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At least 15 injured in stabbing and chemical attack at factory in Japan

TOKYO — A man was arrested after stabbing eight people and injuring seven others with what was believed to be bleach at a tire factory in central Japan on Friday, officials said. There was no immediate explanation of his motive. Eight people were taken to hospitals after being stabbed by the man with a knife

“11 years ago, I had no club” – Watch Calvin Bassey’s heartfelt gratitude moment during the AFCON 2025

Tottenham Hotspur versus Fulham Post match chat between Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey. Copyright: Imago Super Eagles and Fulham defender Calvin Bassey was in high spirits, looking back at how far he'd come ahead of Nigeria's AFCON 2025 opener against Tanzania, Soccernet.ng reports. The 25-year-old's mazy run played a role in Nigeria's opener against Tanzania.

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What the UN’s ruling on abortion in Ecuador and Nicaragua means for the remainder of the world

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What’s ‘double pneumonia’, the situation that’s put Pope Francis in hospital?

Pope Francis has been in hospital for more than a week with what some media reports are now calling “double pneumonia”. The Vatican released a statement on Tuesday evening saying laboratory tests, chest X-rays, and the clinical condition of the Holy Father continue to present a complex picture. The 88-year-old Catholic leader has a long

Trump desires to do a deal for Ukraine’s crucial minerals. Will Zelensky give him what he desires – or will Putin?

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PINCHO Wins Individuals’s Alternative Award at Burgerliscious For An Unprecedented Eighth Time

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A timeline of actions of a cult-like group tied to the killing of a Border Patrol agent in Vermont

Skip to Main Content Crime On Jan. 20, U.S. Border Patrol Agent David Maland was killed in a shootout while conducting a traffic stop on I-91 in Vermont. FBI agents search a neighborhood in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 where Teresa Youngblut and Felix Bauckholt, who were involved in the shooting

Finest seashores on the planet revealed by Tripadvisor — and one is within the US

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Vacationer whose arms had been bitten off by shark was attempting to guard herself from second assault: ‘Can solely be described as a nightmare’

The tourist who had both her hands bitten off by a shark in Turks and Caicos had put them up to try to protect herself as the shark came at her a second time after first biting her thigh, her family said, calling it something that “can only be described as a nightmare.” The 55-year-old

The percentages of the ‘city-killing’ asteroid hitting Earth simply went up

Are we about to get rocked? NASA just increased the odds that “city-killer” asteroid YR4 2024 will strike our planet in 2032. The space agency claimed that the dangerous space rock now has a 1-in-38, or 2.6%, chance of hitting home — the highest probability of a collision yet, New Scientist has reported. An impact

Tom Brady shares candy snowboarding selfie along with his ‘Eternally Valentine’ — daughter Vivian

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Amy Schumer reveals the two days a yr that she at all times has intercourse with husband Chris Fischer

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At least 15 injured in stabbing and chemical attack at factory in Japan

TOKYO — A man was arrested after stabbing eight people and injuring seven others with what was believed to be bleach at a tire factory in central Japan on Friday, officials said. There was no immediate explanation of his motive. Eight people were taken to hospitals after being stabbed by the man with a knife

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Drilling ops set for April: Rig ends nearly 13K-nautical mile journey from Europe to Asia

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Fugro’s Blue Essence USV performs its first remote survey offshore Germany

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