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Storm Éowyn and how to spoil your vote: Ireland’s most popular Googles searches in 2025

President Catherine Connolly was the most searched person, followed by Maria Steen, Jim Gavin, Belle Gibson, and DJ Carey.
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Streamlining Tusla processes will help deal with cases like Kyran Durnin, NRP says

Dr Helen Buckley of the National Review Panel also explained the rationale for not publicly releasing the full review report into the Kyrnan Durnin case.
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Oil Prices Climb on Russia Supply Fears and Stalled Ukraine Peace Efforts

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ICE Could Target World Cup Fans During Matches: White House Task Force Lead

Andrew Giuliani said operations at games had not been ruled out and supporters deemed a “potential threat” would not get visas.
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Donald Trump Asserting Executive Privilege in January 6 Case: What We Know

The police officers who filed the lawsuit say Trump’s remarks fueled the riot.
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Storn Éowyn and how to spoil your vote: Ireland’s most popular Googles searches in 2025

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Shopper Hits ‘Mini Jackpot’ in Thrift Store As Workers Are Unaware of Value

“Brand new with wrapping, the shop were completely unaware of the value and that they are brand new unused,” the Reddit user said.
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US and EU critical minerals project could displace thousands in DR Congo

Global Witness says plan to upgrade railway line from DRC to Angola puts up to 1,200 buildings at risk of demolition

Up to 6,500 people are at risk of being displaced in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by a multi-billion-dollar infrastructure project funded by the EU and the US, amid a global race to secure supplies of copper, cobalt and other “critical minerals”, according to a report by campaign group Global Witness.

The project, labelled the Lobito Corridor, aims to upgrade the colonial-era Benguela railway from the DRC to Lobito on Angola’s coast and improve port infrastructure, as well as building a railway line to Zambia and supporting agriculture and solar power installations along the route. Angola has said it needs $4.5bn (£3.4bn) for its stretch of the line.

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China Is Struggling to Reverse Its Birth Rate Crisis, Researchers Say

Policymakers should focus on increasing support for those who already want children, the researchers say.