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Painting stolen during WWII returns to National Art Museum in Kyiv

Representative of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine Oleh Oleksandrov attends the presentation of the Female Portrait (1898) by Polish and Ukrainian painter Wladyslaw Galimski at the National Art Museum of Ukraine (NAMU) in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2025. The painting that was deemed lost after it had been illegally taken away from NAMU by the Nazis during World War II was discovered at an auction in Stuttgart, Germany, in 2018. Ukraines Foreign Intelligence Service and museum workers managed to return the canvas. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

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Painting stolen during WWII returns to National Art Museum in Kyiv

Ukrainian journalist and TV presenter Oleksii Sukhanov captures the Female Portrait (1898) by Polish and Ukrainian painter Wladyslaw Galimski with his smartphone during the presentation at the National Art Museum of Ukraine (NAMU) in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2025. The painting that was deemed lost after it had been illegally taken away from NAMU by the Nazis during World War II was discovered at an auction in Stuttgart, Germany, in 2018. Ukraines Foreign Intelligence Service and museum workers managed to return the canvas. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

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Painting stolen during WWII returns to National Art Museum in Kyiv

NAMU director general Yuliia Lytvynets delivers a speech during the presentation of the Female Portrait (1898) by Polish and Ukrainian painter Wladyslaw Galimski at the National Art Museum of Ukraine (NAMU) in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2025. The painting that was deemed lost after it had been illegally taken away from NAMU by the Nazis during World War II was discovered at an auction in Stuttgart, Germany, in 2018. Ukraines Foreign Intelligence Service and museum workers managed to return the canvas. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

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Painting stolen during WWII returns to National Art Museum in Kyiv

A woman takes a picture of the Female Portrait (1898) by Polish and Ukrainian painter Wladyslaw Galimski during the presentation at the National Art Museum of Ukraine (NAMU) in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2025. The painting that was deemed lost after it had been illegally taken away from NAMU by the Nazis during World War II was discovered at an auction in Stuttgart, Germany, in 2018. Ukraines Foreign Intelligence Service and museum workers managed to return the canvas. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

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Painting stolen during WWII returns to National Art Museum in Kyiv

Representative of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine Oleh Oleksandrov attends the presentation of the Female Portrait (1898) by Polish and Ukrainian painter Wladyslaw Galimski at the National Art Museum of Ukraine (NAMU) in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2025. The painting that was deemed lost after it had been illegally taken away from NAMU by the Nazis during World War II was discovered at an auction in Stuttgart, Germany, in 2018. Ukraines Foreign Intelligence Service and museum workers managed to return the canvas. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

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Painting stolen during WWII returns to National Art Museum in Kyiv

Representative of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine Oleh Oleksandrov attends the presentation of the Female Portrait (1898) by Polish and Ukrainian painter Wladyslaw Galimski at the National Art Museum of Ukraine (NAMU) in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2025. The painting that was deemed lost after it had been illegally taken away from NAMU by the Nazis during World War II was discovered at an auction in Stuttgart, Germany, in 2018. Ukraines Foreign Intelligence Service and museum workers managed to return the canvas. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

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Painting stolen during WWII returns to National Art Museum in Kyiv

NAMU director general Yuliia Lytvynets delivers a speech during the presentation of the Female Portrait (1898) by Polish and Ukrainian painter Wladyslaw Galimski at the National Art Museum of Ukraine (NAMU) in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2025. The painting that was deemed lost after it had been illegally taken away from NAMU by the Nazis during World War II was discovered at an auction in Stuttgart, Germany, in 2018. Ukraines Foreign Intelligence Service and museum workers managed to return the canvas. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

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Painting stolen during WWII returns to National Art Museum in Kyiv

The Female Portrait (1898) by Polish and Ukrainian painter Wladyslaw Galimski is displayed during the presentation at the National Art Museum of Ukraine (NAMU) in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2025. The painting that was deemed lost after it had been illegally taken away from NAMU by the Nazis during World War II was discovered at an auction in Stuttgart, Germany, in 2018. Ukraines Foreign Intelligence Service and museum workers managed to return the canvas. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

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Painting stolen during WWII returns to National Art Museum in Kyiv

