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Here's What Happened Today: Monday

Bill O’Herlihy, Averil Power, and gay marriage had everyone talking today.

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

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WORLD

Nicaragua Zoo A peacock spreads his feathers at a zoo in Managua, Nicaragua. AP Photo / Esteban Felix AP Photo / Esteban Felix / Esteban Felix

#GREECE: A government spokesperson said the country has enough money to keep repaying its debt. [BBC News]

#INDIA: Hundreds have died in a heatwave.

#MALAYSIA: Mass graves and detention camps were found by police investigating people smugglers.

#SUDAN: Aid workers were evacuated following the outbreak of fighting.

#UNITED KINGDOM: The body of a man wanted in connection with the death of three of his relatives was found.

#UNITED STATES: A plane was escorted by jets after an anonymous chemical threat.

INNOVATION

  • Here’s how a 353-gigapixel panorama is made. [TNW]
  • What are those bright spots on Ceres? Nasa wants you to guess. [Space.com]
  • Humans could be ‘God-like cyborgs‘ within 200 years. [The Telegraph]

PARTING SHOT

It’s something we all worry about – what would happen if you fell into a black hole? BBC News has the answer. You’d actually be okay… kinda.

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