The Continent
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| Initial release | China |
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| Directors | Han Han |
| Box office | 101. 1 million USD |
| Composers | Takeshi Kobayashi |
| Screenplay | Han Han |
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| ID | 2471692 |
About The Continent
Three men search for a new way of life by getting away from the island they grew up on.
Why Buffy Sainte-Marie's 'pretendian' case strikes a nerve
... She is also credited with raising the profile of indigenous issues on The Continent and speaking out against colonial oppression, which once got her blacklisted from radio stations in the US...
Julius Malema: Why the South African politician touched a nerve in Kenya
... " One is that Malema has spoken and continues to speak boldly about issues that concern The Continent of Africa, including unhindered trade in Africa, free movement of people within Africa, and having Africans take charge of their affairs...
Earthshot Prize: Asia leads the way in quest to repair planet
... The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has identified the Asia-Pacific as the region most vulnerable to climate change, with 13 out of 30 countries on The Continent facing significant fallout...
WW2 veterans sign history buff's rifle as he collects stories
... " Her responsibilities included passing messages from The Continent to the leaders of Operation Overlord, including and, " said Mr Hawkins...
Agoa Forum: Has the US trade pact benefited Africa?
... The African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) was signed into law by former United States President Bill Clinton in May 2000, in a bid to improve trade and investment ties with sub-Saharan Africa on the basis that the best way to raise living standards on The Continent and create badly needed jobs, was through trade, not aid...
Restrict boat motor sales to hit smugglers, says NCA
... Import measures in the UK and on The Continent could " reduce the flow of people" migrating illegally, he said...
The Tanzanians searching for their grandfathers' skulls in Germany
... Germany s claim to this part of The Continent was formalised at the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885...
Portugal's Barroso lithium mine project faces villagers' ire
... The rest of Europe will be watching the outcome closely, as pressure grows across The Continent to open new mines for raw materials needed for the green transport and energy of the future...
WW2 veterans sign history buff's rifle as he collects stories
By Katy PrickettBBC News, Cambridgeshire
A history enthusiast has spent two years getting forces veterans to sign a rifle as he records their World War Two Stories .
Jay Hawkins, 26, was inspired after buying a 1939 Lee-Enfield weapon.
The Painter and decorator, from St Ives, Cambridgeshire, has traced about 90 RAF, Army and Royal Navy personnel and hopes to record at least 10 more.
" I can't comprehend what They Went through, when most of them were just 17 or 18 years old, " He Said .
" People wouldn't have the lives they have today without them. "
Since beginning The Project he has travelled thousands of miles, meeting veterans in England, Scotland and Wales, with the closest living " only 12 doors down".
He uses Social Media forums to reach out to The Children and grandchildren of The Men and women, the youngest of whom was in their 90s, with the oldest aged 107.
They include Ken Hay , 97, who joined up aged 17 and " stormed The Beaches of Normandy" in 1944 as a private in the Essex Regiment , only to be captured a few days later by The German 12th SS Panzer Division , while behind enemy lines.
He was sent to Poland in a cattle truck, where he worked in a coal mine, but worse was to come.
" During The Final months of The War , he was force-marched 1,000 miles (1,600km) with thousands of prisoners of war, across Poland and Germany in appalling winter conditions, until The Americans liberated them on 20 April 1945, " said Mr Hawkins.
Mr Hawkins said: " Trying to find female veterans is really hard to do, but they had just as important role in World War Two. "
Marie Scott, 96, who met him in Harwich, Essex, was also aged 17 during D-Day, when she was in The Wrens [Women's Royal Naval Service] working as a switchboard operator for the Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Expeditionary Forces (SHAEF).
" Her responsibilities included passing messages from The Continent to the leaders of Operation Overlord , including and, " said Mr Hawkins.
" She passed coded messages from troops during the D-Day landings And One of her most vivid memories is she could hear all the gunfire and screams through her headphones. "
He Said the " most British story of all" came from RAF veteran Joe Randall , 100, who now lives in Teignmouth, Devon.
After the Normandy Landings , he built temporary airfields and cleared the area of snipers.
Mr Hawkins said: " He described a Spitfire crash, with the ammunition popping off and aviation fuel alight, and He Said The Bravest thing he did in The War was to run to The Spitfire and duck under and rip out a box.
" And what was in The Box ? It was a big box of tea so he and his friends could have a brew. "
Mr Hawkins' World War Two interest was sparked by a visit to The Imperial War Museum at Duxford in Cambridgeshire aged About 12 .
After hearing of a similar project in the US, he decided to ask veterans to sign the deactivated gun, And Then he would upload their stories on Instagram as the Lee-Enfield Rifle Project.
He hoped a museum would be interested in taking his collection of stories once he had finished The Project .
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
