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* ... that '''[[Martha Burgess]]'''{{`s}} 1993 sculpture of two female World War II personnel kissing was inspired by the photograph ''[[V-J Day in Times Square]]''{{-?}}
* ... that scientists from the [[Institutum Divi Thomae]] raised silkworms at '''[[Saint Gregory Seminary]]''' during World War II as a form of [[economic warfare]] against Japan?
* ... that there could have been as many as five individual leaders of the Big Three in World War II?
* ... that there could have been as many as five individual leaders of the '''[[Big Three (World War II)|Big Three]]''' in World War II?
* ... that in '''[[2024 Men's T20 World Cup|the 2024 tournament]]''', [[India national cricket team|India]] became the first team to win the [[Men's T20 World Cup|T20 World Cup]] without losing a game?
* ... that a former management consultant who coined the framework of "'''[[The Three Worlds of Evangelicalism]]'''" was described by ''[[The New York Times]]'' as "a kind of [[Malcolm Gladwell]] of [[conservative Christianity]]"?
* ... that the 1992 edition of Beringia, with a distance of 2,044 kilometres (1,270 mi), holds the Guinness World Record for the longest sled dog race?
* ... that the 1992 edition of '''[[Beringia (sled dog race)|Beringia]]''', with a distance of 2,044 kilometres (1,270 mi), holds the Guinness World Record for the longest sled dog race?
:Five [[Palestinian nationalism|pro-Palestinian]] protesters are arrested by [[National Police Corps (Netherlands)|police]] during a [[World War II]] anniversary event in [[Wageningen]], [[Netherlands]], after throwing a [[smoke bomb]] onto the stage during a speech by [[Prime Minister of the Netherlands|Dutch prime minister]] [[Dick Schoof]] while [[Poland|Polish]] [[Prime Minister of Poland|prime minister]] [[Donald Tusk]] was visiting, and holding up [[banner]]s and flags. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/dutch-police-arrest-pro-palestine-protesters-world-war-two-anniversary-event-2025-05-05/ (Reuters)]
:In [[snooker]], [[Zhao Xintong]] of [[China]] defeats three-time champion [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]] of [[Wales]] 18–12 at the [[World Snooker Championship]] to win his first championship, becoming the first [[amateur sports|amateur]] player and the first Chinese player to do so. [https://www.reuters.com/world/china/zhao-becomes-chinas-first-world-snooker-champion-after-comeback-ban-2025-05-05/ (Reuters)]
:[[Russia]]n [[President of Russia|president]] [[Vladimir Putin]] declares a three-day [[ceasefire]] in [[Ukraine]] for May 8–10 to mark the [[World War II]] [[Victory Day (9 May)|Victory Day]]. [https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/putin-declares-3-day-may-ceasefire-to-mark-80-years-since-world-war-two-victory/ (CTV News)]
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Saudi Arabia and Qatar announce they will pay Syria's outstanding debt of $15 million to the World Bank that the country accumulated throughout its civil war from 2011, allowing Syria to work towards post-war recovery and reconstruction, which is estimated to cost at least $400 billion. (AP)
:[[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Qatar]] announce they will pay [[Syria]]'s outstanding debt of $15 million to the [[World Bank]] that the country accumulated throughout its [[Syrian civil war|civil war]] from 2011, allowing Syria to work towards [[post-war]] recovery and reconstruction, which is estimated to cost at least $400 billion. [https://apnews.com/article/qatar-saudi-arabia-syria-world-bank-debt-15-million-reconstruction-a2f6c6ff00ed6ff131d8169f18f90446 (AP)]
:[[Poland|Polish]] investigators start excavating a [[World War II]] mass grave in {{ill|Puźniki|pl}}. It contains victims of the [[Volhynia massacres]], when [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] [[Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists|nationalists]] murdered around 100,000 civilians who were predominantly Polish. [https://nos.nl/artikel/2565181-polen-begonnen-met-opgraven-massagraf-uit-wo-ii-in-oekraine (NOS)]
:The [[World Food Programme]] (WFP) claims that their entire food stock inside the [[Gaza Strip]] is empty due to the [[Israel]]i blockade of [[humanitarian aid]]. WFP aid kitchens are expected to run out of food in a few days, and thousands of [[Palestinians]] are expected to [[famine|die]] from [[starvation]]. The [[United Nations]] [[United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs|Office for Humanitarian Affairs]] calls the situation "probably the worst" since the beginning of the war in October 2023. [https://www.dw.com/en/world-food-programme-warns-of-mass-starvation-in-gaza/a-72356829 (DW)]
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