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China Condemns Japanese Leaders’ Yasukuni Shrine Moves as a Challenge to Post-War Order
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (937+ words) A spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Japan on Saturday issued a sharply worded statement condemning the latest actions by Japanese political leaders involving the notorious Yasukuni Shrine, describing them as a "serious challenge" to the victorious outcomes of World…...
The Uncanny AI Afterlife of Japan’s Kamikaze Pilots
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (586+ words) Japan Life News & Opinion History Technology As Japan’s last witnesses to World War II disappear, AI is giving its war dead something the historical record never could: a second life There is footage now of Japan’s kamikaze pilots that no…...
Drought reveals 1913 steam tug from Serbia's Sava River
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (371+ words) As Europe’s Rivers Run Dry, a WWII Steam Tugboat Emerges in Serbia’s Sava inkorr.com As Europe’s Rivers Run Dry, a WWII Steam Tugboat Emerges in Serbia’s Sava Europe’s Shrinking Waterways: A Fresh Look at What Has Been Found According…...
A historic boat emerges in Serbia as Europe’s rivers run dry from drought and heat – Winnipeg Free Press
5+ hour, 8+ min ago (1261+ words) Winnipeg 15° C, Cloudy with wind “It’s been several years since it was last seen, so there is quite an interest,” said historian Andrija Popovic, who is the head of the town museum. “It’s truly something you don’t see every day,…...
European drought reveals 100-year-old steam boat and ancient Roman bridge
4+ hour, 6+ min ago (48+ words) Inbox.eu European drought reveals 100-year-old steam boat and ancient Roman bridge A steam tugboat wreck over 100 years old and an ancient Roman bridge have emerged from shrinking waters as Europe suffers its worse drought in 70 years....
Rivers Drying Up in the Olomouc Region: Fish Are Dying, Ecosystems Need Up to Two Months to Recover
8+ hour, 6+ min ago (279+ words) In the Olomouc Region, scientists have recorded critically low water levels and drying riverbeds amid drought and prolonged heat. According to hydrobiologist Martin Rulík, around four weeks without water can lead to the complete die-off of all aquatic organisms in…...
Along a Vistula River withered by extreme heat, Poles keep cool and carry on
1+ hour, 16+ min ago (99+ words) How Poles keep cool on Warsaw’s Vistula River as extreme weather puts it in poorer health If Warsaw had to put the value of the Vistula River into numbers, which ones would it choose? In 2021, when “ecoassets” were a nascent…...
OP resident celebrates 99th birthday
8+ hour, 20+ min ago (308+ words) Leonard Bradley celebrated his 99th birthday last week at the Orchard Park Senior Center. Leonard Bradley is now part of Club 99 in more ways than one. The Orchard Park resident and World War II veteran celebrated his 99th birthday last week with…...
A historic boat emerges in Serbia as Europe's rivers run dry from drought and heat
1+ hour, 27+ min ago (119+ words) livingstonenterprise.net A historic boat emerges in Serbia as Europe's rivers run dry from drought and heat Other items that may interest you Brazil's top court beefs up protections for women … South Korea says South Korean and US militaries have…...
Bristol F.2 Fighter
4+ hour, 37+ min ago (852+ words) The two-seater that Germany learned to fear — once its crews stopped flying it like one. Tough, versatile and honest, the “Brisfit” went on to soldier through the 1920s as the RAF’s standard army-cooperation aircraft, policing the frontiers of an empire from…...