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Old Image of Ayatollah Khomeini Listed as ‘Evil’ in Textbook Viral as Recent
An old image from a textbook chapter showing late Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini listed as one of the 'most evil people of ...
‘Utterly foolish’: 12 hours before World War II ended, the US firebombed this Japanese city
Almost 90 US B-29 bombers dropped about 6,000 tons of napalm on Kumagaya, Japan, on the night of August 14-15, 1945. Eighty years later, the scars of that American firebombing remain.
Japan’s Emperor Emeritus Akihito, 91, hospitalised for new heart treatment
The 91-year-old former Emperor will take the treatment to alleviate burdens on his heart. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Royals Who Gave Up Their Titles, Abdicated Thrones or Stepped Back from Duties for Love, Scandal and More
Whether they renounced their status because they were forced to or because they chose to, many of these royals took ...
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I Went Looking for Hidden World War II-Era Art And Found a Forgotten Artists Legacy in Singapore
Looking for World War II in Singapore means peering through a fast, feverish, imaginative city, for a slow, old, and ...
When The US Bombed This Japanese City 12 Hours Before WWII Ended
World War II was hours from ending when the sky over Japan's Kumagaya turned orange. In one corner of the city, a woman gave birth.