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Europeans mark V E Day with olive leaves and hope
Leaders from 54 nations signed olive leaves in London marking 50 years since Nazi defeat. Across Europe ceremonies mixed joy and sorrow as Germany faced right wing extremism, arson at synagogues, and street clashes. The Vatican urged erasing war culture while Kohl and other leaders attended ceremonies.
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London
Europe
Germany
Aaron Copland
Prince Charles
Princess Diana
Hyde Park
al Gore
Helmut Kohl
Mswati III
Swaziland
Britain
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Elizabeth II
Paul Hastings
Cornwall
England
Canterbury
George Carey
St. Paul's
Vatican
John Paul II
St. Peter’s Square
Apeldoorn
Amsterdam
Wim Kok
Willem-Alexander
Switzerland
Kaspar Villiger
Federal Council
Austria
Mauthausen
Paris
Berlin
Moscow
Kohl