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Weightlifting

Event Men Under 56 kgHalil Mutlu, TUR Meijin Wu, CHN Sedat Artuc, TUR56–62 kgZhiyong Shi, CHN Maosheng Le, CHN Israel Jose Rubio, VEN62–69 kgGuozheng Zhang, CHN Bae Young Lee, KOR Nikolay…

Dominica

(Encyclopedia) CE5 DominicaDominicadŏmĭnēˈkə [key], officially Commonwealth of Dominica, republic (2015 est. pop. 73,000) consisting of the island of Dominica (290 sq mi/750 sq km), located in the…

nickel

(Encyclopedia) nickel, metallic chemical element; symbol Ni; at. no. 28; at. wt. 58.6934; m.p. about 1,453℃; b.p. about 2,732℃; sp. gr. 8.902 at 25℃; valence 0, +1, +2, +3, or +4. Nickel is a hard,…

March 2000 News and Events

World Britain Frees Gen. Augusto Pinochet (March 2): Drops extradition charges because of general's poor health. Former dictator, 84, heads home to Chile, where he is likely to face trial on human…

May 2000 News and Events

WorldRebels Seize Peacekeepers in Sierra Leone (May 4): UN intervention erupts into violence as Revolutionary United Front rebels kill seven and capture at least 500 of UN force. (May 17):…