2 h. ago Madonna slams Trump administration for cancelling World AIDS Day commemoration

Popstar says she will ‘continue to honor World AIDS Day’

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5 d. ago Trump team cancels funding for World AIDS Day commemorations after 37 years

State Department reportedly informed employees earlier this month to refrain from commemorative messaging on World AIDS Day

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2 w. ago Players and fans remember victims of 2015 Paris terror attacks before France

Soccer players from France and Ukraine joined supporters in a minute’s silence before their match to end a poignant day of commemorations across the city for victims of the Paris terror attacks 10 years ago

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2 w. ago Photos from the US to Europe of nations honoring their veterans

The U.S. celebrates Veterans Day on Nov. 11 while Canada, Great Britain and some European nations mark Armistice Day and Remembrance Day to commemorate the peace agreement between Germany and the Allies that ended World War I.

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2 w. ago Princess Kate lays wreath as she leads nation in Remembrance Day commemorations

Watch as the Princess of Wales laid a wreath at the National Memorial Arboretum as part of Remembrance Day commemorations on Tuesday (11 November).

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3 w. ago Typhoon aftermath and war commemoration: photos of the day – Monday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Rangers ultras group Union Bears hit out at Dundee for blocking Remembrance Day tifo

RANGERS ultras group the Union Bears say Dundee have banned them from displaying a tifo commemorating Remembrance Day. The Gers face the Dark Blues at Dens Park on Remembrance Sunday as Danny Rohl's men looks to bounce back from their Europa League defeat to Roma. But the supporters' group claim they won't be able to...

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3 w. ago More than a third of whisky drinkers are female. Time for the industry to wake up to women

Female founders and master distillers are making waves in the whisky world –and more women are consuming it tooWhy wait for International Women’s Day to celebrate women? A commemorative day is a good excuse, true, but we don’t need to wait to recognise the contributions of female and female-identifying individuals to the drinks industry. Right? Right.When I put out a call on my social media to ask for the contacts of inspiring women who work in whisky, my inbox was flooded with names, press releases and, most hearteningly, whisky professionals commending their contemporaries and friends. “The industry is getting better at giving women credit for the work they do,” whisky educator and writer Kristiane Westray told me, noting that blender Margaret Nicol at Whyte & Mackay, who started in the industry way back in 1974, has only recently been in the spotlight. Similarly, Maureen Robinson, who worked in whisky for more than 45 years, was inducted into the Whisky Magazine Hall of Fame ...

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3 w. ago Kensington Palace makes major Kate Middleton announcement on sombre event

It has been announced that the Princess of Wales will take part in a major event to mark Armistice Day next week, leading the nation in commemorating the war dead

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4 w. ago Irish Arsenal star DITCHES the poppy from her kit and joins James McClean in protest

Arsenal star Katie McCabe opted against wearing a poppy during the club's 4-1 victory over Leicester as Women's Super League club's began Remembrance Day commemorations.

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