Today in 1898, 127 years ago: Spanish–American War: President William McKinley calls for 125,000 volunteers to join the National Guard and fight in Cuba, while Congress more than doubles regular Army forces to 65,000.
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Ping, You've Got Whale - bioGraphic
A new artificial intelligence-powered detection system is giving ship captains real-time alerts when a whale is in their path.Mark Garrison (bioGraphic)
[20:42] WHO announces overhaul, layoffs amid US funding cuts
The World Health Organization chief has said US funding cuts had left the UN agency with a huge budget gap, forcing it to slash operations and lay off staff.
[20:39] Further €360m returned to the State by IBRC liquidators
A further €360 million has been returned to the State by the Special Liquidators of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, the entity tasked with winding down Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide Building Society.
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Today in 1977, 48 years ago: Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic.
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Today in 1622, 403 years ago: the capture of Hormuz by the East India Company puts an end to Portuguese control of the island of Hormuz.
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[20:15] Marks & Spencer issues apology over 'cyber incident'
Marks & Spencer has apologised after its stores were impacted by a "cyber incident" in recent days.
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Marks & Spencer issues apology over 'cyber incident'
Marks & Spencer has apologised after its stores were impacted by a "cyber incident" in recent days.RTÉ News (RTÉ)
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Today in 2019, 6 years ago: a 6.1 earthquake shakes the Philippines causing 18 deaths and 256 injuries.
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SUCHO Meme Wall
Collected memes from the SUCHO project concerning the Russian invasion of Ukraine.memes.sucho.org
[19:32] Rome preparing for mammoth task of Pope's funeral
Rome is a city getting ready. Security cordons and a heavy police and army presence around the Vatican and the wider area give an indication of the size of the events which will take place here in the coming days.
An Ontario judge has granted an injunction that bars the provincial government from tearing out three Toronto bike lanes — at least until a ruling is made on a Charter challenge about the issue.
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[19:09] Kneecap's Coachella show 'hurt' many - Nova organisers
Organisers of Israel's Nova music festival have said that Kneecap's messaging during their second performance at Coachella "deeply hurt" many in their community.
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Kneecap's Coachella show 'hurt' many - Nova organisers
Organisers of Israel's Nova music festival have said that Kneecap's messaging during their second performance at Coachella "deeply hurt" many in their community.RTÉ News (RTÉ)
A New Tool to Detect Viruses in Sequence Data
California Institute of TechnologyA new software tool enables easy identification of hundreds of thousands of viruses in transcriptomic datasets across a variety of samples, from humans and animals to soils and chemicals.
[18:32] Who are the world leaders set to attend Pope's funeral?
Several world leaders have announced they will travel to Rome for Pope Francis's funeral on Saturday, which is likely to also draw a huge crowd in the square in front of St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.
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Who are the world leaders set to attend Pope's funeral?
Several world leaders have announced they will travel to Rome for Pope Francis's funeral on Saturday, which is likely to also draw a huge crowd in the square in front of St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.RTÉ News (RTÉ)