hotchpotch/wikipedia-multilingual-ir-related-lead-pairs huggingface dataset:
Al-Qitaa
Al-Qitaa (Arabic: القطعة), also known as Al-Majawdeh (Arabic: المجاودة), is a Syrian town located in Abu Kamal District, Deir ez-Zor.  According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Qitaa had a population of 8,251 in the 2004 census.

Deir ez-Zor Governorate
Deir ez-Zor Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة دير الزور Muḥāfaẓat Dayr az-Zawr) is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in eastern Syria, bordering Iraq. It has an area of 33,060 km2 (12,760 sq mi) and a population of 1,239,000 (2011 estimate). The capital is Deir ez-Zor. It is divided roughly equally from northwest to southeast by the Euphrates.
2017–18 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by fourth-year head coach Steve Wojciechowski, played their home games at the BMO Harris Bradley Center as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated DePaul in the first round before losing to eventual tournament champion Villanova in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Harvard in the first round and Oregon in the second round before losing to Penn State in the quarterfinals.

This season was the last for the men's team playing at the Bradley Center, as they will open the new Fiserv Forum for the 2018–19 season.

2018 Big East men's basketball tournament
The 2018 Big East men's basketball tournament was the postseason tournament men's basketball tournament for the Big East Conference. It was held from March 7 through March 10, 2018 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. No. 2 seed Villanova defeated No. 5 seed Providence in the championship game to win the tournament and receive the conference's bid to the NCAA tournament. It was Villanova's second straight tournament championship.

Providence participated in three straight overtime games in the tournament, setting a Big East tournament record.
Platanthera yadonii
Platanthera yadonii, also known as Yadon's piperia or Yadon's rein orchid,  is an endangered orchid endemic to a narrow range of coastal habitat in northern Monterey County, California.  In 1998 this plant was designated as an endangered species by the United States government, the major threat to its survival being continuing land development from an expanding human population and associated habitat loss. One of the habitats of Yadon's piperia, the Del Monte Forest near Monterey, California, is the subject of a federal lawsuit, based upon endangerment of this organism along with several other endangered species.

This wildflower may lie dormant in a given year and not emerge above the soil surface from its tuberous substructure. After leafing out in the spring, it will produce flowers on erect spikes, each flower possessing both green and white petals.  It prefers sandy soils, and subsists on nutrient extraction from intermediate fungal organisms.

Minimum viable population
Minimum viable population (MVP) is a lower bound on the population of a species, such that it can survive in the wild.  This term is commonly used in the fields of biology, ecology, and conservation biology. MVP refers to the smallest possible size at which a biological population can exist without facing extinction from natural disasters or demographic, environmental, or genetic stochasticity. The term "population" is defined as a group of interbreeding individuals in similar geographic area that undergo negligible gene flow with other groups of the species. Typically, MVP is used to refer to a wild population, but can also be used for ex situ conservation (Zoo populations).
Sinmang-ri station
Sinmang-ri station is a railway station on the Gyeongwon Line located in Sang-ri, Yeoncheon-eup, Yeoncheon-gun, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.

Sinmang-ri is a settlement established by the US military in 1954 for war refugees, and its name means New Hope Town.

From July 28, 2011, the operation was temporarily suspended due to track damage caused by heavy rains in central Korea in July 2011. On March 21, 2012, with the resumption of Gyeongwon Line commuter train service, number of commuter train service increased to 11 a day each way, and then increased to 17 after a timetable revision in July 2012.

Gyeongwon Line
The Gyeongwon Line is a railway line serving northeastern Gyeonggi Province in South Korea. The line is operated by Korail. The name of the line came from Gyeongseong (Seoul) and Wonsan, the original terminus of the line, in what is now North Korea.
1908 Giro di Lombardia
The 1908 Giro di Lombardia was the fourth edition of the Giro di Lombardia cycle race and was held on 8 November 1908. The race started in Milan and finished in Sesto San Giovanni. The race was won by François Faber of the Peugeot team.

