World War 2

BPI – continuously reinventing itself  at 170 SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye At 170, Bank of the Philippine Islands, the first bank in the Philippines and in Asia, remains a tower of strength. Appropriately,  BPI’s  anniversary mass celebrant Jose Fuerte Cardinal Advincula Jr., chose the tower – a feature common…

Artful indie pop from Leeds... Robin Murray 06 · 08 · 2021 Leeds group Green Gardens have shared their refreshing new single 'I Keep Eating Myself'. The four-piece have shared the new song for Bandcamp Friday, with all proceeds going straight to their pocket. A good time to support new…

KUANTAN: An aerial bomb, believed to be from World War 2, was found in an oil palm plantation in Felda Triang 1, Bera on Monday by a settler. District police chief, DSP Mansor Samsudin, said the settler reported it to police after he stumbled across the unexploded bomb at 3.30pm…

An 84-year-old German man has been fined €250,000 (£212,796.10) for keeping stockpiles of Second World War-era weaponry in his basement – including a 45-ton tank. The conviction under Germany's War Weapons Control Act was handed down in Kiel, a city in the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein, and regards an investigation…

Government of Canada recognizes Second World War civilian cryptographic bureau as a national historic event. The Examination Unit contributed to the Allied war effort and the development of Canada’s foreign intelligence capacity The Examination Unit contributed to the Allied war effort and the development of Canada’s foreign intelligence capacity August…

One of Hong Kong's best known artists, Kacey Wong, said on social media that he has left Hong Kong for Taiwan, reportedly because he wanted to go to a place where he would enjoy "100 percent freedom". Wong posted a video message on Facebook on Tuesday containing a song he…

/ Europe Issued on: 01/08/2021 - 21:47 A view of the main gate in the former Sachsenhausen Nazi concentration camp, now a memorial, in Oranienburg, Germany on February 7, 2020. © John Macdougall, AFP A 100-year-old former guard at the Sachsenhausen Nazi concentration camp near Berlin will face trial in…

Family and friends gather at Legion Branch 76 in Minnow Lake to honour local veteran’s Second World War service Family members from as far as Vancouver Island and Edmonton made their way to Sudbury for a special ceremony July 23. A quilt -- large enough to wrap around someone comfortably…

Local war hero, Sgt Duncan Rowlinson, celebrated his 100th birthday earlier this month at Borovere Care Home in Alton, where he now lives. The former Bomber Command member was joined on the big day by Sqn Leader John Plenty from RAF Odiham, who presented Sgt Rowlinson with a framed print…

Chris Bellchamber turns 100 years old on Wednesday, and the milestone birthday was marked with a special flyby on Monday from the Canadian Forces Snowbirds. “Wonderful is probably the best word I can use,” the Edmonton man said of the honour. Bellchamber has a full history. His daughter, Chris Monilawis,…