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An unexploded aerial bomb from World War II retrieved from the Rhine River in Germany's Cologne on Wednesday evening was safely defused overnight on a ship positioned away from residential areas, city officials said. Discovery of unexploded bombs is common in Cologne and other German cities, which were heavily bombed by Allied air forces during the war. Specially trained crews are dispatched to defuse or safely detonate the bombs. The British-made 5-tonne bomb had a rear-mounted fuse that was defused on board the ship, according to the Cologne city administration. The city said that there had ...
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An unexploded aerial bomb from World War II retrieved from the Rhine River in Germany's Cologne on Wednesday evening was safely defused overnight on a ship positioned away from residential areas, city officials said. Discovery of unexploded bombs is common in Cologne and other German cities, which were heavily bombed by Allied air forces during the war. Specially trained crews are dispatched to defuse or safely detonate the bombs. The British-made 5-tonne bomb had a rear-mounted fuse that was defused on board the ship, according to the Cologne city administration. The city said that there had ...
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An unexploded aerial bomb from World War II retrieved from the Rhine River in Germany's Cologne on Wednesday evening was safely defused overnight on a ship positioned away from residential areas, city officials said. Discovery of unexploded bombs is common in Cologne and other German cities, which were heavily bombed by Allied air forces during the war. Specially trained crews are dispatched to defuse or safely detonate the bombs. The British-made 5-tonne bomb had a rear-mounted fuse that was defused on board the ship, according to the Cologne city administration. The city said that there had ...
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Carentan (France) (AFP) - It might have been the longest wait but on Saturday 100-year-old American World War II veteran Harold Terens married his 96-year-old fiancee in Normandy, just days after being honoured on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in northwestern France. To the sounds of "I will always love you", "Ave Maria" and bagpipes, Terens and his sweetheart Jeanne Swerlin said "I do" in the town of Carentan-les-Marais at a ceremony attended by dozens of guests, some wearing military uniforms. To top off an extraordinary day, the newly wedded couple then attended the state banqu...
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Caen (France) (AFP) - Hundred-year-old World War II veteran Harold Terens will marry his 96-year-old fiancee Saturday in the French town of Carentan-les-Marais, just days after being honoured on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings that took place a few kilometres away. Terens's 11:00 am (0900 GMT) wedding to Jeanne Swerlin will be followed by a celebration "with his loved ones, in a small group", said Sarah Pasquier, the town hall's representative for D-Day commemorations. "We are very honoured that Mr. Terens has chosen to get married here, in Carentan, where in June 1944 the meeting o...
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With the dramatic Normandy coast at his back, US President Joe Biden said the US soldiers who fought their way onto the French beaches 80 years ago to combat the tyranny of German leader Adolf Hitler would expect their modern-day counterparts to do the same. "As we gather here today, it’s not just to honour those who showed such remarkable bravery that day June 6, 1944," Biden told those gathered for the sombre ceremony. "It’s to listen to the echo of their voices. To hear them. Because they are summoning us. They’re asking us what will we do." The soldiers storming those beaches who risked th...
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With the dramatic Normandy coast at his back, US President Joe Biden said the US soldiers who fought their way onto the French beaches 80 years ago to combat the tyranny of German leader Adolf Hitler would expect their modern-day counterparts to do the same. "As we gather here today, it’s not just to honour those who showed such remarkable bravery that day June 6, 1944," Biden told those gathered for the sombre ceremony. "It’s to listen to the echo of their voices. To hear them. Because they are summoning us. They’re asking us what will we do." The soldiers storming those beaches who risked th...
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With the dramatic Normandy coast at his back, US President Joe Biden said the US soldiers who fought their way onto the French beaches 80 years ago to combat the tyranny of German leader Adolf Hitler would expect their modern-day counterparts to do the same. "As we gather here today, it’s not just to honour those who showed such remarkable bravery that day June 6, 1944," Biden told those gathered for the sombre ceremony. "It’s to listen to the echo of their voices. To hear them. Because they are summoning us. They’re asking us what will we do." The soldiers storming those beaches who risked th...
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US President Joe Biden has announced a new military aid package for Ukraine totalling $225 million. Biden personally delivered the message to his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky at a meeting in Paris. The US Defense Department said the package includes missiles for Hawk air defence systems, ammunition for the HIMARS multiple rocket launchers as well as Stinger anti-aircraft missiles and artillery ammunition. The US is focusing its efforts on strengthening Ukraine's air defence and supplying the country with ammunition after a long break in deliveries. The United States is Kiev's most ...
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US President Joe Biden has announced a new military aid package for Ukraine totalling $225 million. Biden personally delivered the message to his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky at a meeting in Paris. The US Defense Department said the package includes missiles for Hawk air defence systems, ammunition for the HIMARS multiple rocket launchers as well as Stinger anti-aircraft missiles and artillery ammunition. The US is focusing its efforts on strengthening Ukraine's air defence and supplying the country with ammunition after a long break in deliveries. The United States is Kiev's most ...
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