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Landmines are being used again. Bold UN action must help their post-conflict victims
Euronews via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA generation after the Ottawa mine ban treaty, a new conflict sees the use of land mines rise again....
Today in History: President Lyndon B. Johnson signs Medicare into law
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoToday in History Today is Sunday, July 30, the 211th day of 2023. There are 154 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 30, 1945, the Portland class heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis ...
Beckley resident honors generations of veterans in her family
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 11—After a divisive week at the polls, one local Beckley resident is hoping the community can find common ground this Veterans Day. "When you're out there and you're fighting a war, you ...
Migrants from Africa and Mideast who died in Bosnia get marble headstones and a memorial
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoBIJELJINA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — In cities along a section of the Drina River, which forms a...
‘The town that loves refugees’: Utica’s newcomers bring transformation upstate
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMore in this series Mersiha Omeragic rests her chin in her hand, eyes welling as she looks around...
Today in History: March 24, Exxon Valdez crashes in Alaska
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoToday in History Today is Friday, March 24, the 83rd day of 2023. There are 282 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 24, 1989, the supertanker Exxon Valdez (vahl-DEEZ ...
Syrianrefugeefamily finds a home in Stratford
Journal Inquirer, Manchester, Conn. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJul. 16—Now 14, Ahmad and eight members of his extended family have relocated from Aleppo, Syria, to Stratford. The town is "a good place," he said. "It's very quiet and there's a beach close ...