The remains of a Massachusetts airman who died as a prisoner of war during World War II have been accounted for, military officials said Wednesday. U.S. Army Air Forces Pvt. 1st Class Bernard J. Calvi, 23, was a member of the 17th Pursuit Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group when Japanese forces invaded the Philippines in December … Read more
It is hard to fathom how much trauma Israeli filmmaker Shaylee Atary has endured. In 2016, she was in a car accident that required lengthy rehabilitation. “I was in a wheelchair for more than a year,” says Atary, who today walks with the help of a cane. The story inspired a 2020 short film, Neurim, … Read more
The People’s Daily published a commentary on Thursday that vowed to uproot the “historical narrative of Taiwan independence” – a narrative it said has been pushed by Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te. The warning came after Lai used the Friday anniversary of Taiwan’s return to China from imperial Japan after World War II to commemorate … Read more
2/5 stars The on-screen coupling of Freen Sarocha Chankimha and Rebecca Patricia Armstrong, known collectively as “FreenBecky” to their legions of adoring fans, transitions to the big screen in Uranus 2324, a sprawling sci-fi romance charting the love affair between two young women across the endless expanses of space and time. The film is the … Read more
Miyazaki Airport in southwest Japan has cancelled over 80 flights after an unexploded U.S. bomb from World War II detonated yesterday. The explosion reportedly occurred near a runway, creating a large crater reportedly seven meters wide and about one meter deep. Land and Transport Ministry officials confirmed that no aircraft were close enough at the … Read more
I get goosebumps and my stomach sinks when I stand at the entrance to the Wolf’s Lair, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler’s Polish war headquarters. Here the Führer lived from 1940 to 1944, directing the Nazis in World War II and the Holocaust that led to the deaths of some 6 million European Jews. Overall, World … Read more
Shopping in Singapore, looking down from the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, taking in the massive ancient temples in Cambodia’s Angkor Wat, and Borobudur in Java: tropical Southeast Asia is hardly short of things to do for tourists or places to go. Some of the region’s best attractions are not on land. Diving is another … Read more
Taiwan’s only memorial to wartime “comfort women” has been removed after the land it stood on was sold at auction, according to Taiwanese media. The removal of the statue – which commemorated atrocities committed by the Japanese military during World War II – comes as the island’s leadership continues its drive to erase common historical … Read more
Bernie Sanders, the curmudgeonly American politician, is always on a crusade. The Vermont senator’s latest campaign is to warn us all about ultra-processed foods (UPFs). This is now the generally accepted term for mass-produced foods. They typically include ingredients with long chemical names, sometimes with a number enclosed in brackets. These ingredients – preservatives, emulsifiers, … Read more
China has hailed American “Flying Tiger” pilots in a ceremony commemorating the end of World War II, in the latest push to foster people-to-people relations between the two nations. For the first time, the names of more than 2,500 pilots who died fighting the Japanese on behalf of China have been published. At a ceremony … Read more
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