Representative of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine Oleh Oleksandrov attends the presentation of the Female Portrait (1898) by Polish and Ukrainian painter Wladyslaw Galimski at the National Art Museum of Ukraine (NAMU) in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2025. The painting that was deemed lost after it had been illegally taken away from NAMU by the Nazis during World War II was discovered at an auction in Stuttgart, Germany, in 2018. Ukraines Foreign Intelligence Service and museum workers managed to return the canvas. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

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Painting stolen during WWII returns to National Art Museum in Kyiv

A man takes a picture of the Female Portrait (1898) by Polish and Ukrainian painter Wladyslaw Galimski during the presentation at the National Art Museum of Ukraine (NAMU) in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2025. The painting that was deemed lost after it had been illegally taken away from NAMU by the Nazis during World War II was discovered at an auction in Stuttgart, Germany, in 2018. Ukraines Foreign Intelligence Service and museum workers managed to return the canvas. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

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File - Gaetane Thiney Announces Her Retirement at The End of The Season

File Photo - France's women soccer player Gaetane Thiney during a autographs session and press conference at Nike Store on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, France on July 18, 2011 after the FIFA Women World Cup in Germany. After a career spanning more than 20 years, Gaëtane Thiney has announced the end of her career as a professional footballer. The iconic 39-year-old captain of Paris FC will call time on her career in 2025, although she will still be playing in the final major matches for her club, including the league play-offs and the Coupe de France final against PSG. Voted best D1 player in 2012 and 2014, Thiney also made her mark on the history of the French national team, with 163 caps and 58 goals scored. Her last match in a blue shirt was in November 2019. Photo by Thierry Plessis/ABACAPRESS.COM

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File - Gaetane Thiney Announces Her Retirement at The End of The Season

File Photo - France's women soccer player Gaetane Thiney during a autographs session and press conference at Nike Store on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, France on July 18, 2011 after the FIFA Women World Cup in Germany. After a career spanning more than 20 years, Gaëtane Thiney has announced the end of her career as a professional footballer. The iconic 39-year-old captain of Paris FC will call time on her career in 2025, although she will still be playing in the final major matches for her club, including the league play-offs and the Coupe de France final against PSG. Voted best D1 player in 2012 and 2014, Thiney also made her mark on the history of the French national team, with 163 caps and 58 goals scored. Her last match in a blue shirt was in November 2019. Photo by Thierry Plessis/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hanukkah celebration in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 25, 2024 - Kyiv city head Vitali Klitschko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel to Ukraine Michael Brodsky, Permanent Deputy Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Germany to Ukraine Tim Prange, Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Canada in Ukraine Sean Boyd and Director General of the Museum of Kyiv History Diana Popova (L to R, middle) partake in the Hanukkah celebration, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine

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Official Reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris - Inside

Frank Walter Steinmeier, president of Germany, Franch President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron, Michel Barnier and his wife attending the reopening ceremony of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, on December 7, 2024. A jewel of Gothic art, a place of worship and culture, a universal symbol of France and its history, Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris will reopen its doors on December 7 and 8, five years after the terrible fire that ravaged it on April 15, 2019. Photo by Eric Tschaen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Official Reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris - Inside

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump with Frank Walter Steinmeier, president of Germany, attending the reopening ceremony of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, on December 7, 2024. A jewel of Gothic art, a place of worship and culture, a universal symbol of France and its history, Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris will reopen its doors on December 7 and 8, five years after the terrible fire that ravaged it on April 15, 2019. Photo by Eric Tschaen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Freedom Flotilla Ready To Set Sail For Gaza - Istanbul

Zohar Chamberlain Regif on the deck of the Ak Deniz, leadership of the Freedom Flotilla in Istanbul, on April 23, 2024. She is an Israeli citizen of Jewish origin born and raised in Kibbutz Kfar Hahoresh near Nazareth who now lives in Germany. She’s a member of the Stirring committee of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. ‘We are embarking on this mission because we believe that a civil society has to act against this genocide. We’ve been sailing doing direct no violent action to challenge the Israeli blockade on Gaza since 2008, so we’ve been doing this for a long time. We do not believe that History started on the 7th of October, and it’s actually very necessary and lawful , a mission that should have been taken by a lot of governments. We are civil society, with our limited possibilities we will bring aid and solidarity to the people in Gaza and InshAllah we will help to make Palestine free.' Photo by Su Cassiano/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Freedom Flotilla Ready To Set Sail For Gaza - Istanbul