Sesto San Giovanni
Sesto San Giovanni (Italian: [ˈsɛsto san dʒoˈvanni]; Western Lombard: Sest San Giovann, Lombard: [ˈsɛst ˌsãː dʒuˈʋan]), locally referred to as just Sesto (Lombard: Sest), is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan, in the Italian region of Lombardy. It was awarded with the honorary title of città (city) by decree of 10 April 1954, signed by President Luigi Einaudi.
2013 Tampere Open – Men's doubles
Michael Linzer and Gerald Melzer were the defending champions, having won the event in 2012, but both players chose not to defend their title.

Henri Kontinen and Goran Tošić won the title, defeating Ruben Gonzales and Chris Letcher in the final, 6–4, 6–4.

Ruben Gonzales (tennis)
Ruben Gonzales (born September 11, 1985) is an American-born Filipino professional tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On 6 May 2013, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of No. 766 and his highest doubles ranking of No. 116 achieved on 6 March 2023.
Lancelot van Brederode
Lancelot van Brederode (died 20 July 1573, Schoten) was a Dutch general in the Dutch Revolt. He was vice admiral of the  ‘Geuzen’, or ‘Sea Beggars’, and served as a captain in the army of Louis of Nassau.

He is not to be confused with another Lancelot van Brederode (c.1583–1668), associate of Frans Kuyper.

Schoten
Schoten (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsxoːtə(n)] ⓘ) is a municipality located in Antwerp Province, Belgium. The municipality only comprises the town of Schoten proper.  As of 1 January 2020 Schoten has a total population of 34,311. The total area is 29.55 km2 (11.41 sq mi) which gives a population density of 1,122/km2 (2,910/sq mi). Schoten borders the Antwerp districts Merksem to the west and Deurne to the south west.  Neighboring municipalities include Brasschaat to the north, Brecht to the north east, Schilde to the east, and Wijnegem to the south.
William B. Dortch
William Baskerville Dortch (August 10, 1828 - March 10, 1882) was an American lawyer and politician from Fayette County, Tennessee who served two consecutive terms from 1853-1856 as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from Fayette County.

Dortch was born in North Carolina, and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1849 (an 1846 letter of his to James Johnston Pettigrew is now preserved at the University) He became a lawyer and lived in La Grange, Tennessee. He served as a major in the Confederate Army.

He died in 1882 and is buried in Somerville, Tennessee.

His son, J. H. Dortch, would later serve in the Tennessee Senate.

Somerville, Tennessee
Somerville is a town in Fayette County, Tennessee, United States. It is part of the Memphis metropolitan area. The population was 3,415 at the 2020 census, up from 3,094 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Fayette County.
Bluvshtein
Bluvstein is a Yiddish surname, the cognate of German Blaustein, literally "blue stone". Notable people with the surname include:

Aleksandr Bluvshtein ru,  Jewish Hero of the Soviet Union

Mark Bluvshtein (born 1988), Soviet-born Jewish Canadian chess player

Mark Bluvshtein
Mark Bluvshtein (born 20 April 1988) is a Soviet-born Canadian chess player. He became the youngest Canadian ever to achieve the title of Grandmaster in 2004, at the age of 16. He previously achieved the title International Master at the age of 13.
Evan Berger
Evan James Berger (born 16 August 1987) is an Australian former soccer player who played as a defender and midfielder. Throughout his career, he played for NSW Premier League club Marconi Stallions and A-League Men clubs Melbourne Victory and Perth Glory, and was capped 16 times for the Australia under-20 national team.

2008–09 A-League
The 2008–09 A-League was the 32nd season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the fourth season of the A-League competition since its establishment in 2004. Two new clubs, North Queensland Thunder and Gold Coast Galaxy had received tentative licences from the FFA but these were revoked for the 2008–09 season on 12 March 2008. Expansion plans are on hold until the 2009–10 season. Based on their 2007–08 performances, the Central Coast Mariners and the Newcastle Jets competed in the 2009 AFC Champions League for the first time.

Changes to the league included:

The introduction of both a youth league and women's league aligned with A-League clubs.

An increase in the salary cap to A$1.9 million.

