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  1. 1 day ago · Life Copernicus's Toruń birthplace (ul. Kopernika 15, left).Together with no. 17 (right), it forms Muzeum Mikołaja Kopernika.Nicolaus Copernicus was born on 19 February 1473 in the city of Toruń (Thorn), in the province of Royal Prussia, in the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, the son of a Polish father and a mother who was of mixed German-Polish descent.

  2. 5 hours ago · July 9, 2024. By Gandhimathy Durairaj. “Comfort women” is a euphemism used to describe the women and girls forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. These women were taken from various countries including Korea, China, the Philippines, and Indonesia, among others. Singapore, like many other parts of Asia ...

  3. 1 day ago · The Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition ( Spanish: Tribunal del Santo Oficio de la Inquisición ), commonly known as the Spanish Inquisition ( Inquisición española ), was established in 1478 by the Catholic Monarchs, King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile.

  4. 5 hours ago · TOKYO (AP) -- Eight years ago, Yuriko Koike became the first woman to lead Tokyo, beating her male predecessor. She won her third term as governor Sunday, and one of her closest rivals was a woman ...

  5. 5 hours ago · Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike has secured a third term after a landslide victory. Her nearest rival was a former mayor of a city in Hiroshima, while the candidate widely seen as her main challenger ...

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  6. 5 hours ago · Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on her arrival at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, July 8, 2024. JIJI PRESS / AFP. The tanuki ("raccoon") is a beloved animal in Japan, where folklore has ...

  7. 5 hours ago · A political science professor at K-State breaks down the savings the average Kansan can expect to see in the Governor's long-awaited tax bill.