During the Second World War, the import of Coca-Cola syrup into Germany was blocked by a US trade embargo and a British naval blockade. Max Keith, head of Coca-Cola's German operation, created a new drink from ingredients still available locally, including sugar beet, whey and apple pomace. He later called them the leftovers of leftovers. The name came from a brainstorming session where a salesman answered Keith's call to use imagination, which in German is Fantasie, with Fanta. Germany sold 3 million cases in 1943, and many bottles were used in cooking because sugar was rationed. Coca-Cola later regained control of the brand and relaunched Fanta with an orange formulation in Italy in 1955.

Israeli reports also say the cabinet directed the military to prepare for a possible new attack on Iran.

Angkor, near Siem Reap in northern Cambodia, was the capital of the Khmer Empire, which ruled much of mainland Southeast Asia between roughly the 9th and 15th centuries. At its height the city spread across about 3,000 square kilometres, making it the largest pre-industrial city on Earth by area. Its growth depended on water: huge reservoirs called barays, along with canals and embankments, stored monsoon rain and carried it to rice fields. That system let farmers harvest more than once a year and fed a very large population through the dry season. The temple complex of Angkor Wat, built in the early 12th century, is the best-known monument and still stands at the heart of the park.