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'Hiroshima marks 80 years as US-Russia nuclear tensions rise

WORLD
06-08-2025 13:34 HKT
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Invited guests carry bouquets of flowers to lay at the Memorial Cenotaph during the Peace Memorial Ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the world's first atomic bomb attack, in the city of Hiroshima on August 6, 2025. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP)
Invited guests carry bouquets of flowers to lay at the Memorial Cenotaph during the Peace Memorial Ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the world's first atomic bomb attack, in the city of Hiroshima on August 6, 2025. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP)
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