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| World recalls end of World War I | World recalls end of World War I |
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| Ceremonies are being held across the globe to mark the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I. | Ceremonies are being held across the globe to mark the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I. |
| Four years of trench warfare between Germany and the Allies killed millions of young men and reshaped Europe. | Four years of trench warfare between Germany and the Allies killed millions of young men and reshaped Europe. |
| A major commemoration will take place in Verdun, north-east France, where French and German troops fought for eight months. | A major commemoration will take place in Verdun, north-east France, where French and German troops fought for eight months. |
| The battle was the war's longest, and Verdun has since become a symbol of Franco-German reconciliation. | The battle was the war's longest, and Verdun has since become a symbol of Franco-German reconciliation. |
| Prince Charles , the heir to the British throne, and the Duchess of Cornwall will be the guests of honour of French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the event. | Prince Charles , the heir to the British throne, and the Duchess of Cornwall will be the guests of honour of French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the event. |
| A two-minute silence will be observed from 1100 GMT, marking the exact time - at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month - when the Armistice Treaty came into effect to end the war. | |
| Pacific century | Pacific century |
| Remembrance ceremonies have already been held in Australia, which lost 60,000 men in the conflict.In services around the world, poppies are symbols of remembrance | Remembrance ceremonies have already been held in Australia, which lost 60,000 men in the conflict.In services around the world, poppies are symbols of remembrance |
| Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd used a speech at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra to issue a call for peace. | Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd used a speech at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra to issue a call for peace. |
| "We have all endured a most bloody century," he said. | "We have all endured a most bloody century," he said. |
| "Let us resolve afresh at the dawn of this new century, this century of the pacific, that this might be a truly pacific peaceful century." | "Let us resolve afresh at the dawn of this new century, this century of the pacific, that this might be a truly pacific peaceful century." |
| A lone bugler then played the Last Post, which is used to to commemorate the war dead in Commonwealth countries. | A lone bugler then played the Last Post, which is used to to commemorate the war dead in Commonwealth countries. |
| In the UK, three of the four surviving British World War I veterans - Henry Allingham, 112, Harry Patch, 110, and Bill Stone, 108 - will represent the RAF, Army and Royal Navy respectively during a ceremony at London's Cenotaph. | In the UK, three of the four surviving British World War I veterans - Henry Allingham, 112, Harry Patch, 110, and Bill Stone, 108 - will represent the RAF, Army and Royal Navy respectively during a ceremony at London's Cenotaph. |
| Mr Patch, Britain's oldest survivor of the trenches, will read an act of remembrance. | Mr Patch, Britain's oldest survivor of the trenches, will read an act of remembrance. |