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1. #TURKEY: Twin bombings targeting police struck the heart of Istanbul near the home stadium of football giants Besiktas, killing 29 people.
2. #NIGERIA: At least 160 people have been killed after a church roof collapsed in the south east of the country.
3. #TALLAGHT: A man in his mid 20s has died after he crashed his motorcycle into a roundabout in Tallaght, Dublin.
4. #EXPLOSIION: A fuel tanker has exploded on a road in Kenya – killing at least 33 people.
5. #GREECE: The Tánaiste and Children’s Minister will visit migrant camps as part of a three-day trip to Greece which starts today.
6. #MALAWI: Thousands of protesters marched through two cities in Malawi to demonstrate against proposals to legalise abortion and homosexuality, in the first event of its kind.
7. #CONFESS: Catholics in Spain have an app that finds the nearest priest when they are seeking to confess their sins.
8. #WARM BED: A homeless group is asking B&Bs to take in rough sleepers for Christmas.
9. #SCREWBALLS AND 99s: Ireland’s oldest ice cream man got a special award for his ‘dedication to ice cream‘.
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