Detail of Zohar Chamberlain Regif's badge on the deck of the Ak Deniz, leadership of the Freedom Flotilla in Istanbul, on April 23, 2024. She is an Israeli citizen of Jewish origin born and raised in Kibbutz Kfar Hahoresh near Nazareth who now lives in Germany. She’s a member of the Stirring committee of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. ‘We are embarking on this mission because we believe that a civil society has to act against this genocide. We’ve been sailing doing direct no violent action to challenge the Israeli blockade on Gaza since 2008, so we’ve been doing this for a long time. We do not believe that History started on the 7th of October, and it’s actually very necessary and lawful , a mission that should have been taken by a lot of governments. We are civil society, with our limited possibilities we will bring aid and solidarity to the people in Gaza and InshAllah we will help to make Palestine free.' Photo by Su Cassiano/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Freedom Flotilla Ready To Set Sail For Gaza - Istanbul

Zohar Chamberlain Regif on the deck of the Ak Deniz, leadership of the Freedom Flotilla in Istanbul, on April 23, 2024. She is an Israeli citizen of Jewish origin born and raised in Kibbutz Kfar Hahoresh near Nazareth who now lives in Germany. She’s a member of the Stirring committee of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. ‘We are embarking on this mission because we believe that a civil society has to act against this genocide. We’ve been sailing doing direct no violent action to challenge the Israeli blockade on Gaza since 2008, so we’ve been doing this for a long time. We do not believe that History started on the 7th of October, and it’s actually very necessary and lawful , a mission that should have been taken by a lot of governments. We are civil society, with our limited possibilities we will bring aid and solidarity to the people in Gaza and InshAllah we will help to make Palestine free.' Photo by Su Cassiano/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Freedom Flotilla Ready To Set Sail For Gaza - Istanbul

Zohar Chamberlain Regif on the deck of the Ak Deniz, leadership of the Freedom Flotilla in Istanbul, on April 23, 2024. She is an Israeli citizen of Jewish origin born and raised in Kibbutz Kfar Hahoresh near Nazareth who now lives in Germany. She’s a member of the Stirring committee of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. ‘We are embarking on this mission because we believe that a civil society has to act against this genocide. We’ve been sailing doing direct no violent action to challenge the Israeli blockade on Gaza since 2008, so we’ve been doing this for a long time. We do not believe that History started on the 7th of October, and it’s actually very necessary and lawful , a mission that should have been taken by a lot of governments. We are civil society, with our limited possibilities we will bring aid and solidarity to the people in Gaza and InshAllah we will help to make Palestine free.' Photo by Su Cassiano/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Freedom Flotilla Ready To Set Sail For Gaza - Istanbul

Zohar Chamberlain Regif on the deck of the Ak Deniz, leadership of the Freedom Flotilla in Istanbul, on April 23, 2024. She is an Israeli citizen of Jewish origin born and raised in Kibbutz Kfar Hahoresh near Nazareth who now lives in Germany. She’s a member of the Stirring committee of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. ‘We are embarking on this mission because we believe that a civil society has to act against this genocide. We’ve been sailing doing direct no violent action to challenge the Israeli blockade on Gaza since 2008, so we’ve been doing this for a long time. We do not believe that History started on the 7th of October, and it’s actually very necessary and lawful , a mission that should have been taken by a lot of governments. We are civil society, with our limited possibilities we will bring aid and solidarity to the people in Gaza and InshAllah we will help to make Palestine free.' Photo by Su Cassiano/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Russia holds military parade to mark victory over Nazi Germany

STORY: Russia holds military parade to mark victory over Nazi Germany SHOOTING TIME: May 9, 2024 DATELINE: May 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:04:35 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the military parade STORYLINE: Russia on Thursday held an annual military parade on Moscow's downtown Red Square to mark the 79th anniversary of the Soviet Union's Victory over Nazi Germany in 1945. Addressing troops and guests ahead of the parade, Russian President Vladimir Putin paid his tribute to all the soldiers of the anti-Fascist coalition who fought against Nazism and honored the feat of Chinese people in the battle against the Japanese militarism. Putin stressed that Russia will always remember and never forget the common history of struggle and the inspiring tradition of the alliance. Meanwhile, he slammed some Western elites' policy of "revanchism, the mockery of history and the striving to justify current followers of Nazism," which is intended to "instigate ever new regional conflicts, interethnic

