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China Stages Giant WW2 Parade
China WW2 parade, Syrian refugee child death, Yemen airstrikes.
China stages huge commemorations to mark 70 years since the defeat of Japan in World War Two.
A picture of a Syrian child found drowned off the coast of Turkey makes headlines world-wide. But what will his death do for others fleeing?
How are deadly airstrikes on Yemen affecting the work of the few aid agencies still trying to carry out humanitarian work there.
(Photo: The People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China march in formation past the Tiananmen Square before a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing. Credit: Reuters)
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