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Marseille determined to remember 'forgotten' WWII roundups of Jews

It was one of the most shameful yet least known outrages of the Nazi occupation of France during World War II. One hundred-year-old Albert Corrieri still vividly remembers French and German police evicting and rounding up thousands of people from around Marseille's Old Port, including hundreds of Jews later sent to a death camp.. "It has been forgotten in the national retelling of World War II." Yet it is comparable to the notorious mass arrests of Jews in Paris in July 1942, Payan argued, which is taught in French schools.

Thu, Jan 26, 2023 3 mins read

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Teacher shot by 6-year-old to sue school over inaction

An American elementary school teacher shot by her six-year-old student plans to file a lawsuit against school authorities saying they ignored multiple warnings over the threat, her lawyer said Wednesday.. A third teacher then reported that another student said while crying that he had seen the gun and been threatened with it.

Wed, Jan 25, 2023 2 mins read

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China says Covid deaths down by nearly 80 percent

The number of daily Covid-19 deaths in China has fallen by nearly 80 percent since the start of the month, authorities have said, in a sign that the country's unprecedented infection surge may have started to abate.. The CDC last week said nearly 13,000 people had died from Covid-related illnesses between January 13 and 19, adding to a previous announcement that around 60,000 people had succumbed to the virus in hospitals in just over a month.

Wed, Jan 25, 2023 1 mins read

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Israel military integrates soldiers with autism

Israeli soldier Nathan Saada is busy at his computer on an army base in Tel Aviv, where he is part of a specialised programme designed for military personnel with autism.. Once a week, Saada is visited on his base by a fellow soldier, Liri Shahar, who has been tasked with following up with what the army terms its "special" groups.

Wed, Jan 25, 2023 3 mins read

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UAE astronaut says not required to fast during Ramadan on ISS

Emirati astronaut Sultan al-Neyadi said Wednesday that he will not be required to fast during Ramadan while on his upcoming space mission.. In September 2019, Hazzaa al-Mansoori spent eight days on the ISS. The NASA astronauts and Russian cosmonaut were also asked at the Johnson Space center Wednesday whether any of the political tensions on Earth, over Ukraine for example, spilled over into space.

Wed, Jan 25, 2023 2 mins read

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Amsterdam unveils its largest bike garage. It's underwater

Plagued by ever-shrinking space to park its hundreds of thousands of bicycles, Amsterdam opened Wednesday the first of its largest-ever bicycle parking complexes, built underwater in a pioneering engineering project.. "Together the shelters will be the largest in the city," the Amsterdam municipality said, with the Open Haven Front storage able to take 7,000 bicycles and the IJ-side site around 4,000.

Wed, Jan 25, 2023 1 mins read

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Ukraine's Odessa wins UNESCO status despite Russia opposition

UNESCO on Wednesday added the historic centre of Ukraine's port city of Odessa, often described as "the pearl of the Black Sea", to its World Heritage List, overcoming opposition from Russia.. Six other Ukrainian sites have already been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, including the Saint-Sophia Cathedral in the capital Kyiv and the historic centre of the western city of Lviv. cf-ah/sjw/kjm

Wed, Jan 25, 2023 2 mins read

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Elderly, Asian gunman outlier in US mass shootings

Mass shootings in the United States have become agonizingly common, but the two recent incidents in California stand out for their difference: the alleged attackers were men of Asian descent, both elderly.. The suspects' demographic details meant the two attacks drew more attention than usual in a country where mass shootings are now relatively common. 

Wed, Jan 25, 2023 4 mins read

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UK's Royal Opera House ends 33-year BP funding deal

The UK's Royal Opera House announced on Wednesday that it had ended its 33-year sponsorship deal with energy giant BP following pressure and protests from environmentalists.. The London cultural institution said in a statement to AFP that it was "grateful to BP for their sponsorship over 33 years... but agreed that the partnership would not extend beyond December 2022, when BP's contract came to an end".

Wed, Jan 25, 2023 1 mins read

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Spot on: Ukrainian campaign for Leopard tanks goes fashion

The hundreds of people posting Instagram selfies in leopard-print outfits in recent days launched fashion into geopolitics for Ukraine's successful campaign to get Germany's powerful Leopard battle tanks.. "Put on your favourite leopard clothes and post a selfie with #FreeTheLeopards," Ukraine.ua, the country's official account, posted on Instagram Sunday.

Wed, Jan 25, 2023 1 mins read