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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 ...

  • McGrath calls on Shatter to publish report on breathalyser incident

    Independent TD Mattie McGrath has called on Minister for Justice Alan Shatter to publish a garda report into a breathalyser incident in which he was involved. Picture : Matt Kavanagh/The Irish ...

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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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  • RBS and Ulster Bank apps hit by technical glitch

    RBS was today scrambling to fix another embarrassing IT glitch that left customers using its popular mobile app unable to access their accounts online.Two million customers at the taxpayer-backed bank, which includes NatWest, have the app on smartphones and tablet computers, and many took to Twitter to express frustration after they were unable to use it to check their money.It follows an IT ...

  • Meath granny helps in getting men locked up during break-in

    Three men have been arrested and charged after a quick-thinking grandmother locked up thieves as they tried to break into her property. The drama unfolded for 64-year-old Ann Curtis from Nobber in Co. Meath when she noticed a car acting suspiciously and drive into her back yard. She drove up to the yard in her own car and saw the three men loading up tools and wheels of a jeep into their car. ...

  • SF lodges complaint against BBC over SFIRA label

    Sinn Fin has lodged a formal complaint with the BBC after the party's Education Minister in Northern Ireland John O'Dowd was designated a spokesman for SF/IRA during an appearance on Question Time last night.The label was part of the floor plan which was pinned to a camera.Mr O'Dowd said for the BBC to adopt the SF/IRA tag 20 years into a peace process is beyond belief.He is ...

  • Yet more woe for Irish Pension Managed Funds

    Irish Pension Managed Funds recorded a negative return of four per cent for the month of November 2008, a continuation of its downward trend, although there are signs of stability, says Hewitt Associates. The global human resources services company has released its monthly Hewitt Managed Fund index, an indicator of Irish Pension Managed Fund performance. After a worrying start to ...

  • Over 100 new jobs for Dublin and Galway

    Three Irish companies are set to create more than 100 new jobs over the next three years. The companies, which operate in the technology and manufacturing sectors, are based in Dublin and Galway. Cubic Telecom, based in Dublin and specialising in global connectivity, will create more than 70 jobs over the next three years as part of a €4m injection from four investors. VoiceSage, which ...

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