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Miscellaneous

Domestic abusers' crimes would be available for all to see under 'Jennie's Law' - and her brother is hoping her legacy is one that helps others Jason Poole, a secondary-school teacher from Finglas in Dublin, is today a man animated by the kind of anguished drive that propels those touched by avoidable tragedy into public life. He hasn't always been that way.

Suzy Byrne recalls the last days of her parents Gay Byrne and Kathleen Watkins and the cherished memories that bring her joy as she launches new book PS Gay

In Zurich, Santiago Calatrava marks the completion of Haus zum Falken, a mixed-use building that breathes new life into the Stadelhofen Station area. Located at the eastern edge of Stadelhofer Platz, the project closes an architectural gap beside the historic main building that accommodates the station while introducing a public square, a large underground bicycle station, and light-filled interior spaces.

OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini, DeepSeek, and xAI's Grok are pushing Russian state propaganda from sanctioned entities-including citations from Russian state media, sites tied to Russian intelligence or pro-Kremlin narratives-when asked about the war against Ukraine, according to a new report. Researchers from the Institute of Strategic Dialogue (ISD) claim that Russian propaganda has targeted and exploited data voids -where searches for real-time data provide few results from legitimate sources-to promote false and misleading information.

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Taoiseach may yet push for a no-confidence motion in his leadership himself as high-stakes few months lie ahead for the greatest survivor of Irish politics The 2007 general election was the zenith of Fianna Fáil's power. Questions about his personal finances proved to do no damage to then taoiseach Bertie Ahern, who waltzed back to power with 78 Dáil seats and 43pc of the vote. But within a year the mood had turned sour.

At the time, the city had 13 projects under construction, totaling 135 miles, at an average cost of just $224 million per mile (adjusted for purchasing power parity and inflation). The Transit Costs Project, a global comparative study of urban rail construction costs, found that U.S. projects are often five to ten times more expensive than those in countries like Italy, Sweden, and Türkiye due to factors such as station design, lack of standardization, inefficient management of labor, procurement practices, and soft costs.

EUR/USD is hovering around 1.1620, rebounding slightly from recent lows as expectations for a Eurozone recovery improve, while the U.S. dollar has paused after a strong rally. However, the euro's recovery remains limited due to the wide U.S.-EU interest rate gap and the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will maintain a cautious policy stance, while the ECB leans toward keeping rates steady.

The Elizabeth line currently has 70 trains, and last June, the government agreed to buy an additional ten trains at a cost of £370 million. That was in part because the Elizabeth line needs them to cope with current and future demand, especially when HS2 opens. However, it also provided a vital lifeline to the Alstom factory in Derby, where the trains are made, saving a lot of jobs in Derby and across its supply chain.

Vodafone and Three first announced plans to merge in June 2023, creating a joint entity with 27 million mobile subscribers in the UK and providing a response to BT's 2016 purchase of EE, as well as the 2021 merger of Virgin Media and O2 to form VMO2. Vodafone and Three justified the combination by saying it would boost the roll-out of 5G infrastructure

In 2024, Liverpool Street shut for eight days between Christmas and the New Year, and this year it's been confirmed that the hub - which is Britain's busiest train station - will shut for exactly the same amount of time. Network Rail has revealed that Liverpool Street will close between Christmas Eve and January 2, impacting services like the Weaver line and Stansted Express, as well as routes operated by Greater Anglia and c2c.

Not to work specific jobs. Not to invest. Just to be under 35 and breathe their air. Applications open next month and nobody knows about it. The island is dying. Average age hitting 50. Schools closing. Businesses can't find workers. Portuguese kids all fled to Lisbon or London. So now they're paying foreigners to come save their island, and Americans are sleeping on it while competing for $3,000 studio apartments in Austin.

That comes despite widespread optimism over US-China trade negotiations, which signal the potential for a breakthrough ahead of Trump's meeting with Xi later in the week. In Europe, this morning has seen a German Ifo business climate survey that brought an improved headline figure of 88.4, while the expectations metric rose to the highest level since Feb 2022. However, despite optimism over future business conditions, the worsening of current conditions (85.3) highlights a perception of a struggling economy that many hope will get better.

Barry Murphy never got to sing Amhrán na bhFiann when lining out for Ireland because he won all his four caps away from home - two in Argentina on the 2007 summer tour, and one each in Canada and the USA on the 2009 summer tour.