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The 32 best '50s movies

After World War II, Hollywood studios perfected its formulas

Total Film

Parks, schools shut in California after asbestos found in burned World War II-era blimp hangar

Parks and schools have been closed in Southern California after officials found asbestos in the charred debris of an historic World War II-era blimp hangar

The Independent UK

Massive World War II-era blimp hangar burns in Southern California

Fire is raging in a historic World War II-era wooden hangar that was built to house military blimps based in Southern California

The Independent UK

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The UK's AI summit is taking place at Bletchley Park, the wartime home of codebreaking and computing

The AI Safety Summit is bringing politicians, computer scientists and tech executives to Bletchley Park in the United Kingdom, a site that's synonymous with codebreaking and the birth of computing during World War II

The Independent UK

Race to fix crumbling Philippines ship threatens conflict in South China Sea

Even as concerns mount in the US over a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan, the flashpoint most likely to spark a conflict between the world’s largest economies is currently an immobile World War II-era ship sitting in waters further to the south.

The Times of India

US military to begin draining leaky fuel tank facility that poisoned Pearl Harbor drinking water

Next week the U.S. military plans to begin draining fuel from World War II-era underground fuel tanks in Hawaii

The Independent UK

Vatican defends wartime Pope Pius XII as conference honors Israeli victims of Hamas incursion

The Vatican secretary of state has strongly defended World War II-era Pope Pius XII as a friend of the Jews

The Independent UK

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Jamie Dimon is worried economies can't control how much damage geopolitical tensions may cause: 'We haven't seen this since World War II'

“We have dealt with inflation before, we dealt with deficits before, we have dealt with recessions before—and we haven’t really seen something like this pretty much since World War II,” the JPMorgan CEO said.

Fortune

Veteran California pilots racing in Reno killed in mid-air crash shortly after first-second finish

Officials say two veteran California pilots were killed when their World War II-era planes collided in mid-air after completing a race and preparing to land over the weekend at the National Championship Air Races north of Reno

The Independent UK

Catholic-Jewish research substantiates reports that Catholic convents sheltered Jews during WWII

Researchers have discovered new documentation that substantiates reports that Catholic convents and monasteries in Rome sheltered Jews during World War II

The Independent UK

US military's aerial reconnaissance pictures of England during WWII go online for the first time

During World War II, specifically in 1943 and 1944, the U.S. Army Air Forces' photographic reconnaissance units captured the changing face of England, primarily around their bases in the south of the country

The Independent UK

Why a stranded WWII ship is inflaming China, Philippine tensions

MANILA: The latest spat between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea has an unlikely object at its center: a World War II-era ship that’s now rusty after being stranded in contested waters for more than two decades.

The Times of India

ROK body moves to disburse requisitioned labor funds

SEOUL -- South Korea's Foreign Ministry announced Monday that a South Korean foundation had begun procedures to deposit with local courts an amount equivalent to compensation for four plaintiffs who demand certain Japanese companies pay them for their labor in Japan during World War II, but who have refused to…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

No consensus on cash boost for Japan's military

Following Japan's defeat in World War II, the United States took pains to ensure that Japanese militarism could never again pose a threat to the Asia-Pacific or the world. As in Germany, these efforts were profoundly successful. For almost eight decades, Japan has eschewed foreign adventures and violent conflict. Pacifism…

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Twitter places big-name advertisers alongside neo-nazi video

Brands such as Adobe, Disney, Microsoft and the Telegraph appear alongside antisemitic World War II revisionist film

The Independent UK

UN steps up criticism of IMF and World Bank, the other pillars of the post-World War II global order

From the ashes of World War II, three institutions were created as linchpins of a new global order

The Hindu

Decorated American officer’s last remains to head home from Darjeeling after 58 years

The mortal remains of Major General Harry Kleinbeck Pickett, one of America’s most decorated officers who fought in both World War I and World War II, are being returned home to the United States from West Bengal’s Darjeeling.

The Independent UK

Book Review: 'V Is For Victory' explores FDR's bid to win public and industry support during WWII

Craig Nelson chronicles the key battle President Franklin Delano Roosevelt faced as he worked to win over the public and industry's support during World War II in “V Is For Victory.”

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Captain Sir Tom Moore biopic gets green light with filming to begin in autumn

The flick will span the late pandemic hero’s entire life from his childhood in Yorkshire to his time serving in World War II, to his unexpected rise to fame

ABC News

Surviving as a POW in WWII set Alan Rabinov up for fashion business success

Alan Rabinov's skills as "one of the more successful traders and scroungers" in Changi helped set him up for success as a fashion entrepreneur after World War II.

The New Daily

Tom Cruise goes wild with MTV award acceptance

Tom Cruise has bagged the 2023 MTV award best performance, accepting it from the pilot's seat of a World War II-era fighting plane.

The News Lens

Jeepney Drivers in the Philippines Brace for Public Transport Overhaul

The Philippine government plans to phase out traditional public jeepneys, the iconic Filipino version of a minibus that originated from American military jeeps from World War II. Workers say it’s killing the only jobs they know that could support them and their families.

The New Daily

‘Weeds never die’: On-form Pope issues tough warning

The Pope has urged a return to the "European spirit" envisioned by the founders of modern Europe after World War II as he visits Hungary.

The Canberra Times

A brother thought lost, yet finally found, brings a special Anzac memory

Les Drew remembers his brother lost at sea in World War II

ABC News

NT prepares for increase in military spending, US Marines after Defence Strategic Review

It was on the frontline in World War II, and now officials say Australia's north will once again be key for the nation's future defences.

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