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Turkish hackers reportedly hit the Vatican’s website on Monday evening after Pope Francis referred to the mass killings of Armenians by Turks as a “genocide,”
reports. Vatican.va The Hill was knocked offline by a denial-of-service attack on Monday night, according to reports, but restored by Tuesday morning. |
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The late Bernie Winters, with some of his traditional homemade baskets pictured at his home on Clare Island in August 2013. Pic: Michael McLaughlin Clare Island says farewell to Bernie Winters Last week the islanders paid their last respects to an old friend Willie McHugh WHAT better could Fr Ned.... |
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14-04-2015 13:31 | Ian Willoughby Czech President Miloš Zeman is to award the Order of T.G. Masaryk to František Kriegel, a late Communist politician who was the only person to refuse to sign a document “legitimising” the Russian-led invasion of Czechoslovakia launched in August 1968. |
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Proceeds from both events to benefit The Tug McGraw Foundation (TMF) and its work to improve quality of life for our nation's battle-wounded, ill and injured service members and civilians living with brain-related trauma and tumors.
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Abraham Lincoln in February 1865 (Library of Congress) On the night of April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln in the back of the head. Lincoln—president of the United States, preserver of the Union, and liberator of four million slaves—died the next morning. |
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The US government agency Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has filed its annual Fiscal Year Budget Request with the US Congress. This year its overall draft budget of $751.5 million requires some extra funding. Among the notable areas which require intense investing is “Countering a Revanchist Russia”, for which it will allocate $15. |
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Nathan Chute/Reuters. The Reverend William Barclay had been a Baptist minister for nearly half a century before he bested Caesar in mortal combat. Barclay operated the All Faiths Wedding Chapel in Wichita, Kansas. For a fee, he performed religious weddings for couples—whether or not they were members of his church. |
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14-04-2015 11:33 | Ian Willoughby An opposition attempt to remove Adriana Krnáčová as mayor of Prague has failed. Councillors from TOP 09 and Civic Democrats demanded the sacking of the ANO politician, who they accuse of acting illegally by selecting a lawyer in a property dispute on the recommendation of the city’s opponents in the case. |
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Tags: Jejomar Binay Vice President Jejomar Binay denied Tuesday the allegations linking him to an attempt to extort P200 million from detained businessman Delfin Lee and even implicate former Vice President Noli de Castro into the alleged Pag-IBIG Fund scam. |
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Dozens of events, including commemorative ceremonies and concerts attended by top politicians, will be held in the Czech Republic at the end of April and early May to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, the Czech News Agency reports, citing a document the cabinet is expected to approve on Wednesday. |
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YEREVAN, April 13. /ARKA/. Turkey is trying to use every bit of leverage, including hysteria, in response to Pope Francis’ statement about the Armenian genocide, head of political studies at the Caucasus Institute Sergey Minasyan said on Sputnik-Armenia radio station. |
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