Category Archives: Around the World

“You can’t be sure where any search will lead.”

The Atlantic: Champagne in the Cellar.
“How I used the internet to find the man who saved my parents’ lives in a Budapest basement during World War II.” By John Temple.

“It all started with a question, one my parents had been unable to answer for 70 years.

What happened to the French doctor they had taken in during the Russian siege of Budapest? He was an escaped prisoner of war. They were just trying to hang on. Together, they hid in a cellar, beneath the feet of German soldiers who had made the home their headquarters.”

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Coup in Turkey?

MetaFilter: “It’s a coup, go home.”

“An attempted military coup is underway in Turkey. According to Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, “Some people illegally undertook an illegal action outside of the chain of command.” The Turkish military claims they have taken over the government, ‘in the name of democratic order, adding that all existing foreign relations will continue and human rights will remain.’ “

Deutsche Welle: Liveticker zum Putschversuch in der Türkei.