The addition of a Junior Marquee player. (A player under the age of 23 who has up to A$150,000 of his salary outside of the cap.

Injury replacement players can only match the injured players' salary, or have any excess included within the total Salary Cap.
Ludwig von Benedek
Ludwig August Ritter von Benedek (14 July 1804 – 27 April 1881), also known as Lajos Benedek, with the Hungarian form of Ludwig, was an Austro-Hungarian general (Feldzeugmeister), best known for commanding the imperial army in 1866 in their defeat at the Battle of Königgrätz against the Prussian Army, which ended his career.

General of the Artillery (Austria)
General of the Artillery (Feldzeugmeister) was a historical military rank in some German and Austro-Hungarian armies, specifically in artillery. It was commonly used in the 16th and 17th centuries, and survived until the beginning of the 20th century in some European countries. In the army of the Habsburg Empire, the rank of Feldzeugmeister was equivalent with lieutenant general.
Nathan W. Pyle
Nathan W. Pyle (born 1982) is an American cartoonist and writer living in New York City. He is the creator of the popular webcomic Strange Planet, which depicts a planet of blue beings discussing banal human experiences in technical language. He has had multiple books reach The New York Times Best Seller list.

Webcomic
Webcomics (also known as online comics or Internet comics) are comics published on the internet, such as on a website or a mobile app. While many webcomics are published exclusively online, others are also published in magazines, newspapers, or comic books.
Webcomics can be compared to self-published print comics in that anyone with an Internet connection can publish their own webcomic. Readership levels vary widely; many are read only by the creator's immediate friends and family, while some of the most widely read have audiences of well over one million readers. Webcomics range from traditional comic strips and graphic novels to avant garde comics, and cover many genres, styles, and subjects. They sometimes take on the role of a comic blog. The term web cartoonist is sometimes used to refer to someone who creates webcomics. Two examples of webcomic website builders are Comic Fury and Webtoon.
Malawi women's national football team results
This article lists the results and fixtures for the Malawi women's national football team.

Nicknamed the "Scorchers" the team represents Malawi in women's association football. its governed by the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) and it competes as a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The national team's first international activity was in 2002 when they participated in the inaugural 2002 COSAFA Women's Championship in Zimbabwe. the Malawian first game was a 0–8 loss to Zambia. the team currently (as of 25 August 2023) ranks 158th in the FIFA Women's World Ranking.

The team's largest win was against Seychelles team with a score of 17–0. This win occurred in two matches on September 25 and 28, 2023, both hosted in Blantyre.

Football Association of Malawi
The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) is the governing body controlling the sport of football in the southern African country of Malawi.  The Association is affiliated to the Confederation of African Football, FIFA and COSAFA.
Tommy Watz
Tommy Watz (1958 – 2 January 2019) was a Norwegian translator.

He grew up in Sinsen and Bekkelaget, and took his education at Oslo Cathedral School and the University of Oslo, specializing in the Italian language and Italian literature. He taught Italian literature at the University despite not completing a master's degree, but became a prolific translator. He was awarded the Bastian Prize in 2013 for translating Alberto Moravia's Gli indifferenti.

Oslo Cathedral School
Schola Osloensis, known in Norwegian as Oslo Katedralskole (Oslo Cathedral School) and more commonly as "Katta", is a selective upper secondary school located in Oslo, Norway.

The school offers the college preparatory Studiespesialisering (literal translation: specialization for studies) of the Norwegian school system. It is one of four schools in Norway that can trace its origins directly to the Middle Ages and is generally regarded as one of the country's most prestigious schools, which celebrated its 850th anniversary in 2003.

The school's motto is the Latin phrase Non scholae, sed vitae discimus which translates to "We do not learn for the sake of the school, but for the sake of life".
Tom's Midnight Garden (TV series)
Tom's Midnight Garden is a 1989 television series directed by Christine Secombe and starring Jeremy Rampling, Shaughan Seymour and Isabelle Amyes.The TV series is based on the novel Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce, and filmed at Chenies Manor House in Buckinghamshire This adaptation stays true to Philippa Pearce's classic novel, blending a sense of wonder with emotional depth.

