hotchpotch/wikipedia-multilingual-ir-related-lead-pairs huggingface dataset:
British Sri Lankans
British Sri Lankans are an ethnic group referring to British people who can trace their ancestry to Sri Lanka. It can refer to a variety of ethnicities and races, including Sinhalese, Tamils, Moors/Muslims and Burghers. They may identify with a various labels including Asian, South Asian, Indian, British, and British Sri Lankan.

They live primarily in Southern England. Within London, they live primarily in West London and South London (notably similar to the British Indian community). They have good social mobility and socioeconomic compared other ethnic groups, notably British Pakistani and British Bangladeshi. Sri Lanka was relatively socioeconomically advanced among its peers in the late 1900s and a majority of the Sinhalese immigrants were professionals.  Nearly half of Tamil immigrants were degree holders which combined with a strong education ethic led to fortunate outcomes for the British-born children. The estimated average household size is 2.3.

Lascar
A lascar was a sailor or militiaman from the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, the Arab world, British Somaliland or other lands east of the Cape of Good Hope who was employed on European ships from the 16th century until the mid-20th century.
Tang Xiaoquan
Tang Xiaoquan (Chinese: 汤小泉; born May 1947 in Jiangyin) is a Chinese politician.

Tang Xiaoquan has held the positions of director and party secretary of the China Rehabilitation Research Center for Deaf Children, chairman of the executive council of the China Disabled Persons' Federation, and vice-chairman of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games. She was appointed vice-chairman of the fifth presidium of the China Disabled Persons' Federation in November 2008. She was appointed chairman of the board of directors of the China Disabled Persons' Welfare Foundation (Chinese: 中国残疾人福利基金会) in June 2011.

Jiangyin
Jiangyin (simplified Chinese: 江阴; traditional Chinese: 江陰; pinyin: Jiāngyīn; Wade–Giles: Chiangyin, Jiangyin dialect: [kɐ̞ŋ.jɪŋ]) is a county-level city on the southern bank of the Yangtze River. It is administered by the prefecture-level city of Wuxi, Jiangsu province. Jiangyin is an important transport hub on the Yangtze River and one of the most developed counties in China. It had 1,595,138 inhabitants in the 2010 census. The city is part of the Jiangyin-Zhangjiagang-Jingjiang metropolitan area, which has 3,526,260 inhabitants.
Aristolochia tomentosa
Aristolochia tomentosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Aristolochiaceae.

Its native range includes the southeastern and South Central United States.  The common name for the plant is woolly Dutchman's-pipe because the flower superficially resembles a Dutch smoking pipe.

Aristolochiaceae
The Aristolochiaceae (English: /əˌrɪstəˈloʊkiəsii/) are a family, the birthwort family, of flowering plants with eight genera and about 400 known species belonging to the order Piperales. The type genus is Aristolochia L.
Meteka
Meteka is a town in north-eastern Ethiopia. Located in Administrative Zone 3 of the Afar Region, 30 kilometers south of Gewane, it has a latitude and longitude of 9°52′N 40°31′E﻿ / ﻿9.867°N 40.517°E﻿ / 9.867; 40.517 with an elevation of 628 meters above sea level. It is one of two towns in Gewane woreda.

Meteka marks the southern boundary of the Meteka Wetlands, a marshy portion of the lowlands of the Awash River. Ten kilometers west of the town is Lake Hertali.

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 1579, of whom 879 are men and 700 are women.

Districts of Ethiopia
Districts of Ethiopia, also called woredas (Amharic: ወረዳ; Oromo: woreda), are the third level of the administrative divisions of Ethiopia – after zones and the regional states.

These districts are further subdivided into a number of wards called kebele neighbourhood associations, which are the smallest unit of local government in Ethiopia.
Dan Hays
Daniel Phillip Hays PC OC CD (April 24, 1939) is a Canadian politician born in Calgary, Alberta.  He was Speaker of the Senate of Canada from 2001 to 2006, when he became Leader of the Government (Liberal) in the Senate.  Hays was the Leader of the Opposition in the 39th Canadian Parliament (2006-2007), and chair of numerous Senate committees.

