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This is a list of countries by cancer frequency, as measured by the number of new cancer cases per 100,000 population among countries, based on the 2018 GLOBOCAN statistics and including all cancer types (some earlier statistics excluded non-melanoma skin cancer).
The Ameli is an automatic weapon that externally resembles the 7.92×57mm Mauser MG 42 machine gun of World War II but has more in common with the MG 45 and its post-war variant, the West German 7.62×51mm NATO MG 3. However, unlike the MG 42's roller-locked short recoil operating principle (where the barrel and bolt recoil together a short ...
List of military weapons of Spain. This is a list of weapons used by the Spanish Army, one of the world's oldest armies, with its history dating back to the 16th century.
FR8. The FR 7 and FR 8 are bolt-action rifles adopted by Spain in the 1950s. The "FR" stands for Fusil Reformado in Spanish ("Converted Rifle" in English). [4] The FR 7 is a variant of the "Spanish M93 Mauser" bolt action while the FR 8 is based on the "Mauser System 98" bolt action. Due to their light weight, short barrel and the calibre used ...
Spanish M43: main Spanish weapon in the 1950s, copy of the World War II-era Karabiner 98k from Germany. FR8: conversion of Spanish Mausers and Karabiner 98k rifles as training rifles until enough of the CETME rifles were in stock to train all recruits. Chambered in 7.62×51mm NATO. Saw use in the Guardia Civil, the Spanish Gendarmerie, into the ...
Gun laws and policies, collectively referred to as firearms regulation or gun control, regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, and use of small arms by civilians. [1] Laws of some countries may afford civilians a right to keep and bear arms , and have more liberal gun laws than neighboring jurisdictions.
The Guardia Civil was founded as a national police force in 1844 during the reign of Queen Isabel II of Spain by the 2nd Duke of Ahumada and 5th Marquess of Amarillas, an 11th generation descendant of Aztec emperor Moctezuma II. Previously, law enforcement had been the responsibility of the "Holy Brotherhood", an organization of municipal leagues.
The CNIO building photographed from the main entrance. The National Centre for Cancer Research (Spanish: Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas, CNIO) is a Spanish research institute. The centre is situated on the campus of the Carlos III Health Institute in Madrid. María Blasco Marhuenda has been the director since 2011.