BULLETIN: Woman stabbed in back in serious condition; Kidnappers demand ransom for wife of Norwegian billionaire

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IRELAND: Woman in serious condition after being stabbed a number of times in the back in Co Kildare.

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WORLD: Kidnappers demand ransom for wife of Norwegian billionaire.

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