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Berlin district to keep 'comfort women' statue for now

| December 3, 2020 7:30 AM

BERLIN (AP) — A Berlin district mayor aims to leave a controversial statue commemorating women who were held as sex slaves by Japan during World War II in its place - at least for now, the local government said Thursday, after Japanese officials asked for the statue to be removed.

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