Prison : feu aux poudres (Prison System Under Fire)

Prison : feu aux poudres (Prison System Under...

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Rediffusion - Toujours pollué (Still polluted)

Un groupe environnemental français a découvert des obus d'artillerie datant des Première et Seconde Guerres mondiales et même de la guerre franco-prussienne de 1870 dans un lac de l'est de la France.


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A French environmental group has found artillery ...

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Rediffusion - Une histoire oubliée (Forgotten story)

Le récit manuscrit d'un soldat britannique sur sa fuite d'un camp de prisonniers de guerre nazi pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale a été publié après avoir été découvert lors d'une vente aux enchères.

 

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A British soldier's handwritten account ...

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