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Coronavirus: Germany faces biggest challenge since World War II, says Chan
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Berlin [Germany], Mar 19 (Sputnik/ANI): Germany faces a challenge not seen since World War II and is in need of the population acting in solidarity, Chancellor Angela Merkel said in an unprecedented televised address as the number of coronavirus infection cases in the country shot past 10,00
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Urmila Matondkar compares CAA with Rowlatt Act, gets WW II years wrong
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 31 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Urmila Matondkar on Thursday compared the Citizenship Amendment Act with the British era Rowlatt Act 1919, but got the year wrong when the World War II ended.
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Assam: Remembrance Day ceremony held to pay homage to soldiers killed duri
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Digboi (Assam) [India], Nov 11 (ANI): A Remembrance Day ceremony was organised at Digboi War Cemetery on Monday to pay homage to the soldiers from India and abroad, who laid down their lives during the Second World War.
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World War-II vintage aircraft 'Silver Spitfire' lands in Nagpur
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 4 (ANI): Silver Spitfire aircraft of World War-II vintage, which is currently on a world expedition, landed at Indian Air Force (IAF) station in Nagpur's Sonegaon on Monday.
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Is China planning to use military force?
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Oct 16 (ANI): China is implementing the largest military build-up the world has seen since the end of World War II. The uppermost question that needs to be answered is why.
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WW II-era plane crashes in Connecticut; 7 dead
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], Oct 3 (ANI): At least seven people were killed after a world War II-era vintage bomber crashed at Bradley International Airport in Connecticut on Wednesday, authorities said.
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Kolhapur: Polish Minister unveils memorial pillar to mark arrival of refug
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolhapur (Maharashtra) [India], Sept 15 (ANI): Deputy Foreign Minister of Poland, Marcin Przydacz, on Saturday unveiled a memorial pillar in memory of Polish families who were given refuge in Valivade during the World War II.
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Nick Jonas shares his look as 'Bruno P. Gaido' from 'Midway'
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Sept 11 (ANI): With just two months to go for the release of Nick Jonas-starrer World War II film 'Midway', the singer-actor shared his look as the late war hero Bruno P. Gaido, the person he is essaying the role of in the film.
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Harry Styles turned down role in 'The Little Mermaid' for music
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 6 (ANI): Singer-songwriter Harry Styles who turned down the role of Prince Eric in 'The Little Mermaid', revealed the reason behind the decision and said that he did consider taking up the character once.
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PM Modi accepts Putin's invitation for 75th anniversary of Russia's victor
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Vladivostok [Russia], Sept 4 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend 75th anniversary of the victory of Russian Federation in World War II next May in Moscow.
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UK's central bank picks Alan Turing to be the face of its PS50 note
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 16 (ANI): British mathematician and World War II codebreaker, Alan Turing, who was chemically castrated for being gay after being convicted under Victorian-era homophobic laws, will feature on UK's new PS50 note, according to Bank of England Governor Mark Carney.
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Massive WWII bomb sparks evacuations in Frankfurt
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Frankfurt [Germany], July 7 (ANI): The plans to defuse a massive 500-kilogram American bomb, dating back to the World War II, sparked wide evacuations around the Frankfurt Zoo on Sunday.
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