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  • Friend of Boston bombers had confessed to 2011 triple murders claims FBI Friend of Boston bombers had confessed to 2011 triple murders claims FBI

    NEW YORK A Chechen acquaintance of dead Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has confessed to slashing the throats of three people in a 2011 gruesome triple murder, federal law enforcement officials have said. Ibragim Todashev, who made the confession, was killed early Wednesday during a confrontation with the FBI and Massachusetts State Police in Orlando, Florida, a federal law ...

  • Sean Sherlock announces 62 new Technology Innovation Development Awards Sean Sherlock announces 62 new Technology Innovation Development Awards

    The Irish government is to provide nearly 7 million euros in funding for scores of research grant. Ireland's Minister for Research and Innovation, Sean Sherlock, made the announcement on Thursday. The minister said 6.9 million euro would be put up through SFI's Technology Innovation Development Award (TIDA) programme, in conjunction with Enterprise Ireland, to cover 62 research awards. ...

  • Royalty Pharma takeover bid fails to find Elan ecceptance Royalty Pharma takeover bid fails to find Elan ecceptance

    DUBLIN/ WASHINGTON Ireland-based biotechnology firm Elan Thursday rejected Royalty Pharma's increased $6.4 billion takeover bid, shortly after the U.S. firm cut the acceptance bar for its latest offer to 50 percent plus one share. Royalty raised its hostile cash bid to $12.50 per share on Monday, from $11.25 previously, but made the new offer conditional on Elan shareholders rejecting, at a ...

  • UK urged by IMF to bring forward high value spending UK urged by IMF to bring forward high value spending

    LONDON - In a critique of the United Kingdom's austerity programme, the International Monetary Fund Wednesday urged the Europe's third largest economy to rebalance the policy to make the transition to a high-investment and more export-oriented economy. "The UK could boost growth by bringing forward measures already included in its fiscal plan, such as spending on infrastructure and job ...

  • Progress made with Northern Ireland hardship payments

    FARMERS in Northern Ireland have welcomed details of the release of 6m to help those affected by the severe snow. President of the Ulster Farmers' Union, Harry Sinclair, said he was pleased progress on the hardship package had been made 'quickly' after it was agreed by the NI Executive onMarch 28. Mr Sinclair said: "Almost 1,300 farmers in the affected areas who had fallen ...

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Scenes From a Marriage (Scener ur ett äktenskap) [DVD]

Scenes From a Marriage (Scener ur ett äktenskap) [DVD]

From the very beginning, you can tell something is wrong, just under the surface. When Marianne (Liv Ullmann) and Johan (Erland Josephson), who have been married for 10 years, sit down for a magazine interview about their perfect marriage, there is an underlying sense o ... ...

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  • Cockroaches lose ‘sweet tooth’ to evade traps

    For decades, people have been getting rid of cockroaches by setting out bait mixed with poison. But in the late 1980s, in an apartment test kitchen in Florida, something went very ...

  • Nama-funded road links N2 and N3

    The route starts at Church Road close to Tyrrelstown and joins the N2 at the Cherryhound interchange. Six roundabouts have been constructed along the route to link with existing local roads and provide access points to future development ...

  • Taoiseach criticises commentary on Irelands corporate tax rate

    The Taoiseach has criticised much of the commentary around Ireland's corporate tax rate.Speaking at the second EU Asia conference in Dublin, Enda Kenny defended our tax regime again - after a US Senate Committee heard that Ireland had agreed a special tax rate with the computer giant Apple.The Taoiseach said the Irish tax regime is fully transparent - and hit out at reports surrounding the ...

  • US child beauty pageant not telling parents to tan their kids

    One of America's most controversial child beauty pageants is promising the parents of would-be Irish contestants that they do not have to put fake eyelashes and tan on their children.Texas-based "Universal Royal Beauty Pageant" will stage its first-ever show in Ireland this September.The EUR20,000 event for both girls and boys, which will see babies, toddlers and teens compete ...

  • CSO reveals 85 rise in price of potatoes in just over a year

    The weather is being blamed for the rising cost of potatoes. According to figures released by the Central Statistics Office, the price of the humble spud has soared by about 85% since January 2012.Irish consumers spend about EUR162m every year on potatoes. Ross Keogh from Keoghs potato farm in North Dublin says the continuing wet weather since last April is driving up the price of the ...

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