EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the nine things you need to know at 9am.

1. #LIBYA: The international coalition has bombarded Gaddafi’s air defences for a third night in a row. However, disarray among the opponents to the Libyan government suggests that a long political stalemate could emerge within Libya after the strikes have ended. Yesterday, reports emerged that Gaddafi’s son had been killed in the attacks.

2. #ISRAEL: Israeli forces have launched air strike on Gaza in retaliation for mortar attacks by Palestinian militants on Saturday. The BBC reports that many buildings belonging to the group Hamas had been evacuated in anticipation of the air strikes.

3. #CORPORATE TAX: Finance Minister Michael Noonan pushed to point out that Ireland won’t be changing its corporate interest rate at yesterday’s finance ministers meeting in Brussels. Although some agreement was reached on new EU bailout fund measures, the details have yet to be fully ironed out and Ireland’s own bailout details will be discussed at the EU leaders summit at the end of this week.

4. #JAPAN: Work has resumed at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, despite worrying signs that more smoke and steam are beginning to rise from two of the plant’s six reactors. Nuclear authorities are still working to restore the plant’s cooling systems.

5. #GOOGLE: US authorities have asked Google to provide “enhanced disclosures” of its effective income tax rates, given the company has proportionally higher earnings in countries with lower tax rates, Bloomberg reports.

6. #INCHICORE: Gardaí investigating the death of 19-year-old David Byrne over the weekend have recovered a number of weapons, the Irish Times reports.

7. #APPLE: Apple is suing online retailer Amazon over the use of ‘app store’, according to BusinessInsider.

8. #INVESTIGATION: Police say they are close to making a major breakthrough in their investigation into the murder of a German backpacker in Co Antrim over 20 years ago. Inga Maria Hauser, 18, was found dead in a forest near Ballycastle two weeks after she was seen on board a ferry from Scotland to Larne, RTÉ reports.

9. #HAPPY SHATNER: It’s actor William Shatner’s 80th birthday today and to celebrate, he has asked people to talk like him: