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The emergence of BRICS Plus signifies a movement towards economic freedom from the hegemonic domination of the West
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An undersea volcano erupted off Japan three weeks ago, providing a rare view of the birth of a tiny new island, but experts say it may not last very long.
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Historians have long been divided about Pius' record, with supporters insisting he used quiet diplomacy to save Jewish lives while critics say he remained silent as the Holocaust raged
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Quit India Movement, also known as the "Bharat Chodo Andolan", was launched by Mahatma Gandhi on August 9, 1942.
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Texas: Six people are feared dead after a B-17 heavy bomber collided with another aircraft and crashed during an airshow in Dallas, Texas, a local affiliate of ABC News broadcaster reported on Saturday. The incident occurred during “America’s Premier World War II Airshow,”, which was reportedly Veterans Day weekend, where guests were to see more […]
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Imphal: Security forces on Saturday destroyed a World War II vintage bomb, found during digging, in eastern Manipur, defence officials said. Defence spokesman Lt Col A.S. Walia said that the bomb was recovered by locals during digging work in Kamjong district, bordering Myanmar. On receipt of the information, security forces, with the assistance of local […]
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By Pramod K Nayar Some years after World War II, a Jew who survived the camp and lost his parents in the Holocaust, published his first volume of verse. In 2022, we are witness to the 70th anniversary of ‘Todesfugue’, which, although written around 1944, was published in the 1952 collection, Mohn und Gedächtnis (Poppy and Memory). Translated […]
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Canberra: Australia’s prime minister conceded defeat after an election on Saturday that could deliver a minority government. Scott Morrison acted quickly despite millions of votes yet to be counted because an Australian prime minister must attend a Tokyo summit on Tuesday with US, Japanese and Indian leaders. “I believe it’s very important that this country […]
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By John Ciorciari Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought strong Western condemnation and sanctions, but many nations around the world have chosen not to join this united front. Dozens of governments outside Europe and North America have been reluctant to censure Russia, and many more have refrained from joining multilateral sanctions. China has tacitly supported […]
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Washington: From the earliest days of his first presidential campaign, Donald Trump aggressively challenged the pillars of Republican foreign policy that defined the party since World War II. He mocked John McCain’s capture during the Vietnam War, validated autocrats with his platitudes, questioned longtime military and security alliances and embraced an isolationist worldview. And to […]
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This 109-year-old man from the UK, named John Tinniswood, has a whole new angle to living a long life
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Field experts say that the remains could be of at least 500 people and the crime could be linked to the horrific 'Pomeranian Crime' that took place in Poland's Pomerania province.
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The August 9, 1945, bombing came three days after the United States made the world's first atomic attack on Hiroshima, killing 140,000.
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The Super Snipe model was derived by combining the four-litre inline six-cylinder engineer from the larger Humber Pullman, with the chassis and body of the three litre Humber Snipe.
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Office for National Statistics said public sector net borrowing — the official gauge of the difference between the government's spending and taxes — reached 303.1 billion pounds ($420 billion)
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The Auschwitz museum is located in southern Poland, which was under German occupation during the war.
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Yeager rocketed into history by breaking the sound barrier in the experimental Bell X-1 research aircraft in 1947, helping to pave the way for the US space program.
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He has promised to work with India in confronting challenges like climate change, global health and terrorism