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Maik:

--- Quote ---Greece marks 80th anniversary of Holocaust deportations

THESSALONIKI (Greece), March 19 — Greece today commemorated the 80th anniversary of the first deportations of Greek Jews to Auschwitz-Birkenau in Thessaloniki, the northern metropolis that lost almost its entire flourishing Jewish community.

Holding white balloons captioned ‘Never Again’, around a thousand people of all ages marched to the old railway station of Thessaloniki, where the deportations began on March 15, 1943.

Many people left flowers on the train tracks.

The deportations were carried out in cattle wagons, each holding around 80 people forcefully crammed in, ceremony officials told AFP.

Some 46,000 Thessaloniki Jews were transported to Auschwitz-Birkenau between March and August 1943, said the president of the Jewish community in Thessaloniki David Saltiel.

Just 1,950 returned.
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https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2023/03/19/greece-marks-80th-anniversary-of-holocaust-deportations/60544

Maik:

--- Quote ---‘Trophy hunters’ behead rare shark found on beach by TV historian

Trophy hunters removed the head, tail and fin from the shark before scientists could study it
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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/shark-beach-lepe-hampshire-dan-snow-b2303911.html

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