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Reenactors dressed in wartime uniforms parade on vintage military vehicles during a reenactment marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Paris from the Germans during World War II

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Paris commemorates 80th anniversary of liberation in WWII

Paris on Sunday celebrated the 80th anniversary of its liberation from German troops in World War II with tributes, military marches and the hoisting...

AFPAugust 25, 2024

Premier minister Gabriel Attal hailed the courage of the prison officers

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France pays tribute to prison officers, attackers still at large

France’s prime minister on Wednesday hosted a national tribute to two prison officers killed in an attack by gunmen when they freed a convict....

AFPMay 22, 2024

Astronaut graduates from the United States and United Arab Emirates during a ceremony at the NASA Johnson Space Center

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New NASA astronauts graduate, eying Moon — and Mars

After two years of rigorous training, ten Americans officially became astronauts on Tuesday, and are now eligible for planned NASA missions to the International...

AFPMarch 5, 2024

This fresco shows French-Armenian Missak Manouchian, who was executed by Nazi forces in 1944

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Armenian Resistance fighter joins France’s Pantheon greats

An Armenian poet and communist fighter in World War II will enter the Pantheon mausoleum and join an elite group of France's historical figures.

AFPJune 18, 2023