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Respected figure: Margaret Thatcher. Personal goal: To become Japan’s Iron Lady. It was only after two failed attempts that Sanae Takaichi finally achieved her long-held ambition. In a historic parliamentary vote on 21 October, the 64-year-old was elected Japan’s first female prime minister. She’s a colourful figure on the right of the governing Liberal Democratic…
Breaking News | China | NewsWater extraction and weight of buildings see half of China’s cities sink
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After Assad’s fall, the task of unearthing the dead from Syria’s mass graves is just beginning
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Turkey detains 34 people suspected of ties to Israel’s Mossad -senior official
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