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1 Woman was Killed and 12 Injured in a Knife Attack at a Beijing Mall

A woman was killed and 12 people injured after a guy attacked a knife at a shopping center in Beijing's Sidan district, Reuters reported, citing police.

The attacker was detained. Only his surname was reported, Chu, 35 years from the northern province of Henan. He said he had committed the attack "as an expression of dissatisfaction," but he did not specify what.

Train Derails near Milan, There are Casualties

Two people have died and ten are seriously injured after a train derailed near Milan, Reuters reported, referring to local television channels.

A representative of the company's train operator has confirmed to Reuters the incident without giving further details about the case.

The causes of the incident are still unclear.

Petropoulos and Kubota partner up

Athens-listed company Petros Petropoulos SA announced in a stock filing on Thursday that it has signed an agreement with Kubota Corporation based in Japan.

The cooperation between the two companies will result in the distribution of Kubota machines in Greece.

Petropoulos added that unit sales are expected to have a positive effect on the Greek company's results for 2018.

Greece expects marginally lower growth in 2017, higher in 2018

Greece has marginally lowered its growth projections for 2017 but upped it a notch for next year, a senior government official said on the eve of submission of the 2018 final budget draft to parliament on Tuesday.

Authorities were expecting a 1.6 percent expansion in output this year, down from a previous forecast of 1.8 percent.

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