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Survivors unite to deliver message on Israel's Holocaust remembrance day
The call to action these survivors put forth today is not only one of remembrance, but one of action, a reminder that we do not have to be bystanders
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The Beeb turns 100
The audience was fed a fibrous diet of plays and concerts and talks and lectures; sports included Derby Day and Wimbledon
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Holocaust survivors flee from war-hit Ukraine to Germany for safety
When the bombs started falling on Ukraine's Kyiv, Tatyana Zhuravliova had a horrible deja vu: she felt the same panic she suffered as a little girl when the Nazis were flying air attacks on Odesa.
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Germany's move to help Ukraine with weapons signals a historic shift
Germany's decision to send anti-tank weapons and Stinger missiles to Ukraine leaving its long-held refusal to export weapons to war zones is a historic break with its post-World War II foreign policy
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Explained: Why Vladimir Putin uses WWII to justify attacks in Ukraine
On Ukraine, Russia has tried to link the country to Nazism, particularly those who have led it since a pro-Russian leadership was toppled in 2014
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China marks 84th anniversary of Nanking Massacre in Second World War
China on Monday marked the 84th anniversary of the Nanking Massacre, in which hundreds of thousands of civilians and disarmed soldiers were killed by Japanese troops.
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Covid caused biggest decrease in life expectancy since World War II: Study
The study found that 27 of the 29 countries saw reductions in life expectancy in 2020, and at a scale which wiped out years of progress on mortality.
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The greatest general of the 20th century
His name doesn't crop up in readily available rankings, but his under-resourced and underfed army prevailed over the world's mightiest super power
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The Indian patient
Book review - Raj & Norah: A True Story of Love Lost and Found in World War II
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Recovery underway after worst global recession since World War II: IMF MD
IMF Managing Director Christine Georgieva has said that after the worst global recession since the Second World War, the recovery is underway
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Old words with new meanings
One such is "woke", which Britain's political right denounces as a battering ram that will destroy the ramparts of social orthodoxy
UN at 75 faces worst crisis since WW-II; India reaches out amid pandemic
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the pandemic was the "fifth horsemen" that added to the fury of the other four horsemen
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China greatest threat to democracy since WW-II: Trump's intelligence chief
China is the "greatest threat" to democracy and freedom since World War II and Beijing was preparing for confrontation with the US, according to America's top intelligence official.
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World War II veteran in US beats Covid-19, marks 104th birthday
The Alabama man spent World War II repairing bomb-damaged trains in France.
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Donald Trump announces Wilmington as first World War II Heritage City
"We will never forget what you did for us," Trump said in prepared remarks at Battleship North Carolina in Wilmington on Wednesday
Japan economy shrinks 27.8% in April-June as Covid-19 slams consumption
Japanese media reported the latest drop was the worst since World War II
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How women, immigrants, nonwhites helped American economy boom after WW II
The hopeful truth is that when Americans band together to force open the gates of opportunity for women, for Black men, for the groups that have long been oppressed in our economy, everyone gets ahead
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When US dropped atomic bomb on Hiroshima 75 years ago
On this day 75 years ago, the US had dropped the first of its two atomic bombs on Japanese cities — the first, in Hiroshima, killed more than 70,000 people instantly. A second bomb, which was dropped three days later over Nagasaki, killed 40,000 more. The nuclear warfare put paid to the World War II and a devastating chapter in world history. Watch video to know more
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US unemployment rate in May could hit highest level since World War II
Consumer confidence, manufacturing and services industries are also stabilising, though at low levels, hopeful signs that the worst was over
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The inevitability of classical economics
What we came to regard as 'the normal' was anything but normal because the state, like nature, wasn't in the business of compassion and equity
