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This Japanese Woman Living In Belgium Was Elected As The First Woman Mayor Of A Tokyo District
Satoko Kishimoto, a Japanese woman living in Belgium, has been elected the first woman mayor of a district in Tokyo.
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Satoko Kishimoto, a Japanese woman living in Belgium, has been elected the first woman mayor of a district in Tokyo.
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A debate between the candidates for the new UK prime minister on Tuesday July 26 was abruptly canceled when the presenter suddenly fainted on air.
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A bridge in Nan’an, in China’s Fujian province, suddenly burst in half on Saturday July 23 due to the extreme heatwave sweeping the country.
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Olena Zelenska, the first lady of Ukraine, has graced a special digital cover of Vogue, speaking about her marriage, being the first lady and the toll the war has taken on her country.
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During a highly awaited trip to Canada, Pope Francis has issued an apology to the Indigenous people of Canada for the Catholic Church’s role in residential schools that assimilated Indigenous children.
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Myanmar’s military, which seized power in a coup in February 2021, has executed four pro-democracy activists accused of “carrying out terror acts” in the country’s first executions in more than 30 years.
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A court in China has ruled against an unmarried woman who sued for the right to freeze her eggs.
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On Saturday July 23, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared monkeypox a global health emergency.
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A giant walrus named Freya is touring southern Norway, enjoying the sun and sinking boats.
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A Mexican woman who reported being harassed multiple times to authorities has died after she was set on fire, causing outrage again over violence against women in Mexico.
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Indian lawmakers have elected an Indigenous tribal woman to the role of the president for the first time in the country’s history.
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Unusually high temperatures have led the Greenland ice sheet to shed six billion tons of water each day over the weekend of July 15 to July 17.
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A sharp-eyed customer dining at a restaurant in Leshan in China’s Sichuan province has helped to discover 100 million-year-old dinosaur footprints at the location.
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Daria Kasatkina, Russia’s top ranked women’s tennis player, has come out as gay in an interview.
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Heatwaves have led to record-breaking temperatures and massive wildfires across Europe, forcing thousands to evacuate.
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Passengers traveling from Madrid to Ferrol in Spain on Monday July 18 were temporarily trapped when the train was forced to stop by wildfires around the tracks.