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WWII sex slavery victims in Philippines urge Japan to recognize war crimes

During World War II, hundreds of thousands of women and girls from China, the Korean Peninsula, Southeast Asia and other countries and regions were forcibly conscripted by Japanese militarists as sex slaves and experienced horrific sexual violence, both mentally and physically Manila, Philippines | Xinhua | Surviving Filipino women sexually enslaved by …

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Poland asks UN to help secure WWII damages from Germany

Warsaw, Poland | Xinhua | Poland had asked for the intervention of the United Nations (UN) over World War II reparations with Germany, a Polish deputy foreign minister said on Tuesday. “The United Nations system offers instruments for dialogue as well as for introducing the international community to the scale of …

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Europe marks 75 years since end of WWII under virus shadow

Berlin, Germany | AFP |  Europe marks 75 years since the end of World War II in a sombre mood Friday as the coronavirus pandemic forces the cancellation of elaborate ceremonies even as Berlin declares an exceptional holiday for the first time. Chancellor Angela Merkel will join President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in …

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The sportsmen who went to war

London, United Kingdom | AFP |  Many sportsmen were forced to put their careers on hold to fight in World War II. The conflict cut short the lives of some, including England Test cricketer Hedley Verity and German Olympic long jumper “Luz” Long, but others survived to forge careers after the …

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Grandson reveals late ‘regret’ of Yugoslavia’s Tito

Belgrade, Serbia | AFP |  Before his death 40 years ago, Josip Broz Tito, the charismatic and controversial leader of former Yugoslavia, privately shared a “regret”, his grandson recalls. Speaking to AFP by phone, 72-year-old Joska, who proudly shares the name Josip Broz, summons the words of an illustrious grandfather who …

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Living in post-Nazi Dachau: painful childhood memories

Munich, Germany | AFP |  Jean Boehme still remembers the number of the Nazi concentration camp block where he lived as a child: 31C. He went to school in block 33, and recalls that a nearby watchtower was transformed into a makeshift bistro. Boehme, now 73, grew up on the site …

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