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Italian Police Arrest Man After Alleged Attempt to Abduct Toddler at Bergamo Supermarket, Child Hospitalised With Fractured Femur
Japan outlawed Islam
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European Commission Plans Purchase Incentives Limited to Vehicles Manufactured Largely in the EU
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