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Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday

Latest in the Disclosures Tribunal, Vincent Browne leaving his TV3 show and a sit-in at the Department of Agriculture.

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

IRELAND

cancer 732_90516972 Health Minister Simon Harris and Minister Catherine Byrne launching the new National Cancer Strategy. Sam Boal / Rollingnews.ie Sam Boal / Rollingnews.ie / Rollingnews.ie

INTERNATIONAL

Audiences at the Palace of Holyroodhouse Queen Elizabeth II meeting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Edinburgh today. Andrew Milligan / PA Images Andrew Milligan / PA Images / PA Images

#MH17: The Netherlands has vowed to prosecute anyone suspected of shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.

#AUSCHWITZ: A US congressman has come under fire for sending a “message to America” from inside the Auschwitz Memorial.

#G20: German police have used water cannon on G20 protesters, with 100,000 expected on the streets of Hamburg on Friday for the summit.

PARTING SHOT

CNN managed to track down the Reddit user who initially claimed credit for the now-infamous tweet showing US President Donald Trump tackling the news agency to the ground.

Reddit user ”HanA**holeSolo” has now apologised to CNN for creating the video. ”The meme was created purely as satire, it was not meant to be a call to violence against CNN or any other news affiliation,” he wrote.

You can read it here.

However, the hashtag #CNNBlackmail began to trend throughout the day in the US in reaction to the apology, with Donald Trump Jr leading the charge against CNN.

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