Philippa Pearce
Ann Philippa Pearce OBE FRSL (22 January 1920 – 21 December 2006) was an English author of children's books. Best known of those books is the time-slip novel Tom's Midnight Garden, which won the 1958 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, as the year's outstanding children's book by a British subject. Pearce was a commended runner-up for the Medal a further four times.
Jules Kruger
Jules Kruger (1891–1959) was a French cinematographer. He is known particularly for films which he photographed in the 1920s and 1930s for Abel Gance, Marcel L'Herbier, Raymond Bernard, and Julien Duvivier. He also worked in Great Britain and in Spain.

Abel Gance
Abel Gance (French: [gɑ̃s]; born Abel Eugène Alexandre Péréthon; 25 October 1889 – 10 November 1981) was a French film director, producer, writer, and actor. A pioneer in the theory and practice of montage, he is best known for three major silent films: J'accuse (1919), La Roue (1923), and Napoléon (1927).
Priekopa
Priekopa (Hungarian: Kapás) is a village and municipality in the Sobrance District in the Košice Region of east Slovakia. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1418. The village lies at an altitude of 108 metres and covers an area of 12.269 km2. It has a population of about 300 people. The village has a soccer pitch.

Sobrance District
Sobrance District (Slovak: okres Sobrance) is a district in
the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.
It is the easternmost district of the Košice Region. Sobrance district borders Michalovce District, Prešov Region and Ukraine. It lies mainly on a lowlands of Eastern Slovak Lowland. Sobrance district was established in 1996. The administrative, cultural end economy center is Sobrance town.
Leselidze (platform)
Leselidze (Gyachrypsh) is a halt on the Psou - Enguri railway line in Abkhazia. In some schedules it is listed as a halt at km 2,000.

According to 2003 data, it was listed in railway atlases as Leselidze platform of Georgian railways Samtredia department, station code 57441, code express 3 2800810. The actual platform relates to the Abkhaz railway stop at Leselidze.

A small station building was built in the 1950s, but it was abandoned as of 2003.

From June 26, 2010, two pairs of commuter trains between Adler and Gagra stop here during the day.

The station layout consists of one high-side platform used for traffic in both directions.

Railway platform
A railway platform is an area in a train station alongside a railway track providing convenient access to trains. Almost all stations have some form of platform, with larger stations having multiple platforms.

Grand Central Terminal in Midtown Manhattan hosts 44 platforms, more than any other rail station in the world. The world's longest station platform is at Hubballi Junction in India at 1,507 metres (4,944 ft). The Appalachian Trail station or Benson station in the United States, at the other extreme, has a platform which is only long enough for a single bench.

Among some American train conductors, the word "platform" has entered usage as a verb meaning "to berth at a station", as in the announcement: "The last two cars of this train will not platform at East Rockaway".
Markus Pöttinger
Markus Pöttinger (born January 5, 1978) is a German former ice hockey player who last played for Iserlohn Roosters. Pöttinger has played for the national team 8 times and achieved 2nd place in the European Junior championship in 1995. As of 2007 he is working on an ice hockey related doctorate and is a member of the disciplinarian committee of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

IIHF European Junior Championships
The IIHF European Junior Championships were an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation and held from 1968 to 1998, with an unofficial tournament being held in 1967. The tournament was played as a U19 tournament from 1968 to 1976. In 1977, the IIHF created the IIHF World Junior Championships, and the U19 championships became U18. The tournament was dominated by the Russians (and Soviets), Czechs (and Czechoslovaks), Swedes and Finns, winning all but two of the medals in the 31 years it was held.

The U18 Championships remained strong until 1999, when the new IIHF World U18 Championships were introduced, thus rendering the U18 European Championships redundant. Two European Divisions continued until 2000, but were tiered qualifiers, alongside Asian Divisions, with promotion and relegation to the World Group B.
2000–01 Australia Tri-Nation Series
The 2000–01 Australia Tri-Nation Series (more commonly known as the 2000–01 Carlton Series) was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tri-series where Australia played host to West Indies and Zimbabwe. Australia and West Indies reached the Finals, which Australia won 2–0.

