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A rare collection of letters, pictures and other personal objects from Dutch exotic dancer and convicted spy Margaretha Zelle, also known as Mata Hari, are going up for auction.
A time capsule buried by the Nazis in 1934 was uncovered in the Polish town of Zlocieniec earlier in September, revealing an array of perfectly preserved relics from the Nazi era, bring back memories of a time when Poland was under the occupation of Adolf Hitler's National Socialist government. Sealed with wax and red string, the capsule contained two copies of Hitler’s book “Mein Kampf" as well as coins, photographs and documents.
The world's economic outlook is "much more pessimistic" as a result of the war in Ukraine, warns Secretary-General Mathias Cormann, as the OECD slashes its 2022 growth forecast and projects higher inflation. SOUNDBITE
Paris (France), Oct 15 (EFE / EPA) .-French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute Friday to the flag drapped coffin of Hubert Germain, a WWII veteran and the last 'Companion of the Liberation', at the National Invalides Hotel in Paris.Hubert Germain was the last survivor of the 1,038 Companions of the Liberation after WWII, he died at the age of 101 on October 12, 2021. (Camera: CHRISTOPHE PETIT-TESSON)SHOT LIST: TRIBUTE TO HUBERT GERMAIN AT THE HOTEL NATIONAL INVALIDES IN PARIS, FRANCE.
Paris (France), 25 Aug (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Rafael Cañas/Christophe Petit-Tesson) The French capital commemorated on Wednesday the 77th anniversary of its liberation in World War II, and again with a strong Spanish presence, especially of the republican flags that remembered the Spanish soldiers who entered the vanguard of the Allied troops.çFOOTAGE OF THE 77TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIBERATION OF PARIS IN WORLD WAR II WITH THE VIEW OF TROOPS FROM MILITARY UNITS RELATED TO LIBERATION, THE REMEMBRANCE OF LIBERATION AND RESISTANCE FIGURES WHO DIED IN THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS, AS WELL AS LITERARY READINGS.INCLUDES RESOURCE FOOTAGE OF PARIS MAYOR ANNE HIDALGO; THE SPANISH MINISTER OF THE PRESIDENCY, FÉLIX BOLAÑOS; AND OTHER FRENCH AUTHORITIES AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ALIDADOS COUNTRIES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
A large French flag flies above the first level of the Eiffel Tower as part of the annual 8 May commemorations. This year marks 75 years since the end of the Second World War in Europe but ceremonies have had to be scaled back and held without the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic. IMAGES
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