Latest in Tag: World War II Highlight
Latest in Tag: World War II
Egypt removes 25 million mines planted during World War II
According to a statement by the spokesperson for the Egyptian army, this comes “within the framework of keenness to provide a safe climate throughout the Egyptian state, which contributes to pushing the development wheel and maximizing the use of all areas suitable for the establishment of urban agglomerations and national projects on them.
This is probably the most dangerous situation we have had in Europe since World War II: Swedish Ambassador
If Russia invaded Ukraine, the impacts will be very serious, affecting the security situation in all of Europe
Never again: 75 years since the end of the World War II
Ukraine commemorates 8 May as a Remembrance and Reconciliation Day. This day marked the end of Nazism in Europe.
A Hidden Life: refusing to take oath of allegiance to dictatorship
A Hidden Life follows the real-life story of Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter who refuses to fight for the Nazis in World War II
A World War II veteran secures the world’s oldest scuba diver at 95
He first visited shipwreck in 1982, not knowing that years later he will score a record at same place
Unexpected Nazi-era legacy: Fish tumors
Scientists have found a high rate of tumors in flatfish in the Baltic Sea that could be linked to old munitions. Weaponry dumped in the sea at the end of World War II is leaching chemicals toxic to fish – and people.German researchers have uncovered a 25 percent incidence of tumors among a type of …
Pre-World War II aircraft roams skies of Egypt
Japanese-Russian ties: Is Tokyo bound to be disappointed?
Japan and Russia are pushing ahead with new plans to develop infrastructure and industry in the Russian Far East, but analysts believe that Tokyo’s hopes for the return of disputed islands off Hokkaido will be dashed.
UK tries to make up for burying explosives in Egypt’s western desert
Ambassador John Casson said UK allocated $10m to remove landmines in Egypt
2 killed in explosion of World War II remnants
17m landmines were left in the Western Desert; 155 sqkm were cleared in 2014
New novel tackles World War II from a different perspective
What if the Nazis won the war and they made a deal to survive? asks author
EU allocates €4.7m for mine clearance in Egypt
17m unexploded mines are still planted in World War II battlefield El Alamein
Anti-Japanese protests continue across China
Territorial dispute over uninhabited islands reignites old tensions as anti-Japanese protests shut down major Japanese companies in China