A magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck Japan, causing a tsunami and wreaking devastation upon the island nation that has left more than 13,000 people dead and another 14,000 missing.

日本爆发的九级大地震及其引发的海啸在这个岛国肆意毁坏，造成了13000多人的死亡仍有14000多人下落不明。

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Norway's royal family and prime minister led the nation in mourning on Saturday, visiting grieving relatives of the dead youths.

挪威皇室以及首相主持了周六的全国默哀式，并拜访了遇害青少年的家属。

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The holiday honors the memory of the nation's military dead.

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It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain that this nation,under God, shall have a new birth of freedom and that government of the people, by the people,for the people, shall not perish from the earth."

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And we are not a dead-beat nation.

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The Queen led the nation's tributes to the war dead at the annual service of remembrance in London.

BBC: Northern Ireland honours war dead

Best and bravest would be for Ms Mowlam's commission to recommend a memorial that listed every human being who is dead in consequence of the Troubles, regardless of religion, nation or political affiliation: reconciliation in death.

ECONOMIST: Northern Ireland