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  • Dalian Wanda Group to buy UK yacht maker and hotel property Dalian Wanda Group to buy UK yacht maker and hotel property

    LONDON - China's largest premier commercial property and entertainment conglomerate, Dalian Wanda Group Wednesday entered into 320million pounds definite acquisition deal with leading British yacht company, Sunseeker International Ltd, under which Wanda will acquire a majority shareholding of 91.81% in pre-eminent luxury motor yacht manufacturer. Under the agreement, the remaining 8.19% ...

  • Irish public support attack on U.S. president and family Irish public support attack on U.S. president and family

    Many people have rallied in support of controversial Independent TD Clare Daly after her extraordinary attack on the visiting U.S. president Barack Obama and his family. Daly didn't miss any punches on Wednesday morning in the Dail when she hit out at Obama, describing him as the "hypocrite of the century," and "a war criminal." She pointed out while he was in Northern Ireland talking the ...

  • Obama wife and daughters take walk in Wicklow Mountains National Park Obama wife and daughters take walk in Wicklow Mountains National Park

    US first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha Tuesday wrapped up their brief visit to Ireland with a private guided tour of Wicklow Mountains National Park. Michelle Obama and the girls have been taking in the sights as President Barack Obama meets with other world leaders at the G8 summit in neighbouring Northern Ireland. Malia, 14, and Sasha, 12, listened attentively Tuesday ...

  • Lundbeck and several drug firms fined for pact to delay generic drugs Lundbeck and several drug firms fined for pact to delay generic drugs

    BRUSSELS - European Union in its first case over pay-for-delay deals that held back sales of cheaper generic drugs Wednesday fined Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck 93.8 million euros and imposed fines totaling 52.2 million euros on several other producers of generic medicines. The European Commission, the EU's antitrust regulator, said the companies had reached agreements that may ...

  • Major General Finn appointed to top UN role in Jerusalem Major General Finn appointed to top UN role in Jerusalem

    18 June 2013 150 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the appointment today of Major General Michel Finn, of Ireland, as head of Mission and Chief of Staff of the Jerusalem-based UN Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO), the first such operation the world body set up almost 60 years ago. "Major General Finn succeeds Major General Juha Kilpia of Finland, who will ...

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Symbiopsychotaxiplasm Take One [DVD]

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm Take One [DVD]

There are so many levels of meaning in William Greaves oddball 1968 experimental hybrid Symbiopsychotaxiplasm Take One that its hard to know where to begin deconstructing it--or if deconstruction is even a possibility. Ostensibly about a film crew conducting screen tests of a ... ...

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  • Kilkenny v Dublin throw-in time delayed

    There has been a change to the throw-in time for Sunday's Leinster Hurling Championship semi-final between Dublin and Kilkenny in Portlaoise. The match will now start 20 minutes later than planned, at 3:50pm. The Leinster Council said their Competitions Contol Committee took the decision at a meeting last night. The delay is to allow for the possibility of extra time in the Minor ...

  • Disappointment over no change to Belfast parade ruling

    The Ulster Unionist Party has expressed disappointment at the decision of the Parades Commission last night not to amends it’s determination on Friday night’s Tour of the North parade. The commission met for a number of hours on Wednesday night to discuss its decision to place a number of restrictions on the annual parade in north Belfast.The parading body initially issued a ruling ...

  • Petrol bombs thrown at Belfast home

    It happened in the Kells Avenue area of west Belfast on Wednesday night.It's understood after a hearing a loud noise outside her home, a woman found the burning remains of suspected petrol bombs.One of the devices was discovered at the door of her home.There were no reports of any injuries or of any damage caused.Police are appealing for anyone with information to come ...

  • Conflict of interest concern spurred Shatter in censor move

    A novel written by Minister for Justice Alan Shatter and published in 1989 deals with the private life of a fictional rural TD who tries to get his secretary, with whom he has an affair, to have an abortion. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA ...

  • Child absenteeism report shows influence of family factors

    Children who have a mother who suffers from depression are the most like to miss school for more than 20 days, a report has found.The ESRI has been looking into ...

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