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RUSSIA-ST. PETERSBURG-LENINGRAD BLOCKADE-ANNIVERSARY-COMMEMORATION

(240129) -- ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit an interactive exhibition to commemorate the 80th anniversary of lifting the Leningrad blockade in St. Petersburg, Russia, Jan. 28, 2024. The event was held here on Sunday to commemorate the complete liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi siege. The military siege of Leningrad, known as St. Petersburg today, by Nazi Germany lasted 872 days from Sept. 8, 1941 to Jan. 27, 1944. The Battle of Leningrad went down in history as one of the longest and bloodiest battles of World War II. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-ST. PETERSBURG-LENINGRAD BLOCKADE-ANNIVERSARY-COMMEMORATION

(240129) -- ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit an interactive exhibition to commemorate the 80th anniversary of lifting the Leningrad blockade in St. Petersburg, Russia, Jan. 28, 2024. The event was held here on Sunday to commemorate the complete liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi siege. The military siege of Leningrad, known as St. Petersburg today, by Nazi Germany lasted 872 days from Sept. 8, 1941 to Jan. 27, 1944. The Battle of Leningrad went down in history as one of the longest and bloodiest battles of World War II. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-ST. PETERSBURG-LENINGRAD BLOCKADE-ANNIVERSARY-COMMEMORATION

(240129) -- ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A child visits an interactive exhibition to commemorate the 80th anniversary of lifting the Leningrad blockade in St. Petersburg, Russia, Jan. 28, 2024. The event was held here on Sunday to commemorate the complete liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi siege. The military siege of Leningrad, known as St. Petersburg today, by Nazi Germany lasted 872 days from Sept. 8, 1941 to Jan. 27, 1944. The Battle of Leningrad went down in history as one of the longest and bloodiest battles of World War II. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-ST. PETERSBURG-LENINGRAD BLOCKADE-ANNIVERSARY-COMMEMORATION

(240129) -- ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit an interactive exhibition to commemorate the 80th anniversary of lifting the Leningrad blockade in St. Petersburg, Russia, Jan. 28, 2024. The event was held here on Sunday to commemorate the complete liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi siege. The military siege of Leningrad, known as St. Petersburg today, by Nazi Germany lasted 872 days from Sept. 8, 1941 to Jan. 27, 1944. The Battle of Leningrad went down in history as one of the longest and bloodiest battles of World War II. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-ST. PETERSBURG-LENINGRAD BLOCKADE-ANNIVERSARY-COMMEMORATION

(240129) -- ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit an interactive exhibition to commemorate the 80th anniversary of lifting the Leningrad blockade in St. Petersburg, Russia, Jan. 28, 2024. The event was held here on Sunday to commemorate the complete liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi siege. The military siege of Leningrad, known as St. Petersburg today, by Nazi Germany lasted 872 days from Sept. 8, 1941 to Jan. 27, 1944. The Battle of Leningrad went down in history as one of the longest and bloodiest battles of World War II. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2023: The 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup was staged in Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines from August 25 to September 10, marking the first time in history that the event has been hosted by multiple countries. After defeating Serbia 83-77 in the final, Germany won its first World Cup with an unbeaten record in eight games, becoming the seventh different team to win the title. Germany guard Dennis Schroder was named the tournament's MVP. This file photo taken on Sept. 10, 2023 shows team Germany celebrating after winning the FIBA World Cup final in Manila, the Philippines. (Xinhua/Meng Yongmin)

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2023: The 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup was staged in Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines from August 25 to September 10, marking the first time in history that the event has been hosted by multiple countries. After defeating Serbia 83-77 in the final, Germany won its first World Cup with an unbeaten record in eight games, becoming the seventh different team to win the title. Germany guard Dennis Schroder was named the tournament's MVP. This file photo taken on Sept. 10, 2023 shows team Germany celebrating after winning the FIBA World Cup final in Manila, the Philippines. (Xinhua/Meng Yongmin)

