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Gavin Blackburn

Nagasaki extends invitation to 'all countries' to memorial event of 1945 nuclear bombing

The mayor of Nagasaki has announced the city will invite representatives "of all countries" and regions to the peace memorial marking the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city.

The invitation to the 157 countries and regions that have diplomatic missions in Japan will include Russia, Belarus and Israel, who were excluded last year.

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