Tomiko Itooka is now the world’s oldest living person at age 116. Guinness World Records confirmed the Japanese woman’s status Thursday, following the death of 117-year-old Maria Branyas.
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US urges Japan to name disaster relief hub task force members https://t.co/FplZ5NV2df pic.twitter.com/KI5CXwwqJD
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The death toll from Wednesday’s explosion at a pharmaceuticals manufacturing plant in India’s southern state of Andhra Pradesh has risen to 17. Nearly 40 people were injured https://t.co/FI3dNJHTXW
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Ukraine said it had destroyed Russian pontoon bridges with US-made weapons to defend its incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, while Moscow said its forces had halted Kyiv’s advance there and gained ground in eastern Ukraine https://t.co/AtsXD6tHvK pic.twitter.com/EuMU9NTeg7
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Indonesia’s Q2 current account deficit widens to 0.9% of GDP https://t.co/yCxAkWdA15 pic.twitter.com/EzssveoQRV
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The former lawyer for the Oath Keepers militia pleaded guilty on Wednesday to advising members of the group to illegally delete their text messages after the violent mob attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. https://t.co/noSnAJNxy9
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Walz leads Democrats in chanting of “We’re not going back!”
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Walz quips “never underestimate a public school teacher” as he spoke about his first congressional bid
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