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Alireza Akbari, Ex Official Executed By Iran On Spying Charges, Was Paid $2.4 Million By MI6: Report
Alireza Akbari, a veteran of the Iran-Iraq war that raged from 1980-1988, was arrested sometime between March 2019 and March 2020.
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In Remarkable Rescue Op, Man Evacuates Lion And Wolf From Ukraine In Bus
A four-day mission to rescue a lion and a wolf from war-torn Ukraine had a happy ending with the two zoo animals "settling in well" in Romania, Tim Locks - the British war veteran who spearheaded the rescue op - has said.
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India vs England, 1st Test: England Players Wear Black Armbands As Mark Of Respect For Captain Tom Moore
India vs England: England players are wearing black armbands in the first Test against India as a mark of respect for British war veteran Captain Tom Moore, who died earlier this week.
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World War II Veteran, 99, To Help Open Hospital After Raising $29 Million
Captain Tom Moore, a 99-year-old British war veteran who has raised more than $29 million for the health service by walking 100 laps of his garden, will be a guest of honour at the opening of a new field hospital next week.
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"They Are Brave": 99-Year-Old Briton Raises Millions For Health Workers
A 99-year-old war veteran has raised more than 2 million pounds ($2.5 million) for British health workers by attempting to walk the length of his garden one hundred times before his 100th birthday later this month.
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At 95, War Veteran Breaks Own Record, Scuba-Dives For 44 Minutes
A 95-year-old British veteran of World War Two broke his own record on Saturday as the world's oldest scuba diver after taking the plunge to explore a shipwreck off Cyprus.
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101-Year-Old Great-Grandpa Skydives His Way Into Record Books
There's a new entrant in the record books and he's 101 years old. Verdun Hayes, a British war veteran, broke the record for being the oldest tandem skydiver in the world.
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Veterans Commemorate Vital 'Battle of Imphal'
Veterans and dignitaries commemorated the 70th anniversary on Friday of one of the fiercest but largely unknown battles of World War II which pitted British-led forces against Japanese troops in northeast India.
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Conman Steals London World War II Veteran's Army Medals
Police say a London conman has stolen the military service medals of a 92-year-old British Army veteran of World War II on the 70th anniversary of D-Day.
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Missing British Spotted at D-Day Events in France
An 89-year-old British World War II veteran who went missing from his retirement home was found in Normandy enjoying a D-Day anniversary get-together with former comrades, police said on Friday.
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Alireza Akbari, Ex Official Executed By Iran On Spying Charges, Was Paid $2.4 Million By MI6: Report
Alireza Akbari, a veteran of the Iran-Iraq war that raged from 1980-1988, was arrested sometime between March 2019 and March 2020.
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In Remarkable Rescue Op, Man Evacuates Lion And Wolf From Ukraine In Bus
A four-day mission to rescue a lion and a wolf from war-torn Ukraine had a happy ending with the two zoo animals "settling in well" in Romania, Tim Locks - the British war veteran who spearheaded the rescue op - has said.
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India vs England, 1st Test: England Players Wear Black Armbands As Mark Of Respect For Captain Tom Moore
India vs England: England players are wearing black armbands in the first Test against India as a mark of respect for British war veteran Captain Tom Moore, who died earlier this week.
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World War II Veteran, 99, To Help Open Hospital After Raising $29 Million
Captain Tom Moore, a 99-year-old British war veteran who has raised more than $29 million for the health service by walking 100 laps of his garden, will be a guest of honour at the opening of a new field hospital next week.
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"They Are Brave": 99-Year-Old Briton Raises Millions For Health Workers
A 99-year-old war veteran has raised more than 2 million pounds ($2.5 million) for British health workers by attempting to walk the length of his garden one hundred times before his 100th birthday later this month.
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At 95, War Veteran Breaks Own Record, Scuba-Dives For 44 Minutes
A 95-year-old British veteran of World War Two broke his own record on Saturday as the world's oldest scuba diver after taking the plunge to explore a shipwreck off Cyprus.
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101-Year-Old Great-Grandpa Skydives His Way Into Record Books
There's a new entrant in the record books and he's 101 years old. Verdun Hayes, a British war veteran, broke the record for being the oldest tandem skydiver in the world.
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Veterans Commemorate Vital 'Battle of Imphal'
Veterans and dignitaries commemorated the 70th anniversary on Friday of one of the fiercest but largely unknown battles of World War II which pitted British-led forces against Japanese troops in northeast India.
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Conman Steals London World War II Veteran's Army Medals
Police say a London conman has stolen the military service medals of a 92-year-old British Army veteran of World War II on the 70th anniversary of D-Day.
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Missing British Spotted at D-Day Events in France
An 89-year-old British World War II veteran who went missing from his retirement home was found in Normandy enjoying a D-Day anniversary get-together with former comrades, police said on Friday.
