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Here's What Happened Today: Thursday

A tiger kidnapping, heavy rain and Oscar Pistorius’s murder conviction had people talking today.

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

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INTERNATIONAL

South Africa Pistorius June Steenkamp, centre, the mother of Reeva Steenkamp, is comforted as appeals court judge Eric Leach delivers his verdict AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#OSCAR PISTORIUS Oscar Pistorius is to go back to jail for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp

#CALIFORNIA Bombs and thousands of bullets were found at the California shooting suspects’ house

#ISLAMIC STATE A new video purports to show children killing Syrian security forces

#PARIS ATTACKS Two new suspects were charged in Belgium

#UK The UK began bombing Isis in Syria, just hours after last night’s vote

INNOVATION

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  • This is pretty cool – Epson has unveiled the world’s first in-office paper recycling system. Put in waste paper, get out an A4 sheet in return. [Ars Technica]
  • Robots, drones and apps will soon be able to recognise objects and emotions, thanks to a new tool from Google. [TheJournal.ie]

PARTING SHOT

Single and a big fan of Disney? Now there’s a dating site specifically for Disney fans, called Mouse Mingle. So you might get to meet your Lady over a plate of spaghetti… [The Guardian]

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