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2023: The 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup was staged in Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines from August 25 to September 10, marking the first time in history that the event has been hosted by multiple countries. After defeating Serbia 83-77 in the final, Germany won its first World Cup with an unbeaten record in eight games, becoming the seventh different team to win the title. Germany guard Dennis Schroder was named the tournament's MVP. This file photo taken on Sept. 8, 2023 shows players of Germany celebrating after winning the semifinal between the United States and Germany at the 2023 FIBA World Cup in Manila, the Philippines. (Xinhua/Meng Yongmin)

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German business insiders hail economic cooperation with China

STORY: German business insiders hail economic cooperation with China DATELINE: May 28, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:11 LOCATION: QUANZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the third Sino-German Sci-tech Forum 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (German): OTTO HAUSER, Chairman, Federation of German-Chinese Alliance 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PATRICK SOUREK, Secretary-general, Federation of German-Chinese Alliance 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MARTIN KLOSE, Executive director, German Chamber of Commerce in China | South & Southwest STORYLINE: German business insiders attending the third Sino-German Sci-tech Forum in Quanzhou, east China's Fujian Province, spoke highly of the economic cooperation between the two countries. The two-day forum, which concluded on Thursday, attracted more than 200 participants from China and Germany. SOUNDBITE 1 (German): OTTO HAUSER, Chairman, Federation of German-Chinese Alliance "We (Germany and China) have had a long, long history of economic and technical relations. The People's Republic of Chi

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Dutch Rijksmuseum holds largest-ever Vermeer exhibition

STORY: Dutch Rijksmuseum holds largest-ever Vermeer exhibition DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: Amsterdam CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Amsterdam with the poster of Vermeer exhibition 2. various of the Vermeer exhibition STORYLINE: A retrospective exhibition of 17th-century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer is held at the Rijksmuseum, the national museum of the Netherlands, for the first time in its history. Speaking at a press preview event on Tuesday, Taco Dibbits, Director of the Rijksmuseum, hailed Vermeer as "one of the most famous painters in the Netherlands, along with Rembrandt, Van Gogh and Mondrian." He said, "with this exhibition, we can introduce a new generation to Vermeer's painting at the highest level and present the results of the latest research." With loans from museums around the world, including those from the United States, Ireland and Germany, it is expected to be the largest Vermeer exhibition of all time. Vermeer's masterpieces, including the world-famo

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Uchimura wins 4th straight all-around world title

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Uchimura (C) holds his gold medal on the podium after becoming the first gymnast in history to win four consecutive men's all-around titles at the world gymnastics championships, in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 3, 2013. At left is his teammate Ryohei Kato, who took silver, and at right is Germany's Fabian Hambuechen who got bronze.

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Uchimura wins 4th straight all-around world title

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Uchimura (C) holds his gold medal on the podium after becoming the first gymnast in history to win four consecutive men's all-around titles at the world gymnastics championships, in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 3, 2013. At left is his teammate Ryohei Kato, who took silver, and at right is Germany's Fabian Hambuechen who got bronze.

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Uchida makes history for Japan after club victory

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany - Schalke 04 defender Atsuto Uchida (L) is congratulated by Inter defender Yuto Nagatomo after the German club's win against the Italian club in a European Champions League match in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on April 13, 2011. Uchida became the first Japanese player to reach the semifinals as Schalke beat defending champions Inter 2-1.

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Italy talks of exile for Mussolini

1940 front page New York Enquirer Italy talks of exile for Mussolini and threat of war against U.S. from Germany, Italy and Japan. 30th December 1940 issue. Date: 1940

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Italy talks of exile for Mussolini

1940 front page New York Enquirer Italy talks of exile for Mussolini and threat of war against U.S. from Germany, Italy and Japan. 30th December 1940 issue. Date: 1940

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German wartime cartoon

A satirical German cartoon commenting on the First World War. Germany (depicted as a strong farmer) is at the centre of the struggle, holding the French Cockerel by the neck and threatening the Russian Bear with a stick, while the British Bulldog cowers in a corner and a knife-wielding Japanese man peers over the fence. Date: 1914 - 1918

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1936 Berlin Olympics

1936 Berlin Olympic Games swimming relay teams from Japan and Europe. In the men's event the Japanese team won easily and the European team of two Dutch and two German swimmers won the women's event. Date: 1936