39th Canadian Parliament
The 39th Canadian Parliament was in session from April 3, 2006 until September 7, 2008. The membership was set by the 2006 federal election on January 23, 2006, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections. The Parliament was dissolved on September 7, 2008, with an election to determine the membership of the 40th Parliament occurring on October 14, 2008.

There were two sessions of the 39th Parliament:
2014 NACRA Sevens
The 2014 NACRA sevens is an annual rugby sevens competition held for teams affiliated with the North America Caribbean Rugby Association. The competition was held between December 3 and 4 at the Campo Marte in Mexico City, Mexico. A total of twelve teams (including two from host nation Mexico) competed in the men's tournament.

In the men's gold medal match, Guyana managed to come back from being down 7–21 at half time to defeat Mexico. The top two teams in the men's competition, along with the winner of the women's competition qualified to compete at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.

Rugby Americas North
Rugby Americas North (RAN) is the governing body for rugby union in the North American continental region. Rugby Americas North operates under the authority of World Rugby, and is one of six regional unions represented within it.

Prior to 2016, the organisation was known as NACRA – the North America Caribbean Rugby Association. The preceding body before 2010 was NAWIRA – the North America and West Indies Rugby Association.

The main objective of RAN is the promotion and development of rugby in North America and the Caribbean. The association unveiled a four-year plan during the 2011 Annual General Meeting to grow rugby within its membership unions through promotion, media output and competition.

World Rugby's 40-member executive council includes two seats for RAN representatives, two seats for Canada, and one for the United States. By contrast to RAN's five votes on the World Rugby executive council, European countries have 16 votes.
Alcalá de Henares Universidad railway station
Alcalá de Henares Universidad is a railway station serving the University of Alcalá in the Community of Madrid, Spain. It is situated on the Madrid–Barcelona railway and is owned by Adif. The station is served by Cercanías Madrid lines C-2 and C-8.

Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias
ADIF (Spanish: [aˈðif], an acronym of Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias) is a Spanish state-owned railway infrastructure manager.  This state owned company reports to the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility. ADIF is charged with the management of most of Spain's railway infrastructure, that is the track, signaling and stations. It was formed in 2005 in response to European Union requirements to separate the natural monopoly of infrastructure management from the competitive operations of running train services. It is the legal successor of Renfe, Feve (Ferrocarriles de Vía Estrecha), and GIF (Gestor de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias).
2026 Pakistan Super League personnel signings and auction
The Pakistan Super League player auction for the eleventh season was held on 11 February 2026 in Lahore. It was the first time in PSL history that players were selected through an auction system, replacing the draft method that had been used since the league began in 2016.

Sialkot Stallionz
Sialkot Stallionz (Punjabi/Urdu: سیالکوٹ سٹالئنز) is a Pakistani professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that will compete in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The team is based in Sialkot, Pakistan with Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad as its home ground. The franchise was established as part of the league's expansion from six to eight teams for the 2026 Pakistan Super League. Team is owned by Gohar Shah of CD Ventures, who acquired it in February 2026 after the original owners declared bankruptcy. The Sialkot Stallionz will make its debut in PSL 11 (2026 season), which is scheduled to be played from 26 March to 3 May 2026 under an expanded eight-team format.
1973 Laotian coup attempt
The 1973 Laotian coup d'état attempt was a final attempt to stave off a communist coalition government of the Kingdom of Laos. Exiled General Thao Ma returned from the Kingdom of Thailand on 20 August 1973 to take over Wattay International Airport outside the capital of Vientiane. Commandeering an AT-28, he led air strikes upon the office and home of his hated rival, General Kouprasith Abhay. While Thao Ma was unsuccessfully bombing Kouprasith, loyal Royalist troops retook the airfield. Shot down upon his return, Thao Ma was hauled from his airplane's wreckage and executed. The coalition agreement was signed 14 September 1973.

North American T-28 Trojan
The North American Aviation T-28 Trojan is a radial-engine military trainer aircraft manufactured by North American Aviation and used by the United States Air Force and United States Navy beginning in the 1950s. Besides its use as a trainer, the T-28 was successfully employed as a counter-insurgency aircraft, primarily during the Vietnam War. It has continued in civilian use as an aerobatics and warbird performer.
Renée Weibel
Renée Weibel (born December 23, 1986, in Bern) is a Swiss actress.

