World War 2

Published on Feb 23, 2020Eric Sorensen has the details on a zamboni driver who became a hometown hero after he helped the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Toronto Maple Leafs in a surprising twist that called him into game action. Days after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned protesters that the nationwide…

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Emperor Naruhito said on Sunday that he was looking forward to the Tokyo Olympics in summer but that he was concerned about the spread of the new coronavirus, which has killed three in Japan and is slowly spreading across the country. Japan's Emperor Naruhito speaks during…

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany faced calls to toughen gun ownership laws and step up efforts to track far-right sympathizers after the suspect in one of its worst mass shootings since World War Two was found to have published a racist manifesto. The 43-year-old presumed killer of nine people in two…

By Steph Willems on February 20, 2020 Since the automatic transmission’s birth shortly before the outbreak of World War 2, driver input and road load have dictated what gear a traditional autobox finds itself in. But what if a tranny could instead predict the optimal gear for the road not…

President Frank-Walter Steinmeier urged Germans to "defend democracy" on Thursday, the 75th anniversary of the destruction of Dresden in the World War II as the emboldened far right rattles the political establishment. The anniversary has a complex legacy in Germany, where right-wing activists have long inflated the number of people…

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland’s prime minister said he wants to visit Russia to commemorate the victims of a World War Two massacre and 2010 plane crash, amid heightened tensions with Moscow after recent comments by Vladimir Putin about Poland’s historical role. FILE PHOTO: People carry crosses and the portrait of…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The bombing of Dresden created a firestorm that destroyed the centre of the city "The firestorm is incredible... Insane fear grips me and from then on I repeat one simple sentence to myself continuously: 'I don't want to burn to death'. I do not…

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s Big Ben tower at the Houses of Parliament was more badly damaged by German bombs during World War Two than originally thought, experts said on Thursday, as the bill for its restoration rose by 18.6 million pounds ($24 million). FILE PHOTO: The Elizabeth Tower, housing the…

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Big Ben tower at the Houses of Parliament was more badly damaged by German bombs during World War Two than originally thought, experts said on Thursday, as the bill for its restoration rose by nearly 20 million pounds ($25 million…

STOCKTON, Calif. (Reuters) - William White, a 104-year-old U.S. Marine veteran who earned a Purple Heart in World War Two, is celebrating Valentine’s Day this year like never before, surrounded by a mountain of 70,000 love letters and well-wishes sent from al…