World War 2

Angela Merkel told Germany it is facing its greatest challenge since the Second World War in the struggle against the coronavirus on Wednesday. In her first televised address to the nation in more than 14 years in power, Mrs Merkel asked Germans to stand together. “This is serious. And we…

By Steph Willems on March 16, 2020 In times of crisis, companies have been known to turn on a dime to produce whatever’s most needed at a given moment. Detroit automakers churned out all manner of jeeps, armoured cars, and tank killers during World War 2, with American office supplier…

By Paul SandleLONDON (Reuters) - Britain will isolate older people "within weeks" and force into quarantine anyone diagnosed with coronavirus, the government said as it stepped up measures that have so far been less stringent than elsewhere in Europe.The British Heath Secretary Matt Hancock said people aged over 70 would…

JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty ImagesA somber Sen. Bernie Sanders confronted growing worries over the novel coronavirus Thursday on a stage that gave him another opportunity to champion his prized healthcare expansion policy goal. Speaking from a hotel meeting place in Burlington, Vermont, Sanders (I-VT) spoke for a little over 16 minutes,…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Assessing the social and environmental effects of large-scale dams is complicated Not far from Cairo stood a remarkable dam, the Sadd el-Kafara, more than 100m long, and 14m high, and able to store about half a million cubic metres of water. These statistics are…

If you live in London it is now possible to view aerial imagery of your neighborhood which was captured nearly 75 years ago, from just after the Second World War. After World War II the Royal Air Force methodically flew over the whole of Britain to photograph the country from…

This June, Sony Pictures is taking us back to World War II for the upcoming movie Greyhound. However, the latest flick about one of the largest wars in the planet's history will follow the naval forces of the allies.Directed by Aaron Schneider and written by Hanks--based on a novel by…

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Monday unveiled its mandate for trade talks with the United States, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowing to drive a hard bargain in negotiations that are set to test the two allies’ “special relationship”. FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street in…

Image copyright Ailbhe Kavanagh Image caption Whales are having to use more energy to communicate There is a rising din in the oceans - and whales are having to struggle to compete with it. "They're spending more time or energy trying to communicate… by essentially screaming at each other -…

A TV host has apologised to Bernie Sanders after likening his victory in the recent Nevada primary to the Nazi invasion of France. Chris Matthews, a veteran presenter on the cable network MSNBC, said on Saturday the scale of Mr Sanders’ win had overwhelmed the Democratic Party just like the…