Renée successfully completed her education as a stage dancer in 2003, as well as attending acting school in Berlin between 2006 and 2009. Her first stage appearance was in 2003 and she has had roles in notable plays such as Swan lake and The Phantom of the Opera. Alongside her career on stage, Renée has had parts in two short films: Uncut! in 2008 and Success in 2009.

She made her next move with taking the contract role as Helena von Lahnstein in the popular German soap opera Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love). Renée made her on-screen debut on October 5, 2009.

For years, Renée lived in Berlin. She had to move for her role in Verbotene Liebe, which is filmed in Cologne.

Next to German, Renée speaks American English and French. In 2012, she began dating her Verbotene Liebe co-star Dirk Moritz.

Swan Lake
Swan Lake (Russian: Лебединое озеро) is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76.  Despite its initial failure, it is now one of the most popular ballets of all time.

The scenario, initially in two acts, was based on Russian and German folk tales, telling a story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse.

The ballet was premiered by the Bolshoi Ballet on 4 March [O.S. 20 February] 1877 at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.  The choreographer of this original production was Julius Reisinger (Václav Reisinger).

Most ballet companies now base their performances on the 1895 revival of Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, first staged for the Imperial Ballet on 15 January 1895, at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. For this revival, Tchaikovsky's score was revised by Riccardo Drigo.
Reza Qoli Khan Ardalan
Reza Qoli Khan Ardalan (1824–1864) was the penultimate Ardalan governor of Kurdistan from 1834 to 1848 at irregular intervals. He was the son and predecessor of Khosrow Khan III. His mother was Walia, a daughter of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (r. 1797–1834), the Qajar shah (king) of Iran.

Due to his young age, his mother initially managed the affairs of the realm. In an attempt to win over the public, Reza Qoli Khan lowered the tax. In 1835, Mohammad Shah Qajar (r. 1834–1848) sent him to help Bahram Mirza suppress the rebellion of Mohammad-Hossein Mirza, the governor of Kermanshah. In 1838, with the intention of strengthening Qajar authority in Kurdistan, Mohammad Shah gave his sister in marriage to Reza Qoli Khan.

Reza Qoli Khan died in Tehran in 1864.

Kermanshah
Kermanshah (Persian: کرمانشاه, romanized: Kermânšâh, pronounced [keɾmɒːnˈʃɒːʰ] ⓘ; Southern Kurdish: کرماشان, romanized: Kirmaşan.) is a city in the Central District of Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. The city is 525 kilometres (326 miles) from Tehran in the western part of the country. The 2016 National Census measured the population of the city as 946,651 (2025 estimate 1,117,000). Kermanshah is widely recognised as the largest Kurdish-populated city in Iran and one of the most significant urban centres of Kurdish culture in the region. The Kurdish dialect of the city, known as Kermashani, belongs to the Southern Kurdish branch of the Kurdish language family.
Canton of Les Cévennes ardéchoises
The canton of Les Cévennes ardéchoises (French: canton des Cévennes ardéchoises; before 2016: canton of Les Vans, canton des Vans) is an administrative division of the Ardèche department, southern France. It elects two members of the Departmental Council of Ardèche, known as departmental councillors (conseillers départementaux). Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation that came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is Les Vans.

Ardèche
Ardèche (French pronunciation: [aʁdɛʃ] ⓘ; Occitan: Ardecha, pronounced [aɾˈdet͡ʃɔ]; Arpitan: Ardecha) is a department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Southeastern France. It is named after the river Ardèche and had a population of 328,278 as of 2019. Its prefecture is in Privas, but its largest city is Annonay.
Slovenské robotnícke noviny
Slovenské robotnícke noviny ('Slovak Workers News') was a Slovak-language social democratic newspaper issued from Pressburg, founded in October 1904. The newspaper was economically and politically supported by the Czech social democrats in Vienna. Emanuel Lehocký was the editor of the newspaper.

