snooker. It was founded in 1968 as the Professional Billiard Players' Association.
World Professional Figure Skating Championships The World Professional Figure Skating Championships was an elite made-for-TV figure skating competition. It was created by Dick Button, a 2-time Olympic gold medalist, through his production company Candid Productions.
World Quizzing Championship The World Quizzing Championship is an individual quiz contest organised by the International Quizzing Association - a not-for-profit organisation based in England. The competition has been staged annually since 2003 with an increasing number of contestants from several nations.
World record progression 100 metres men The first world record in the 100 m for men (athletics) was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912In 1896, at the inaugural Olympics in Athens, Greece, Tom Burke ran a twelve second hundred metres - the earliest 'record'. However, this was before the 1912 recognition of records..
World record progression 100m butterfly The first World Record in the 100 metres Butterfly in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1957, for both men and women. In the short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.
World record progression 1500m freestyle The first World Record in the Men's 1500 metres Freestyle in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1908. In the short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.
World record progression 200m butterfly The first World Record in the Men's 200 metres Butterfly in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1959. The women's official acknowledged top time came one year earlier.
World record progression 200m medley The first World Record in the 200 metres Individual Medley in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1956, followed by the women a year later. In the short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.
World record progression 400m medley The first World Record in the 400 metres Individual Medley in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1957, followed by the women a year later. In the short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.
World record progression 50m freestyle The first World Record in the Men's 50 metres Freestyle in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1976. In the short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.
World records in athletics World records in athletics (track and field) are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. The criteria which must be satisfied for ratification also apply to national or other restricted records and also to performances submitted as qualifying marks for eligibility to compete in major events such as the Olympic Games.
World Radio Geneva World Radio Geneva (WRG) is the only English-language radio station that broadcasts in the City of Geneva, Switzerland. It is a commercial pop radio station, however its main shareholder is Radio Suisse Romande (a public radio company).
World Radio Network WRN (formerly World Radio Network), is a private London, England-based company that provides transmission services for radio and television broadcasters worldwide. This includes the creation and distribution of its own-branded radio channels which aggregate daily and weekly programmes from national public broadcasters around the world, and which, in turn, are distributed using international satellite radio networks, mobile platforms and local FM and AM rebroadcasters.
World Radiocommunication Conference World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) is organized by ITU to review, and, if necessary, revise the Radio Regulations, the international treaty governing the use of the radio-frequency spectrum and the geostationary-satellite and non-geostationary-satellite orbits. It is held every two or three years.
World Radiosport Team Championship The World Radiosport Team Championship is an amateur radio contest. WRTC is an invitation-only event in which the world's elite contesters compete against one another using amateur radio stations that are in one geographic area of the world and are equipped with similar antennas and operating restrictions.
World Rainforest Movement The World Rainforest Movement (WRM) is a global network of citizens groups, both North and South, involved in efforts to defend the world's rainforests. It works to secure the lands and livelihoods of forest peoples, and support their efforts to defend forests from commercial logging, dams, mining, oil exploitation, plantations, shrimp farms, colonisation and settlement, and other projects that threaten them.
World Rally Championship The World Rally Championship (WRC) is a rallying series organised by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. The driver's championship and manufacturer's championship are separate championships, but based on the same point system.
World Rally Championship Games The World Rally Championship game series is made by Evolution Studios. The first WRC game was titled WRC World Rally Championship and it was released on the March 21, 2002 in America, March 14, 2002 in Japan and November 30, 2001 in Europe, containing teams, drivers, cars and rallies from the 2001 WRC season.
World Reference Base for Soil Resources The World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB) is the international standard taxonomic soil classification system endorsed by the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS). It was developed by an international collaboration coordinated by the International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC) and sponsored by the IUSS and the FAO via its Land & Water Development division.
World Reformed Fellowship The World Reformed Fellowship is an ecumenical Christian body which promotes unity between conservative Reformed churches around the world. It is similar in theology to the International Conference of Reformed Churches and more conservative than the World Alliance of Reformed Churches and Reformed Ecumenical Council.
World Research Group The conference company World Research Group is one of six owned by Vidar Jorgensen, with Dharshan Wanasundera as president. It organizes around 50 - 70 business conferences a year, specializing in health care, aviation, automotives, security, intellectual property, marketing, finance, sports, entertainment and technology.
World Roma Festival The World Roma Festival or Khamoro is an international Roma festival held annually in the city of Prague, Czech Republic. It belongs to the most prestigious Roma projects on an international level with top international Roma musicians performing.
World Rowing Championships The World Rowing Championships is an international rowing regatta organised by FISA (the International Rowing Federation). It is a week long event held at the end of the summer and in non-Olympic years is the highlight of the international rowing calendar.
