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July 2, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Centenary Peace Garden opens at Péronne in the Somme

UNESCO ambassadors and representatives from more than 80 countries attend the official opening of the Garden of the 6th Continent in the Somme. There will also be a day of events for the public.

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July 7, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Wallace and Gromit creators make film for Imperial War Museum

Wallace and Gromit creators Aardman have made a short film, Flight of the Stories, to mark the re-opening of the Imperial War Museum's galleries in London.

July 8, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Anger at Algerian participation in France’s Centenary Bastille Day

France 24 reports that there has been anger both in France and Algeria that representatives of the Algerian military will be taking part in France’s annual Bastille Day celebrations.

July 9, 2014 CN Editorial Team

South Africa’s Deputy President marks 98th anniversary of the Battle of Delville Wood

South Africa’s Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has commemorated the 98th anniversary of the Battle of Delville Wood.

July 9, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Senior Chinese diplomat’s visit to France to end First World War “oblivion”

The South China Morning Post reports that a senior Chinese diplomat will travel to France to attend a First World War commemorative event.

July 10, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Tour de France commemorates First World War

The Tour de France is commemorating the Centenary of the First World War by following a route which includes some of the key battlefields from the conflict.

July 10, 2014 CN Editorial Team

German Parliament marks First World War Centenary

Germany’s Parliament, the Bundestag, has held a special session to mark the Centenary of the First World War.

July 10, 2014 CN Editorial Team

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.

July 12, 2014 CN Editorial Team

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.

July 12, 2014 CN Editorial Team

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.