One of three Bee Gees brothers who also had a successful solo career

Source: Irish Times

ROBIN GIBB : ROBIN GIBB, who has died aged 62, was one of the three brothers who made up the international chart-topping group the Bee Gees. They were best known for their disco hits of the 1970s, which included Stayin’ Alive ...
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Former news editor who spent 33 years at 'The Irish Times'

Source: Irish Times

JOHN ARMSTRONG : JOHN ARMSTRONG, who has died aged 65, was a former news editor of The Irish Times. He worked for almost 33 years at the paper, which he joined as a reporter in 1969; he also served as night editor. As news editor he was inst ...
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Brown calls on Harvard to 'correct record' on Elizabeth Warren's heritage

Source: Christian Science Monitor

The issue has emerged as a controversy in recent weeks in what is shaping up to be the nation's top Senate race, as it became known that Ms. Warren had in the past classified herself as native American, based on a self-avowed ancestra ...
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Source: Reuters Africa

By Mary Slosson (Reuters) - A former Mexican police officer accused of organizing a hit squad for the once-powerful Tijuana drug cartel pleaded guilty in a U.S. federal court on Friday to racketeering and drug trafficking ...
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Email shows UK minister's bias for Rupert Murdoch bid

Source: Economic Times

LONDON: The long-running judicial inquiry into the cloistered world of Britain's media barons and politicians on Thursday produced a new and potentially damaging insight into Prime Minister David Cameron's government as it conside ...
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Source: Irish Times

The Missing Shade of Blue, Jennie Erdal Abacus, £12.99 How does one find happiness in the modern world? The Scottish philosopher David Hume provides the framework – and the title – for this fictional exploration of life and love through the p ...
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Brothers leading the way for Wicklow

Source: Irish Times

TOMMY GLYNN saw plenty in his time. He hurled for Wicklow for 16 years and lined out for the footballers on and off as well. He was on the pitch against Tipp in Ashford in 1982 when they gave a debut to a young corner-forward who scored 2-4 ...
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Who cares for the carers?

Source: Irish Times

Caring for a loved one is difficult at the best of times, but reduced services, economic insecurity and an ageing population have made life tougher for people minding elderly or disabled relatives. ROSITA BOLAND looks at carers’ c ...
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Polio can be eradicated with one final push

Source: Toronto Star

A Pakistani child waits for an anti-polio vaccination in Peshawar, Pakistan, one of the countries where the disease remains common. (April 25, 2012) Mohammad Sajjad/AP Humanity stands on the verge of eradicating an incurable plague that for ...
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