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[09:37] 10 people killed in Israeli strike on Gaza, rescuers say

A pre-dawn Israeli airstrike has killed ten members of the same family, including seven children, in the southern city of Khan Younis, Gaza's civil defence agency has reported.

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#pre_dawn #Israeli #ten #seven #KhanYounis #Gaza





[09:11] Rubbish piles high in Bermingham due to strike action

For over a month, refuse workers in Birmingham have been taking part in an all-out strike, meaning bin collection services have reduced substantially, leaving rubbish to pile up in neighbourhoods across the city.

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#overamonth #Birmingham








[08:58] Woman gives birth to wrong couple's baby in IVF mix-up

An Australian woman has given birth to a stranger's baby after a fertility doctor accidentally implanted the wrong embryo, the clinic owner said in its apology letter while blaming the mix-up on "human error".

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#Australian




[08:17] Trump threatens Mexico with tariffs over water dispute

Follow developments as global markets continue to react to US tariff announcements.

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#US

#us


[07:00] Bryan Murray to retire from Fair City after 20 years

Bryan Murray is to retire from Fair City after twenty years playing Bob Charles on the RTÉ soap following a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.

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#BryanMurray #FairCity #twentyyears #BobCharles #RTÉ



[07:00] Watch: Dublin shops push back against street drinking

Small businesses say outdoor drinking on a street in Dublin city centre is getting out of hand.

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#Dublin



[07:00] Teen scientists win space competition founded by NASA

A team of teen scientists from Dublin and Clare has won a prestigious space design competition founded by NASA and administered by the US's National Space Society.

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#Dublin #Clare #NASA #US #NationalSpaceSociety



[07:21] Tariff pause brings little relief amid recession risk

A week of turmoil following Donald Trump's tariffs showed little sign of easing this morning, with markets again tumbling and foreign leaders trying to work out how to respond to a dismantling of the world trade order.

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#DonaldTrump's #thismorning








[05:34] Numbers seeking asylum in Ireland fell for third month

The number of people applying for international protection in Ireland fell for a third consecutive month in March.

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#Ireland #athirdconsecutivemonth #March



#OtD 10 Apr 1919 Emiliano Zapata, peasant leader during the Mexican Revolution, was murdered by forces of the "revolutionary" Carranza government. He was lured to a meeting by a fake defector and assassinated. We have reproduced this iconic photo: shop.workingclasshistory.com/c…
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[05:21] Helicopter crashes in New York, killing all six aboard

A tourist helicopter plummeted upside down into New York City's Hudson River killing all six people on board, including a Spanish family with three children and the pilot, Mayor Eric Adams said.

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#NewYorkCity's #HudsonRiver #six #Spanish #three #EricAdams






The Difference Between Municipal Fire Trucks and Airport Fire Trucks

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[04:21] Dominicans start burying 220 victims of nightclub fire

Grief-stricken Dominicans began holding funerals for loved ones who were among at least 220 people killed in a nightclub rooftop collapse, even as dozens remained unaccounted for.

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#Dominicans #atleast220 #dozens