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Asia. Over one billion people are expected to commemorate it over multiple days, with customary traditions and rituals, ...
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Emerald History and Lore
Photo by Chip Clark, courtesy Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History ... explorers invaded the New World. The Incas had already been using emeralds in their jewelry and religious ...
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Conference of the Parties (COP)
The COP meets every year, unless the Parties decide otherwise. The first COP meeting was held in Berlin, Germany in March, 1995. The COP meets in Bonn, the seat of the secretariat, unless a Party ...