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Lifestyle 4 years ago

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Calls for unity as divided US marks 20th anniversary of 9/11

At the 9/11 memorial in New York, relatives wiped away tears, their voices breaking as they read out the names of the almost 3,000 people killed in the Al-Qaeda attacks.

World 4 years ago

Macron recognises France's 'responsibility' in Rwanda genocide

"Standing here today, with humility and respect, by your side, I have come to recognise our responsibilities," Macron said in a speech at the Kigali Genocide Memorial.

Art & Culture 5 years ago

Traveling coffee-cup memorial for Srebrenica's dead comes home

More than 8,000 traditional Bosnian coffee cups were installed as a memorial in the town of Srebrenica on Friday to mark the 25th anniversary of the massacre of Muslim men and boys by Serb forces near the end of Bosnia's war.

Art & Culture 5 years ago

Brussels adds George Floyd memorial to large mural collection

Brussels added to its large collection of murals on Thursday with a newly commissioned work in memory of African-American George Floyd, whose killing by police has sparked global protests against racism and police violence.

World 5 years ago

Under-fire New York mayor booed at George Floyd vigil

New York's mayor was widely booed Thursday during a vigil for George Floyd, an unarmed African American killed by police, after the official defended heavy handed policing of protesters defying the city's curfew.

Entertainment 5 years ago

More than 29,000 people sign petition for Didi Kempot statue in Surakarta

Fans want a statue of the late singer installed at Solo Balapan Station.

Environment 6 years ago

'Only you know' if we did enough, says memorial to Iceland's lost glacier

Iceland's first glacier to be lost to rising temperatures is to be marked with a memorial carrying a grim warning about the impact of climate change if the world fails to act on time.

City 6 years ago

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Our memories of May are fading, we need more memorials: Activists

“We wish that the monuments and graves of victims of the May 1998 riots could become a historical landmark so the city cultural agency could take over. That way, those historical events can become a precious lesson for this nation,” Zaenal told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday.

SE Asia 6 years ago

Anger as wartime memorial in Malaysia calls Japanese troops 'heroes'

The Japanese occupation of Southeast Asia in the early 1940s was marked by brutality, and bitter memories still linger even after Tokyo made reparations and built friendships with its former enemies since the war.