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Here's What Happened Today: Saturday

Everyone’s talking about massive water charges protests and the morning after Halloween night.

NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round up of today’s news.

IRELAND

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INTERNATIONAL

Mideast Iraq Iraqi Shiite children flagellate themselves in grief during preparations for the Muslim holiday of Ashoura, in Baghdad, Iraq. AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#WARNING: UK authorities told British tourists they’re at a heightened risk of being attacked by terrorists while travelling overseas.

#MASSACRE: Islamic State militants slaughtered dozens of men and women in one Iraqi village.

#VIRAL VIDEO: Eight men were jailed for three years in Egypt for “violating public decency” by attending a gay wedding.

#EBOLA: A US judge said Kaci Hickox, the nurse who refused an Ebola quarantine, can now leave her home.

INNOVATION

PARTING SHOT

2014 is the 25th anniversary of your best friend, the World Wide Web.

Here’s America’s first website. [Gizmodo]

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