World Rowing Championships 2005 The 28th World Rowing Championships were held at the Nagaragawa International Regatta Course, Kaizu, Gifu, Japan, between August 28 and September 4, 2005. The international rowing season usually ends with the World Championship regatta.
World surfing champion The world surfing champion is a title awarded annually to the best competition surfer for the year, today based on points earned for placings at events on the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) ASP World Tour. A qualification system decides who can compete on the tour, for a total of 44 men (the top 44 as they're called) and 16 women.
World Sacred Music Festival The World Sacred Music Festival (Festival des Musiques Sacrées du Monde) brings together performers from every corner of our planet for a week of artistic show in Fes Morocco's ancient holy city. The festival intends to represent the spiritual heart of Islam – peaceful, pluralistic, generous and cheerful, honouring all the world's spiritual traditions and dissolving musical boundaries.
World Sailing Speed Record Council The World Sailing Speed Record Council, founded in 1972, is the body authorized by the International Sailing Federation (formerly International Yacht Racing Union) to confirm speed records of sailing crafts (boats or sailboards) on water (not on ice or land). In the early years the council only dealt with claims of speed records on a one-way leg of 500 metres.
World Saxophone Congress The World Saxophone Congress is a festival gathering approximately 1000 saxophonists and other musicians from all over the world. It is held once every three years at a different congress centre in a different country.
World Science Fiction Society The World Science Fiction Society, or WSFS, is an unincorporated literary society whose purpose is to promote interest in science fiction. WSFS has no standing officers, only small standing committees, and a large membership composed of the members of the current Worldcon.
World Scientists' Warning to Humanity In late 1992, the late Henry W. Kendall, a former chair of the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) board of directors, wrote World Scientists' Warning to Humanity, which begins: "Human beings and the natural world are on a collision course.
World Scout Committee The World Scout Committee is the executive body of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). It is one of three primary components of WOSM; with the other two being the World Scout Conference and the World Scout Bureau.
World Scout Conference The World Scout Conference (WSC) is the general assembly of Scouting and is composed of six delegates from each of the 155 member Scout associations. It is one of three primary components of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM); with the other two being the World Scout Committee and the World Scout Bureau.
World Scout Foundation The World Scout Foundation provides financial support for the growth and development of Scouting worldwide under the aegis of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. It sources capital donations from individuals, foundations, corporations, governments to provide the expansion of the Scouting movement worldwide.
World Scout Jamboree The World Scout Jamboree, also officially denominated with the French title Jamboree Scout Mondial, is a Scouting jamboree, typically attended by several tens of thousands of Scouts, aged 14 to 17, from all over the world.
World Scout Moot The World Scout Moot is a gathering of older Scouts, mainly Rover Scouts, ages 18-26 (although there was no upper age limit for the earlier Moots) from all over the world. Moots are held every four years and are organized by the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
World Scrabble Championship 1993 The World Scrabble Championship 1993 was the second World Scrabble Championship. The winner was Mark Nyman, representing the United Kingdom, as this was before the countries of the UK were given individual representation.
World Security Institute The World Security Institute (WSI) is an American think tank committed to independent research and journalism on global affairs. WSI was formed in 2005 as an umbrella organization for Center for Defense Information (CDI).
World Security Workshop World Security Workshop was an anthology series on the ABC radio network, presented by United World Federalists, and its predecessor Americans United for World Government. Twenty-six half-hour episodes were broadcast between 14 November 1946 and 8 May 1947.
World Series Baseball (video game) Sega Sports' World Series Baseball, or simply World Series Baseball, is a sports game developed by Blue Sky Software and published by Sega for the Mega Drive/Genesis. It is the first game in the series and was originally released in 1994.
World Series Baseball 2K2 World Series Baseball 2K2, or World Series Baseball as it is known for Xbox, is a sports game developed by Visual Concepts and published by Sega for the Sega Dreamcast and Microsoft Xbox. It is the first game in the modern series to be featured on the Xbox and the first title in the series developed by Visual Concepts.
World Series Cricket World Series Cricket (WSC) was a professional cricket competition between 1977 to 1979, set up by the late Kerry Packer in opposition to the established international cricket. World Series Cricket drastically changed the nature of cricket, and its influence continues to be felt today.
World Series Cricket Supertests Supertests were international cricket matches set up between 1977 and 1979 as a part of World Series Cricket, which was organised and operated by the late Australian publishing magnate Kerry Packer. The matches were and are not officially recognised by the International Cricket Council, the sport's governing body.
World Series Cup The World Series Cup was the name of the cricket tournament that took place in Australia every year between the home side and two touring teams. This was the very first of the one day international (ODI) triangular tournaments.
