CANBERRA -- The Australian Parliament has officially returned two months after the federal election in May.

New and returning Members of Parliament (MPs) and Senators gathered in Canberra on Tuesday to be officially sworn in to the 47th Parliament of Australia. (Australia-Parliament)

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TOKYO -- Japan on Tuesday executed a man over a frenzied attack in the Akihabara district of Tokyo in 2008, which left seven people dead and 10 injured, the country's justice minister said.

Tomohiro Kato, 39, plowed through pedestrians with a truck in a no-vehicle zone in the popular shopping and tourist district on June 8, 2008, killing three people and injuring two in the vehicle onslaught. (Japan-Sentence-Assailant)

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SUVA -- Fiji's Permanent Secretary for Health James Fong said Tuesday that the BA.5 strain of Omicron was found in the Fijian community.

Fong said although BA.5 has the ability to evade immune protection against infection induced by prior infection or vaccination, there remains significant protection against severe disease, the Fijivillage news website reported on Tuesday. (Fiji-BA.5-Omicron)

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NEW DELHI -- More than 20 people have died and nearly 20 others have been hospitalized after drinking illicit liquor in India's western state of Gujarat over the past 24 hours, media reports said on Tuesday.

The deaths reportedly took place mainly in the villages in Botad, Bhavnagar and Ahmedabad areas. (India-Liquor-Deaths) Enditem

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