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Freddie Mercury - founder and vocalist of the UK rock band "Queen" with worldwide fame - is considered one of the most influential musicians and key figures of the XX century. On September 5, 1946, a star was born.
On August 6, 1945, the United States of America became the first and only country in the world to use a nuclear weapon against a population center.
The Holy Fire rite dates back to at least 328 AD, when it was mentioned by the historian Eusebius. The event takes place in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City of Jerusalem on the day preceding Orthodox Easter.
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg met with Finland’s foreign and defense ministers on Monday following announcements by Turkish and Hungarian officials last week that they would move forward in ratifying the Nordic nation’s alliance membership bid after a lengthy delay. The fate of Sweden's bid remains unclear.
The United States is expected to announce that it will expand its access to military bases in the Philippines this week as part of US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's visit to Manila, a US broadcaster reported, citing US Defense Department officials.