World Series MVP Award The World Series MVP Award is given to the player who most contributes to his team's success in the World Series. The award was originally given by the editors of Sport magazine, but is now decided by a combination of media members, Major League Baseball officials, and fan voting.
World Series of Blackjack The World Series of Blackjack is a televised blackjack tournament created and produced by the cable network GSN. It is a closed tournament; players are either invited to play or can attempt to win a spot via a satellite tournament.
World Series of Darts The World Series of Darts was a Professional Darts Corporation event which was introduced in 2006. The event was not a ratings success in the United States and the PDC decided to replace it with another new tournament, the US Open for 2007.
World Series of Rock The World Series of Rock was originally a recurring day-long multi-act concert performed in Cleveland Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio, on Lake Erie, from 1974 through 1979. Belkin Productions staged these summer outdoor events, attracting prestigious mainstream hard rock bands and massive crowds to the open horseshoe-shaped stadium which could fit over 86,000 fans.
World Series of Video Games The World Series of Video Games, or WSVG for short, is an international professional electronic sports competition. It held its first season in 2006, with competitions in five different games and five events held around the world.
World Series television ratings This is a list of Major League Baseball World Series television ratings since 1985. Only United States audience totals are included, which is especially crucial for the 1992 and 1993 World Series respectively, which were highly watched in Canada.
World Series Trophy The World Series Trophy is awarded each year by Major League Baseball to the team winning the World Series. Recent trophy designs consist of 30 flags representing the 30 teams in North America's two top leagues, the National League and the American League.
World Service Authority The World Service Authority (WSA), founded in 1954, is a non-profit organization that educates about and promotes "world citizenship", "world law", and World Government. It has offices in Washington, D.
World Schools Style debate World Schools Style debating (or WSS) is a combination of the British Parliamentary and Australia-Asian debating formats, designed to meet the needs of the World Schools Debating Championships tournament. Each debate comprises eight speeches delivered by two teams of three members, representing the Proposition and Opposition sides.
World Snooker Championship The World Snooker Championship, currently held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, is the climax of snooker's annual calendar and the most important snooker event of the year in terms of prestige, prize money and world ranking points.
World Snooker Championship 2000 The 2000 World Snooker Championship took place at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield between 15 April and 1 May 2000. It was won by Mark Williams, who beat fellow Welsh player Matthew Stevens in the final by 18 frames to 16.
World Snooker Championship 2001 The 2001 Embassy World Snooker Championship took place between the 21 April and 7 May 2001 at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. It was won by Ronnie O'Sullivan, who beat John Higgins in the final by 18 frames to 14.
World Snooker Championship 2002 The 2002 Embassy World Snooker Championship took place between 20 April and 6 May 2002 at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England. Ronnie O'Sullivan looked to defend his world title which he won in 2001, but the final winner was Peter Ebdon, beating 7 time World Champion Stephen Hendry by 18 frames to 17 in the final to win his first World Championship.
World Snooker Championship 2003 The 2003 Embassy World Snooker Championship took place between 19 April and 5 May 2003 at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. Peter Ebdon looked to defend his world title which he won in 2002, but the final winner was Mark Williams, beating Ken Doherty by 18 frames to 16 in the final.
World Snooker Championship 2004 The 2004 Embassy World Snooker Championship took place between the 17 April and 3 May 2004 at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. Mark Williams looked to defend his world title which he won in 2003, but the final winner was Ronnie O'Sullivan, beating Graeme Dott by 18 frames to 8 in the final.
World Snooker Championship 2005 The 2005 Embassy World Snooker Championship took place between the 16 April and 2 May 2005 at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. Ronnie O'Sullivan looked to defend his world title which he won in 2004, but the final winner was the relatively fresh faced Shaun Murphy, beating Matthew Stevens by 18 frames to 16 in the final.
World Snooker Championship 2006 The 2006 World Snooker Championship took place between the 15 April and 1 May 2006 (running into the early hours of 2 May 2006) at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. Shaun Murphy looked to defend his world title which he won at the 2005 championship, however he was eliminated in the quarter-finals.
World Soccer 94 Road to Glory World Soccer 94 Road to Glory is a Super Nintendo Entertainment System game about international soccer as it was in the year 1994. Had it been an Electronic Arts title, then it would have dealt about soccer in the year 1993.
World Social Forum The World Social Forum (WSF) is an annual meeting held by members of the anti-globalization movement to coordinate world campaigns, share and refine organizing strategies, and inform each other about movements from around the world and their issues. It tends to meet in January when its "great capitalist rival", the World Economic Forum is meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
World Socialist Party of India The World Socialist Party of India is a small Indian political party based in Calcutta. The party was formed by a group of ex-Leninists consisting primarily of Professor Binay Sarkar, his family, and his students.

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