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Holocaust denial is creeping into Dutch classrooms via social media, survey shows
4+ hour, 48+ min ago (334+ words) Teachers in schools across the Netherlands are struggling with a surge of disinformation relating to the Holocaust that they believe students are seeing on social media, according to a new survey. Over 190 teachers from secondary schools in the Netherlands responded…...
Singapore disposes of 250kg WWII bomb near future Changi Terminal 5, no impact on flights (VIDEO)
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (346+ words) SINGAPORE, April 4 " A 250kg World War II bomb unearthed at a construction site in Changi East has been safely disposed of in a tightly controlled operation, with authorities stressing there was no disruption to airport operations. The device, discovered at about…...
Bouncing bomb inventor's items sold at auction
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (358+ words) A collection of personal items belonging to the inventor of the bouncing bomb have been sold at auction. The objects, which included marbles used in early experiments for the bomb by engineer Sir Barnes Wallis, who lived in Leatherhead, Surrey,…...
Photo shows former Japanese leader kneeling in apology in Seoul, not Nanjing
8+ mon, 3+ day ago (345+ words) The caption states the former Japanese leader -- who was in office for just nine months between 2009 and 2010 -- was slated to attend events commemorating China's war against the Japanese, adding: "Yukio Hatoyama once knelt to apologise for the Nanjing massacre" (archived…...