Detail from the key art for 'The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru' Emei Film Group/Laurel Films/Shanghai PMF Pictures One of the most extraordinary stories from World War II, paradoxically, is one of ...

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The Lisbon Maru was a Japanese cargo ship that was converted into an armed troop ship during World War II. So when it was torpedoed by the USS Grouper on Oct. 1, 1942, it would have been a ...

Georgina Simões is a carer at a nursing home in the Portuguese capital Lisbon. She earns just above the minimum wage. Her rent, at €300 (£262) a month, is low by the city's current standards.