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A 91-year-old lollipop man from Greater Manchester is completing his final crossing after 28 years on the job.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

In 1971, the U.S.-backed Shah of Iran put troops on Abu Musa along with Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb during a period of turmoil sparked by British retreat from the region.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Official emblem of the Greater Mumbai Police, with a hand holding up the scales of justice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The 21-year-old winger was behind the wheel of his black Audi RS 3 when he triggered a speed camera close to United's Carrington facility in Greater Manchester.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

While the New Guinea hemi-continent of Greater Australia thus developed both animal husbandry and agriculture, the Australian hemi-continent developed neither.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond