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Ten injured, suspect arrested in Tokyo knife attack

A man was arrested late Friday after ten passengers were injured in a mass stabbing on board a train in Tokyo, Japan.

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DaBaby Levitating remix losing US radio audiences after the rapper's comments on HIV/AIDS

Following remarks by the rapper DaBaby regarding HIV/AIDS at a Miami, Florida festival, his remix of Dua Lipa's song Levitating has lost a significant amount of radio audience in the United States of America.

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Australia: AstraZeneca vaccine access expanded by Victorian government

As of Monday, residents of Victoria, Australia aged between 18 and 39 will be able to provide informed consent to receive the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at a state-run Covid-19 vaccination centre.

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Wikinews interviews Professor Gigi Foster about pandemic control in Australia

On July 22, 2021, Wikinews interviewed Professor Gigi Foster of School of Economics at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia about measures that the government took to stop the spread of COVID-19, a virus that caused what the World Health Organization declared a pandemic last year.

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4 local government areas in New South Wales, Australia locked down after COVID-19 case

The local government areas of Ballina Shire, Byron Shire, the City of Lismore, and Richmond Valley in New South Wales, Australia were placed under stay-at-home restrictions effective at 6PM local time on Sunday, with residents only allowed to leave their homes for essential reasons that include grocery and other essential shopping, medical appointments, vaccinations, and caring duties.

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