Zimbabwe national cricket team
The Zimbabwe men's national cricket team, also known as the Chevrons, represents Zimbabwe in men's international cricket and is overseen by Zimbabwe Cricket. Zimbabwe has been a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1992. As of October 2025, Zimbabwe was ranked 11th by the ICC in all three formats of the game: Tests, One Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 internationals (T20Is).
Yognogo
Yognogo is a commune in the Cercle of Koutiala in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 66 square kilometers and includes 3 villages (Bereniakan, Famessasso, and Koumbri). In the 2009 census it had a population of 5,700. The village of Famessasso, the administrative centre (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 20 km northeast of Koutiala near the Route Nationale 13 that links Koutiala with San.

Sikasso Region
Sikasso Region (Bambara: ߛߌߞߊߛߏ ߘߌߣߋߖߊ tr. Sikaso Dineja) is the southernmost region of Mali. The region's capital city, Sikasso, is the country's second-largest city. Major ethnic groups include the Senoufo, known for masks and reverence for animals, the Samago, known for being Mali's best farmers, and the main ethnic group in Mali, the Bambara people.
National Futures Association
The National Futures Association (NFA) is the self-regulatory organization (SRO) for the U.S. derivatives industry, including on-exchange traded futures, retail off-exchange foreign currency (forex), and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives (swaps).  NFA is headquartered in Chicago and maintains an office in New York City.  NFA is a non-profit, independent regulatory organization.  NFA does not operate any markets and is not a trade association.  NFA is financed from membership dues and assessment fees, and membership is mandatory for many market participants.

Self-regulatory organization
A self-regulatory organization (SRO) is an organization that exercises some degree of regulatory authority over an industry or profession. The regulatory authority could exist in place of government regulation, or applied in addition to government regulation.  The ability of an SRO to exercise regulatory authority does not necessarily derive from a grant of authority from the government.
Theta (SIS radio group)
"Theta" was a radio communications group that operated in Bergen, Norway during the German occupation of Norway, communicating with the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS). The group was operative from December 1941 to June 1942.

German occupation of Norway
The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during the Second World War began on 9 April 1940 after Operation Weserübung. Conventional armed resistance to the German invasion ended on 10 June 1940, and Nazi Germany controlled Norway until the capitulation of German forces in Europe on 8 May 1945. Throughout this period, a pro-German government named Den nasjonale regjering ('the National Government') ruled Norway, while the Norwegian king Haakon VII and the prewar government escaped to London, where they formed a government in exile. Civil rule was effectively assumed by the Reichskommissariat Norwegen (Reich Commissariat of Norway), which acted in collaboration with the pro-German puppet government. This period of military occupation is, in Norway, referred to as the "war years", "occupation period" or simply "the war".
Bolton Lake (Kenora District)
Bolton Lake is a lake in Kenora District, Ontario, Canada. It is about 730 metres (2,395 ft) long and 320 metres (1,050 ft) wide, and lies at an elevation of 382 metres (1,253 ft) about 48 kilometres (30 mi) south of the community of Dryden. The primary outflow is an unnamed creek, which flows into Lower Manitou Lake just south of Watson's Narrows. Bolton Lake lies just west over a small ridge of Bolton Bay on Lower Manitou Lake.

Dryden, Ontario
Dryden is the second-largest city in the Kenora District of northwestern Ontario, Canada, located on Wabigoon Lake. It is the least populous community in Ontario incorporated as a city. The City of Dryden had a population of 7,388 and its population centre (urban area) had a population of 5,355 in 2021.

Dryden was incorporated as a town in 1910 and as a city in 1998. The main industries in Dryden include manufacturing (particularly pulp and paper), renewable energy (including bioenergy and solar energy), and service. Dryden is located on Ontario's Highway 17, which forms part of the Trans-Canada Highway. It is situated halfway between the larger cities of Winnipeg and Thunder Bay.