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Tesla Megapacks Replace World War II Turbojet Generator In Belgium

The largest battery energy storage system (BEES) in continental Europe has been recently inaugurated in Belgium. It consists of 40 Tesla Megapacks.

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Amid rising energy costs, Italian cooks go old-school to save gas

In a town in Tuscany, some cooks are moving away from the stove to cook meals in boxes with thick wool lining. These portable ovens use the wool's convection properties as a means of slow cooking.

WEKU

Inside the 'haunted' island of a James Bond villain that's been left to rot for 40 years

A Japanese island that was used as a filming location for Sam Mendes' movie Skyfall has a dark history that is a far cry from the astonishing location that was seen by James Bond fans

Daily Mirror

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Opinion: Is the World on the Brink of an Entirely New Era?

If we are in the early throes of a seismic shift, leaders must prepare to operate in a new world where their old assumptions no longer hold

Caixin Global

Pacific War veterans' average age tops 100

The average age of former soldiers who served in World War II and receive a military pension has surpassed 100, according to a survey by the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Pearl Harbor survivor: Honor those who were killed

Lou Conter was serving on the battleship USS Arizona at the time of Japan’s attack. The Arizona was among the ships sunk, and 1,177 of his shipmates died — nearly half of the U.S. tally of 2,403 killed.

Chicago Sun-Times

Review: 'War by Other Means,' by Daniel Akst

NONFICTION: The little-known story of pacifist activism during World War II, told through the lives of four people.

Tribune News Service

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Anti-Semitism, xenophobia on the rise warns Macron on visit to French camp

French President Emmanuel Macron says it’s time to “open our eyes” to resurgent anti-Semitism and xenophobia during a visit to a deportation camp in the south of France, where the authorities rounded up Jews before and during World War II.

Radio France Internationale

USS Arizona survivor: Honor those killed at Pearl Harbor

This week the U.S. Navy and the National Park Service will host a remembrance ceremony at Pearl Harbor on the 81st anniversary of the 1941 Japanese bombing

The Independent UK

Czech museum to return original Beethoven score to heirs

A musical manuscript handwritten by Ludwig van Beethoven is getting returned to the heirs of the richest family in pre-World War II Czechoslovakia, whose members had to flee the country to escape the Holocaust

The Independent UK

What’s next after the preliminary NTSB report on the Dallas air show disaster?

DALLAS — Now that the National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary report on the deadly Nov. 12 collision between World War II-era aircraft at Dallas Executive Airport, investigators will work diligently to pin down what exactly went wrong during the fateful air show that ended in the deaths…

Tribune News Service

Max Beckmann self-portrait sold at German auction for $20.7M

A self-portrait painted during World War II by German expressionist artist Max Beckmann has been sold in Berlin for 20 million euros ($20.7 million)

The Independent UK

NSW's last Rats of Tobruk veteran Ernie Walker honoured at funeral service in Southern Highlands

World War II veteran Ernie Walker remembered as "a gentleman and a good bloke" at funeral service in the Southern Highlands, after passing away at the age of 106.

ABC News

Report: No altitude advice before Dallas air show crash

A preliminary report from federal officials on a deadly midair collision at a Dallas air show says no guidance was given on altitudes before a World War II-era fighter plane crashed into a bomber

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Medieval shipwreck discovered at bottom of Norwegian lake in hunt for WWII ammunition

A 700-year-old shipwreck has been discovered by archaeologists during an effort to locate unexploded World War II ammunition that was dumped at the bottom of a lake in Norway

Tribune News Service

New on DVD: David O. Russell returns with ensemble comedy 'Amsterdam'

The latest offering from director David O. Russell, his first film in seven years, tops the DVD releases for the week of Dec. 6.

The New Daily

Last NSW ‘Rat of Tobruk’ dies aged 106

The last remaining of the NSW Rats of Tobruk has died, leaving behind only a few survivors of the infamous World War II campaign in the North African

ABC News

South African and Poland Rugby League teams to face off in inaugural Warsaw Airlift Cup on the Gold Coast

The match, called the Warsaw Airlift Cup, is a nod to a shared history between the nations — the World War II operation of the same name.

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Inside abandoned university building with peeling student posters and decaying walls

The seven-storey building known as the Toast Rack was built in 1960 but has stood empty since Manchester Metropolitan University closed its Hollings Campus in 2013

Daily Mirror

Inside abandoned hospital containing creepy mask that was scene of huge massacre

The psychiatric hospital in Italy was involved in a gory massacre during World War II, which saw a group of partisans locking over 70 soldiers in the premises after having forced the staff to leave

ABC News

Team of divers complete three-year mission to create 3D map of sunken World War II Japanese submarine

A crew of divers are hoping their efforts to map a sunken Japanese submarine off the NT coast will help solve long-standing questions about the vessel and help preserve final resting place of 80 submariners.

Tribune News Service

Aviation enthusiasts grieve lost lives at Dallas airshow, wait for investigation

DALLAS — Saturday’s fatal crash of two vintage World War II planes that resulted in the deaths of six people sent shockwaves of grief throughout the aviation community. As the airshow season wrapped up the same weekend, how future shows will proceed in light of the tragedy is unknown.

WEKU

Robert Clary, the last star of the 'Hogan's Heroes,' dies at 96

A French-born survivor of Nazi concentration camps during World War II, Robert Clary began his career in entertainment as a nightclub singer.

The Independent UK

Where's Putin? Leader leaves bad news on Ukraine to others

President Vladimir Putin wasn’t present when his top military officials announced on television that Russia was withdrawing from the city of Kherson in southern Ukraine

The Independent UK

Deadly missile strike adds to Ukraine war fears in Poland

Since Russia invaded Ukraine more than eight months ago, Poland has aided its neighbor and millions of its refugees

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