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

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IRELAND

• A ‘tsunami of homeless’ could hit Ireland due to the housing shortage, Fr Peter McVerry said.
• The Clinical Director of Medicine quit at Beaumount Hospital over safety concerns – here’s what the hospital said.
• A man (42) was charged over the death of a 20-year-old in Naas on Friday night.
• Phil Hogan called on the nation to lend him our votes.
• Cork Bishop Dr Paul Colton said he backs same-sex civil marriage.
• A teen hijacked a taxi at knifepoint in Terenure – the second such hijacking in two days.
• The INMO and HSE are at odds over whether additional savings of €80m are being sought under the Haddington Road Agreement.
• A teenager was punched in the face by a man who tried to kiss her, on an avenue in Belfast.
• The Sunday Times Rich List is out – and U2 have slipped a few places.
• Does the Government record phonecalls? No… well, with some exceptions.
• An 18-year-old was arrested after three youths were threatened and robbed at knifepoint in Shannon.
• An Irish man got the all-clear for the MERS virus after fears he may have picked it up on a flight from Saudi Arabia.
• Prime Time is to hold three European election debates – but not everyone is happy about it…

INTERNATIONAL

Volunteers carry food and water for residents in Obrenovac, some 30 kilometers (18 miles) southwest of Belgrade, Serbia AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#BELGRADE Belgrade braced itself for a massive ‘flooding wave’ as the death toll across Serbia and Bosnia topped 44.

#SWITZERLAND Swiss voters have rejected a referendum that proposed introducing a minimum wage of €18.

#TURKEY Twenty four people have been detained over negligence as authorities investigate the recent mining disaster.

#VIETNAM Three thousand people were evacuated after a wave of anti-Chinese violence was triggered in Beijing.

INNOVATION

• What weird things have been happening on the web this week? Oh, just kissing with tongues, rose-tinted glasses and terrified journalists (that would be us). [TheJournal.ie]
• Can Facebook ‘likes’ really bring votes? Turns out it might just have worked in the case of India’s newly-elected Prime Minister. [Quartz]

PARTING SHOT

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Love Nutella? Want to know the fascinating story behind its creation? Spoons at the ready. [BBC]