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  Solveig Leo, 81, former head of a large state-owned farm in the East when Germany was divided, shows a photo of herself from her youth, in the northeastern village of Banzkow, Germany, on Oct. 28, 2024. BERLIN — Like many other young women living in communist East Germany, Solveig Leo thought nothing about juggling work and motherhood. The mother of two was able to preside over a large state-owned farm in the northeastern village of Banzkow because child care was widely available. Contrast that with Claudia Huth, a mother of five, who grew up in capitalist West Germany. Huth quit her job as a bank clerk when she was pregnant with her first child and led a life as a traditional housewife in the village of Egelsbach, in Hesse, raising the...

  FILE - Rescuers work at the scene of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing MAX crash on March 11, 2019, near Bishoftu, or Debre Zeit, Ethiopia. NEW YORK — Beleaguered aviation giant Boeing is set to confront another hurdle next week when it faces a civil trial over the March 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed 157 people. The trial, scheduled for federal court in Chicago, originally included six plaintiffs, but "all but one" have settled, a person close to the litigation told AFP this week. Barring an accord, the case will be Boeing\'s first civil trial over the MAX crashes. A settlement, which would need court approval, is still possible, even after the proceedings start. But the source told AFP the case is expected to go to tri...

  People attend a flower-laying ceremony on the 35th anniversary of the felling of the Berlin Wall at the Berlin Wall Memorial 0n Nov. 9, 2024. BERLIN — Germany marks 35 years since the Berlin Wall fell with festivities beginning Saturday under the theme "Preserve Freedom!" as Russia\'s war rages in Ukraine and many fear democracy is under attack. Chancellor Olaf Scholz — whose governing coalition dramatically collapsed this week — said in a message to the nation that the liberal ideals of 1989 "are not something we can take for granted." "A look at our history and at the world around us shows this," said Scholz, whose three-party ruling alliance imploded on the day Donald Trump was elected president in the U...

  Passenger planes are seen at Gimpo Airport in Seoul, South Korea, on Nov. 9, 2024. North Korean GPS jamming attacks affected dozens of civilian aircraft in South Korea, officials said. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — North Korea staged GPS jamming attacks on Friday and Saturday, an operation that was affecting several ships and dozens of civilian aircraft in South Korea, Seoul\'s military said. The jamming allegations come about a week after the North test-fired what it said was its most advanced and powerful solid-fuel ICBM missile, its first such launch since being accused of sending soldiers to help Russia fight Ukraine. The South fired its own ballistic missile into the sea on Friday in a show of force aimed at demonstrating its resolve to res...

  A barricade burns in Mozambique's capital, Maputo, Nov. 5, 2024, in protests that have engulfed the country after the opposition rejected the results of the country's polls which saw the Frelimo party extend its 58-year rule. CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Thousands protested in Mozambique\'s capital on Thursday and security forces responded by firing tear gas and rubber bullets, as weeks of post-election unrest continued in the southern African country. The protests were sparked by a vote last month that will keep the ruling party in power for more than a half-century amid allegations of rigging. Opposition parties and many citizens have rejected the results of the October 9 presidential election as fraudulent and growing protest...

  This illustration taken from the government's official YouTube video shows a conveyor belt road. (Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism via AP) TOKYO — Japan is planning to build an automated cargo transport corridor between Tokyo and Osaka, dubbed a "conveyor belt road" by the government, to make up for a shortage of truck drivers. The amount of funding for the project is not yet set. But it\'s seen as one key way to help the country cope with soaring deliveries. A computer graphics video made by the government shows big, wheeled boxes moving along a three-lane corridor, also called an "auto flow road," in the middle of a big highway. A trial system is due to start test runs in 20...

  FILE - Israel supporters wave flags during the Euro 2024 qualifying playoff soccer match between Israel and Iceland, at Szusza Ferenc Stadium in Budapest, Hungary, March 21, 2024. The violence against fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv in Amsterdam has some Israelis worried that it isn\'t safe for their sports teams and fans to travel to games abroad. Many Palestinians want them banned entirely over Israel\'s conduct of the war with Hamas. Dutch authorities say Israeli fans were assaulted after a football game in Amsterdam by hordes of young people apparently riled up by calls on social media to target Jewish people. Five people were treated at hospitals and dozens were arrested after the Thursday night attacks, which were condemned as antisemit...

  Video projections are seen at the Saint-Sulpice church in Paris, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Marine Lesprit) paris — As dusk falls over the City of Light, a new spectacle is illuminating Saint-Sulpice church, a monument whose interiors are even larger than Notre Dame\'s — and arguably just as breathtaking. The cavernous walls of the neoclassical gem on Paris\' Left Bank are coming alive with 360-degree video projections, sparkling cutting-edge technology and actors, all telling the story of the church and its place in French history. Blending centuries of intrigue, revolution and family drama, the show reimagines the Saint-Germain district during the Fronde, the 17th-century civil war, and the lead-up to the French Revolution. "Par...

  Claudia Huth walks in front of her house in Egelsbach, Germany, Oct. 31, 2024. berlin — Like many other young women living in communist East Germany, Solveig Leo thought nothing about juggling work and motherhood. The mother of two was able to preside over a large state-owned farm in the northeastern village of Banzkow because childcare was widely available. Contrast that with Claudia Huth, a mother of five, who grew up in capitalist West Germany. Huth quit her job as a bank clerk when she was pregnant with her first child and led a life as a traditional housewife in the village of Egelsbach in Hesse, raising the kids and tending to her husband, who worked as a chemist. Both Leo and Huth fulfilled roles that in many ways were typical ...

  FILE - Horses graze in a field on the outskirts of Abbots Langley, England, on Oct. 18, 2024. ABBOTS LANGLEY, England — Originally built to store crops from peasant farmers, the Tithe Barn on the edge of the English village of Abbots Langley was converted into homes that preserve its centuries of history. Now, its residents are fighting to stop a development next door that represents the future. A proposal to build a data center on a field across the road was rejected by local authorities amid fierce opposition from villagers. But it\'s getting a second chance from British Prime Minister Keir Starmer\'s government, which is pursuing reforms to boost economic growth following his Labour party\'s election victory in July. Residents of Ab...