Germany’s Parliament, the Bundestag, has held a special session to mark the Centenary of the First World War.
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Ban Ki-moon reflects on the “pain and futility” of the First World War at UN commemorative event
The Secretary-General of the United Nations has reflected on the impact the First World War had on the twentieth century and the importance of diplomacy in the twenty first century.
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UK and German Parliamentarians sing Centenary Concert at Westminster Hall
The Choirs of the British and German Parliaments have sung together in London to commemorate the Centenary of the First World War.
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National Maritime Museum: ‘Forgotten Fighters: The First World War at Sea’
The National Maritime Museum in London is marking the Centenary of the First World War with a new exhibition which highlights the war at sea.
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Australian ‘Sacred Soil’ project seeks to engage young people
The Sacred Soil project in Australia is proposing to send students to the battlefields of the Western Front and to Gallipoli to mark the Centenary of the First World War.
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Serbian Defence Secretary opens Centenary exhibition in Belgrade
The Serbian Secretary of State for Defence, Zoran Djordjevic, has opened a new exhibition in Belgrade to mark the Centenary of the First World War.
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Centenary News in Brief: 5th – 11th July 2014
Centenary News in Brief this week includes: The Duchess of Cornwall supports protection of war graves; First World War veterans of the Guinea campaign have been honoured in Sydney; a music based Centenary project launches in the UK; and the most senior nurse on the Western Front is honoured.
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14-18 NOW release their plan for lights to go out across the UK on August 4th
The 14-18 NOW organisation, the official cultural programme for the UK’s First World War Centenary Commemorations, has announced details of plans for lights to go out around the UK on August 4th 2014.
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300,000 Commonwealth war grave records put online for First World War Centenary
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has launched new online resources to make it easier to locate and visit memorials of relatives killed in the First World War.
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Wilfred Owen’s First World War poetry launches on new computer app
The First World War poems of Wilfred Owen, including Anthem for Doomed Youth and Dulce et Decorum Est, are explored on a newly launched computer app.
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