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Demining Ukraine: from drones to risking it with a rake

Drones · Ukraine

Demining Ukraine: from drones to risking it with a rake

42% Center coverage: 19 sources

There were so many mines on Larisa Sysenko's small farm in Kamyanka in eastern Ukraine after the Russians were pushed out that she and her husband Viktor started demining it themselves -- with rakes.See the Story

'It Means Closure': World War II Heroes Laid to Rest at Omaha National Cemetery After 80 Years

World War II · Bemidji

'It Means Closure': World War II Heroes Laid to Rest at Omaha National Cemetery After 80 Years

70% Center coverage: 17 sources

By Jake Fischer Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — World War II heroes found their final resting place in Nebraska after 80 years. Four soldiers, Dale Detjens, Fredrick Katye, Joseph Blair, and Joseph Miller, were killed in action in Germany, and on Tuesday, the Nebraska Patriot Guard Riders escorted them to the Omaha National Cemetery. KETV NewsWatch 7 photojournalist Jake Fischer takes you inside the ceremony. “T…See the Story

George Takei Is 88 Years Old and Will Never Stop Fighting for Equality

Donald Trump · United States

George Takei Is 88 Years Old and Will Never Stop Fighting for Equality

73% Center coverage: 11 sources

CNN By Lisa Respers France and Audie Cornish, CNN (CNN) — George Takei has a very personal view about current US immigration enforcement efforts. The “Star Trek” star appeared on an episode of Audie Cornish’s podcast “The Assignment” to promote his new graphic memoir, “It Rhymes With Takei.” He talked about being held as a five-year-old child with his family in an internment camp for Japanese Americans by the US government during World War II. T…See the Story

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UK Distances New MI6 Chief From Nazi Past

China Perplexes South Korea by Asking to Attend War Ceremony

U.S. Coast Guard Ends Use of WWII-Era Numbered Districts

100% Center coverage: 3 sources

The U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday that it will replace all the hard-to-remember numerical designations of its operational districts with geographic names, abandoning a World War II-era system held over from the service's stint as part of the Navy. The renaming, ordered by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in May, is a shift for the maritime service and a small part of its restructuring program under Force Design 2028. It appears to …World War II · Tillamook See the Story

India Will Soon Be World's Third Largest Economy: PM Modi In Ghana

80% Right coverage: 5 sources

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that over the past decade, India has seen a major transformation across the spectrum, and on the foundations of stable polity and good governance, the country will soon be the world's third-largest economNarendra Modi · India See the Story

Bank clerk turned WWII navy code expert’s £25k medal collection goes under hammer

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

The impressive medal collection is going under the hammer in a specialist militaria sale in at Hall Fine Arts in Shrewsbury on Wednesday, August 27.World War II · Cheshire West and Chester Read Article

Ceremony for Second World War Hertfordshire soldier buried in unmarked grave

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

A service has been held for Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment major who was killed during the Second World War after his unmarked grave was identified.World War II · Hertfordshire Read Article

Aging military relics resurface as donations to museums like Patriots Point

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

A collection of items saved by the late sister of World War II sailor Charles Bonness were headed to the dump, but were saved and can now be found online as part of Patriots Point's online exhibit.World War II · South Carolina Read Article

The Dark Library by Mary Anna Evans

Several of Mary Anna Evans’ books deal with World War II and secrets. The Dark Library is no exception, although it will take a while to pick up the war connection, other than rationing and shortages. The latest book is a gothic mystery that involves one troubled family. Estella Esker was enjoyed her life in Boston when her beloved housekeeper, Annie, called her home to Bentham-on-Hudson in New York. Her mother was missing, and her professor fat…World War II · New York Read Article

04.07.1945: Decrease of World War Munition in the Baltic Sea

After the Second World War, Germans are no longer supposed to have access to bombs. Therefore, the Allies establish sinking areas for World War Munition in the Baltic Sea.World War II · Cologne Read Article

'Something special': Mill Rats crowd honors WWII vet; game, fireworks bring 4,500+ downtown

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Before the opening pitch of the Johnstown Mill Rats' game Thursday night, the crowd honored a World War II veteran at Sargent's Stadium at the Point in downtown Johnstown.World War II · Johnstown See the Story

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