World War 2

MANILA - Philippine defence secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday ordered the grounding of the military's fleet of Black Hawk helicopters after a crash during training mission in an province north of the capital Manila killed six people. The S-70i Black Hawk helicopter, one of 16 purchased in 2019 from Poland,…

Although James Toussaint has never had COVID-19, the pandemic is taking a profound toll on his health. First, the 57-year-old lost his job delivering parts for a New Orleans auto dealership in spring 2020, when the local economy shut down. Then, he fell behind on his rent. Last month, Toussaint…

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June 22, 1941 is one of the saddest dates in the history of Russia — the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow, the day of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War (the war against Nazis in 1941-1945, a part of World War 2). © New Straits Times Press (M) BhdRead…

This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. On June 15, Frank Atchison will celebrate his 95th birthday and 50 years as a Shriner when he ends his 260-kilometre walk in Regina. Author of the article: Bre McAdam  •  Saskatoon StarPhoenix Frank Atchison on his children's hospitals…

Picture: iStock/Gallo Images Global plastics production declined slightly in 2020 as a result of the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, only the third time since World War 2 that output has fallen, an industry body said on Thursday. Previously, only as a result of the oil crisis in 1973…

I've hinted a few times at my dislike of naval antics in strategy games. Since Strategic Mind set me off on a World War 2 kick, this week seemed like a good time to resolve this by picking out a dedicated seaborne war game and making a sincere effort to…

Call of Duty: Warzone will get a Vanguard-themed map set in the Pacific theatre of World War 2, according to a new report. VGC said the battle royale will get an entirely new Warzone map - "the series' largest and most ambitious to date" - to coincide with the November…

Sniper Elite VR dated! Arashi! Wind & Leaves! More! Sony has once again turned its attention to virtual reality of the PlayStation kind, with another of its PSVR showcases - and if you missed its various announcements, you can catch up below. First up, Sniper Elite VR - unsurprisingly a virtual…

Posted June 2, 2021 1:30 pm Updated June 7, 2021 9:29 pm Niagara police (NRPS) say members of their bomb squad used charges to destroy a Second World War-era artillery shell found near Niagara on the Lake on Tuesday. Investigators say a call about the warhead came in just after…