Criticism from Slovak social democrats against the Social Democratic Party of Hungary that the party had failed to support the Slovak-language labour press led to fragmentation of the party. The following year, the Slovak social democrats founded a party of their own.

In 1908 Lehocký was sentenced to two months imprisonment.

Social Democratic Party of Hungary
The Social Democratic Party of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarországi Szociáldemokrata Párt, pronounced [ˈmɒɟɒrorsaːɡi ˈsot͡sijaːldɛmokrɒtɒ ˈpaːrt], MSZDP) is a social democratic political party in Hungary. Historically, the party was dissolved during the occupation of Hungary by Nazi Germany (1944–1945) and the communist period of Hungary from 1948 to 1989, after being forced into a merger with the Communist Party. It worked legally for a short time during the Revolution of 1956.

It was a government party as a part of the Károlyi Government (1918–1919), Berinkey Government, Peidl Government (1919), Interim National Assembly (1944–1945) and Dinnyés Government (1947–1948). It was reorganized after Hungary's transition from communism in 1989.

MSZDP used to be a member of the Socialist International and the Party of European Socialists until 2020, when it was delisted from both due to inactivity.
Schmit
Schmit is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Ady Schmit (born 1940), Luxembourgish footballer and manager

Bob Schmit (born 1950), American football player

Crazy Schmit (1866–1940), American baseball player

Donny Schmit (1967–1996), American motorcycle racer

Édouard Schmit (born 1930), Luxembourgish fencer

Étienne Schmit (1889–1937), Luxembourgish politician and jurist

Jean Schmit (1931–2010), Luxembourgish cyclist

Lydie Schmit (1939–1988), Luxembourgish politician and educator

Marc Schmit (born 1985), Luxembourgish sailor

Mariette Schmit (born 1953), Luxembourgish fencer

Matt Schmit, American politician

Nicolas Schmit (born 1953), Luxembourgish politician

Patrick Schmit (born 1974), Luxembourgish figure skater

Summer Schmit (born 2003), American Paralympic swimmer

Timothy B. Schmit (born 1947), American musician and songwriter

Tomas Schmit (1943–2006), German artist and writer

Étienne Schmit
Étienne Schmit (22 October 1889 – 19 December 1937) was a Luxembourgish politician and jurist.  He served in the Chamber of Deputies, and in the governments of Pierre Prüm (1925–1926), Joseph Bech (1932–1937), and Pierre Dupong (1937).  He died in office, when he was Minister for Transport.  Schmit also sat in the communal council of Luxembourg City (1929–1931).
Open Hand Chicago
Open Hand Chicago was originally founded in 1988. It was co-founded by Chicago AIDS activists including Lori Cannon, James Cappleman, Greg Harris, and Tom Tunney. Using San Francisco's Project Open Hand as a model, Open Hand Chicago delivered 41,476 meals in its first year.

Open Hand Chicago began as a food delivery service for people with HIV/AIDS. It expanded into a food pantry. In 2011 it became part of Heartland Alliance and then became Vital Bridges Food Program as part of the consolidation of Chicago Community Response, Open Hand Chicago, and The HIV Coalition.

In 1994 Open Hand Chicago was inducted into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame.

Greg Harris (politician)
Gregory S. Harris (born June 5, 1955) is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives in the 13th district from 2007 to 2023. He sponsored the Acts which legalized civil unions and same sex marriage in Illinois and rose to become House Majority Leader in 2019. Harris retired as Leader, not seeking reelection to the House in 2022.
Holding pond
A holding pond can refer to:

a detention basin adjacent to rivers to temporarily store water as a protection against flooding

a pond created to store waste material, such as red mud

See also:

Retention basin, used to manage stormwater runoff to prevent flooding and downstream erosion, and improve water quality

Settling basin – for treating agricultural & industrial wastewater

Detention basin
A detention basin or retarding basin is an excavated area installed on, or adjacent to, tributaries of rivers, streams, lakes or bays to protect against flooding and, in some cases, downstream erosion by storing water for a limited period of time. These basins are also called dry ponds, holding ponds or dry detention basins if no permanent pool of water exists.