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Fraulein Urta Bohn

Undated photograph of Fraulein Urta Bohn, who took the past of the maiden pure in heart at the black magic experiment conducted by Harry Price on the Brocken, Germany (the Brocken Experiment). HPG/1/12/1 (iii) Date: 1932

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Cartoon, The Hands with Right on their Side, WW1

Cartoon, The Hands with Right on their Side. Two large hands representing the Allied forces tower over the four small leaders of the Central Powers cowering in the middle. We'll get them, we'll get ... Date: 1916

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Japan, S. Korea officials at World Heritage Committee venue

Jun Shinmi (L), director general for cultural affairs at Japan's Foreign Ministry, and Choi Jong Moon, South Korea's ambassador for cultural and UNESCO affairs, exchange words on July 3, 2015, in Bonn, Germany, where the World Heritage Committee is examining proposals to inscribe 37 properties on UNESCO's World Heritage list. The two nations have been at odds over the proposed listing of Japanese industrial sites due to a history of compulsory recruitment of Korean workers at some of them. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan urged to take lead in addressing history issues

TOKYO, Japan - Sven Saaler, an associate professor of modern Japanese history at Sophia University in Tokyo, speaks during a telephone interview with Kyodo News on Dec. 3, 2014, from Heidelberg, Germany, where he is on sabbatical leave. Saaler urged Japan to ensure consistency in its views on wartime history, saying, "Taking a different direction will greatly harm the national interest." (Photo courtesy of Sven Saaler)(PHOTO NOT FOR SALE)(Kyodo)

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500 year old half-timbered house, Martfeld

500 year old half-timbered house is rolled over a road. The pastor's house from 1535 will be moved using an ancient technique that is hardly used today: It will be rolled 140 metres to a new location on logs placed underneath in Martfeld, Germany, December 3, 2020. (CTK Photo/Ales Zapotocky)

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500 year old half-timbered house, Martfeld

500 year old half-timbered house is rolled over a road. The pastor's house from 1535 will be moved using an ancient technique that is hardly used today: It will be rolled 140 metres to a new location on logs placed underneath in Martfeld, Germany, December 3, 2020. (CTK Photo/Ales Zapotocky)

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500 year old half-timbered house, Martfeld

500 year old half-timbered house is rolled over a road. The pastor's house from 1535 will be moved using an ancient technique that is hardly used today: It will be rolled 140 metres to a new location on logs placed underneath in Martfeld, Germany, December 3, 2020. Pictured architect Martin Tolksdorf (Architekturburo Martfeld). (CTK Photo/Ales Zapotocky)

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500 year old half-timbered house, Martfeld

500 year old half-timbered house is rolled over a road. The pastor's house from 1535 will be moved using an ancient technique that is hardly used today: It will be rolled 140 metres to a new location on logs placed underneath in Martfeld, Germany, December 3, 2020. (CTK Photo/Ales Zapotocky)

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500 year old half-timbered house, Martfeld

500 year old half-timbered house is rolled over a road. The pastor's house from 1535 will be moved using an ancient technique that is hardly used today: It will be rolled 140 metres to a new location on logs placed underneath in Martfeld, Germany, December 3, 2020. Centre is architect Martin Tolksdorf (Architekturburo Martfeld). (CTK Photo/Ales Zapotocky)

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500 year old half-timbered house, Martfeld

500 year old half-timbered house is rolled over a road. The pastor's house from 1535 will be moved using an ancient technique that is hardly used today: It will be rolled 140 metres to a new location on logs placed underneath in Martfeld, Germany, December 3, 2020. (CTK Photo/Ales Zapotocky)

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500 year old half-timbered house, Martfeld

500 year old half-timbered house is rolled over a road. The pastor's house from 1535 will be moved using an ancient technique that is hardly used today: It will be rolled 140 metres to a new location on logs placed underneath in Martfeld, Germany, December 3, 2020. (CTK Photo/Ales Zapotocky)

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The Iron Curtain monument, memorial

The Iron Curtain monument, presenting the single preserved section of the former Iron Curtain that hermetically sealed the state border of the former Czechoslovak Socialist Republic from Austria and Germany, in Horni Breckov, Cizov, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic, September 6, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)