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Prisoner of war's sister urges Australians to remember horrors of Sandakan

Bill Beard's last message to his sister June was a note scrawled in the notorious Japanese POW camp, acknowledging his birthday. He died a month before the end of the war.

Prisoner of war's sister urges Australians to remember horrors of Sandakan

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Tanzania: Tanzania's First Gentleman Hafidh Ameir Laid to Rest

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Tanzania's First Gentleman Hafidh Ameir Hassan was buried in Kizimkazi, South Unguja, on Monday, hours after his death, as political and religious leaders from across Tanzania…

  • Hafidh Ameir Hassan, Tanzania's First Gentleman, buried in Kizimkazi
  • Funeral attended by political leaders, religious figures from Africa
  • President Samia Suluhu Hassan's husband, leaves four children, 15 grandchildren

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