Detention ponds that are designed to permanently retain some volume of water at all times are called retention basins. In its basic form, a detention basin is used to manage water quantity while having a limited effectiveness in protecting water quality, unless it includes a permanent pool feature.
Judicial independence
Judicial independence is the concept that the judiciary should be independent from the other branches of government, meaning that courts should not be subject to improper influence from those branches or from private or partisan interests. Judicial independence is an important component of the separation of powers.

Different countries deal with the idea of judicial independence through different means of judicial selection, that is, choosing judges. One method seen as promoting judicial independence is by granting life tenure or long tenure for judges, as it would ideally free them to decide cases and make rulings according to the rule of law and judicial discretion, even if those decisions are politically unpopular or opposed by powerful interests. This concept can be traced back to 18th-century England.

Collegium system
The collegium system is a collegium where incumbent judges of the Supreme Court of India appoint judges to the Judiciary of India. It originated from three Supreme Court judgments (rendered in 1981, 1993, and 1998), collectively known as the Three Judges Cases. The system is alleged for being nepotistic and has faced widespread condemnation.
Patan, Rajasthan
Patan is a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. In the 12th century, Patan became the centre of a minor state called Tanwarawati or Torawati, ruled by a Tomar family. Patan has a total population of 7,004 peoples according to Census 2011.

Tomar (Rajput clan)
Tomar or Tanwar (also called Tomara) is a clan name, some members of which ruled parts of North India at different times. They are Rajputs and claim Chandravanshi descent.

Most of their population is primarily concentrated in Delhi, Haryana-Torawati and Western UP. There exist 84 villages of Tomars in Western UP alone. Besides, some areas in Northern Madhya Pradesh like Morena, Bhind and Gwalior are referred to as "Tomargarh" meaning "Fort of Tomars" due to quite large population of Tomar Rajputs outside Delhi and its surrounding areas.

Some notable Tomar Rajput rulers are:

Anangpal Tomar, ruler of the Tomara dynasty of Delhi

Ramshah Tanwar, a Tomar ruler who fought as an ally of Maharana Pratap along with his three sons, grandson and 300 soldiers against Mughal ruler Akbar in the Battle of Haldighati

Man Singh Tomar, ruler of Gwalior, who defended his kingdom for nearly two decades against relentless attacks from the Lodi dynasty
Chloé
Chloé (French pronunciation: [klɔe]) is a French luxury fashion house founded in 1952 by Gaby Aghion. In 1953, Aghion joined forces with Jacques Lenoir, formally managing the business side of the brand, allowing Aghion to purely pursue the creative growth of Chloé. Its headquarters are located in Paris.

The house is owned by luxury brands holding company Richemont Group. Chloé has been worn by many celebrities, including Marion Cotillard, Sienna Miller, Madonna, January Jones, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kirsten Dunst, Cameron Diaz, Emma Stone, Clémence Poésy and Katie Holmes.

The brand is characterized by a youthful and bohemian aesthetic, and has produced several successful fragrances. As of October 2023, Chemena Kamali is its  creative director.

January Jones
January Kristen Jones (born January 5, 1978) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Betty Draper in Mad Men (2007–2015), for which she was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.

She has portrayed Melissa Chartres in The Last Man on Earth (2015–2018) and starred in films such as American Wedding (2003), We Are Marshall (2006), The Boat That Rocked (2009), Unknown (2011), Seeking Justice (2011), and X-Men: First Class (2011).
Crown Pilot Crackers
Crown Pilot was a brand of cracker popular in much of New England in the United States. It was manufactured by Nabisco (a subsidiary of Kraft Foods as of 2000) until it was discontinued in the first quarter of 2008. The cracker was unsalted, and closely related to hardtack. The crackers were an important ingredient in historical recipes of clam chowder and a staple in many New England pantries.

Kraft Foods
Kraft Foods Group, Inc. was an American food manufacturing and processing conglomerate, split from Kraft Foods Inc. on October 1, 2012, and was headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It became part of Kraft Heinz on July 2, 2015, after merging with Heinz. The merger was arranged by Heinz owners Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital, and was completed on July 2, 2015, forming Kraft Heinz, the fifth-largest food and beverage company in the world.