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Scars of December: A pivotal Cold War-era battle in Greece quietly passes its 80th anniversary

Eighty years ago, the December Uprising of 1944, known as the Dekemvrianá, turned Athens into a battlefield as British-backed forces clashed with communist-led resistance fighters in the waning days of World War II

The Independent UK

What is a self-coup? South Korea president’s attempt ended in failure − a notable exception in a growing global trend

Something unexpected – but hardly unprecedented – happened in South Korea on Dec. 3, 2024. With little warning, President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law, citing the threat from “pro-North Korean anti-state forces.”

The Conversation

As the U.S.-China Trade War Heats Up, Here's 1 Stock to Buy

In the latest tit-for-tat trade war move, China is cutting off exports of gallium, germanium, and antimony to the U.S. This move has one metals stock really heating up.

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100-Year-Old Nazi Concentration Camp Guard Deemed Fit To Stand Trial For Thousands Of World War 2 Murders

A 100-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard is deemed fit to stand trial for over 3,300 prisoners during World War II.

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100-Year-Old Nazi Concentration Camp Guard Deemed Fit to Stand Trial for Thousands of World War 2 Murders

A 100-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard is deemed fit to stand trial for over 3,300 prisoners during World War II.

Latin Times

Back To The Past: 56 Intriguing Vintage Thanksgiving Ads And Commercials

Considering how big of a role food plays when it comes to Thanksgiving, it’s no surprise that most of the advertising back in the day was focused on exactly that. The post Back To The Past: 56 Intriguing Vintage Thanksgiving Ads And Commercials first appeared on Bored Panda.

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New on Netflix in December 2024 — all the new shows and movies you need to watch

Netflix has confirmed its slate for December 2024 and it includes "'Squid Game" season 2, "Carry-On" and more.

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Netflix is getting a new war drama based on a true story — and you can watch the first trailer now

Netflix just released a trailer for its upcoming war drama, and it’s set to drop in December. Here’s everything you need to know about the movie.

Tom’s Guide

Japan will hold Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott amid lingering historical tensions

Japan will go ahead with a memorial ceremony on Sunday near the Sado Island Gold Mines, despite South Korea’s last-minute boycott of the event that highlighted tensions between the neighbors over the issue of Korean forced laborers at the site before and during World War II

The Independent UK

One of my favorite Apple TV Plus movies of 2024 is now streaming — watch this thrilling war drama now

"Blitz" has finally landed on Apple TV Plus — and this awards-hopeful is one of the streaming service's strongest original movies of 2024.

Tom’s Guide

South Korea will not attend Sado mines memorial event in Japan amid lingering historical tensions

South Korea’s government says it has decided not to attend a memorial service near Japan’s Sado Island Gold Mines due to disagreements with Japan over the event, which stirred longstanding tensions over the abuse of Korean forced laborers at the site before the end of World War II

The Independent UK

German police break up an environmental activists' camp near Tesla plant outside Berlin

German police have broken up a protest camp housing environmental activists in a forest near the Tesla electric car factory in Grünheide outside Berlin, citing violations of public safety and order

The Independent UK

Remains of Soldier Shot Down During WWII Finally Located After Nearly 80 Years

The remains of a 21-year-old bombardier who went MIA during World War II have been positively identified nearly 80 years after his B-24 bomber was shot down.

Latin Times

Which College Has Won the Most Heisman Trophies?

Introduced in 1935 by the Downtown Athletic Club in Manhattan, the Heisman Trophy is presented to the best player in college football.

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How America Inspired the Toyota Land Cruiser—And Embraced It

The Japanese have a strange affinity for Americana. When American GIs exited the country following World War II, for example, the Japanese adopted and preserved American blue-jean and white-t-shirt culture as their own. These days, if you want the best versions of these American classics, you’re paying in Yen.

The Texas Tribune

How some Texas parents and historians say a new state curriculum glosses over slavery and racism

Education officials say the materials were designed to be age appropriate but critics argue they repeatedly omit key context and oversimplify history.

The Conversation

As AI and megaplatforms take over, the hyperlinks that built the web may face extinction

The original idea for the world wide web emerged in a flurry of scientific thought around the end of World War II. It began with a hypothetical machine called the “memex”, proposed by US Office of Scientific Research and Development head Vannevar Bush in an article entitled As We May…

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TSMC discovers unexploded bomb at Kaohsiung chip fab construction site — bomb has since been safely removed

TSMC discovers an old, unexploded bomb on one of its fab construction sites.

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Former AP German-language service head Ulrich Renz, who covered Nazi trials, dies at 90

Ulrich Renz, a former head of The Associated Press German-language service who also covered trials of leaders of the Auschwitz death camp in World War II, has died at the age of 90

The Conversation

Germany’s post-Holocaust moral remaking is being challenged by the rise of the far-right – and wars in Gaza and Ukraine

Current conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza (now spreading across the Middle East), have placed Germany in a difficult position, forcing it to reconsider its role in the world. A uniquely German sense of guilt and shame for the Holocaust “inseparably” ties the Israel-Palestine conflict to “Germany’s unquestionable solidarity with Israel”,…

The Independent UK

Army private who died in WWII identified almost 80 years after his death

As the US marks Veterans Day, the story of a young soldier finally being returned home has been shared

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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer To Attend Armistice Commemorations

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer makes history by attending Armistice commemorations in Paris, honoring fallen soldiers and strengthening UK-France rela...

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A-OK at Shangri-La: Amazing golf including the par-3 Battlefield only begins to define this Oklahoma resort

Think Shangri-La is a resort for only golfers? Think again.

The Independent UK

100-year-old Royal Air Force veteran will join UK memorial service for the first time

Michael Woods has visited his wife, Mary, every day since she moved into a nursing home two years ago

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