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Here’s What Happened Today: Saturday

A pro-life rally, free GP care and the build up to the Greek referendum had people talking today.

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

IRELAND

pro life photo - the fix Sam Boal / Photocall Ireland Sam Boal / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

INTERNATIONAL

Mideast Palestinians Ramadan Palestinians waiting to break their dawn to dusk Ramadan fast in Gaza City Adel Hana / AP/Press Association Images Adel Hana / AP/Press Association Images / AP/Press Association Images

#JAPAN: Recent studies have shown that half of all people in the country reported not having had sex in month prior to being asked. 

#GREECE: Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has accused Greece’s creditors of terrorism. 

#BOLIVIA: A town in the South American country has banned alcohol after a number of sexual assaults. 

INNOVATION

Apparently you don’t have to worry about computers coming along and taking your job – and here’s why. [TechCrunch.com]

PARTING SHOT

Design graduate Paulina Lenoir believes he has found a way to make people slow down in their modern, frantic lives… by making them wear really big shoes. [DeZeen]

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    Mute Dónal MacAonghusa
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    Jun 24th 2019, 9:13 AM

    What about the people of Indonesia? Are they ok? but i guess we have to have an article about Darwin because its in the 1st world.

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    Mute Milk The Drones
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    Jun 24th 2019, 9:37 AM

    @Dónal MacAonghusa:
    As long as everybody is safe and well down at the local Christian Caucasian yacht club, that’s the main thing.

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    Mute Tim O'Brien
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    Jun 24th 2019, 9:41 AM

    @Dónal MacAonghusa: the article quite clearly states re Indonesia “there were no reports of any casualties or any major damage” maybe read the articles in future before you start crying like a little baby.

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    Mute The Guru
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    Jun 24th 2019, 10:11 AM

    @Dónal MacAonghusa: you’ve obviously never been to Darwin!

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    Mute Paula Mackie Senior
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    Jun 24th 2019, 11:27 AM

    @Dónal MacAonghusa: true. Reportage is very poor in over populated countries. However, it’s Mother Nature’s way of putting things right that humans are putting wrong.

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    Mute The Quare Fella
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    Jun 24th 2019, 3:00 PM

    @Tim O’Brien:
    doesn’t fit with the narrative for some

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    Mute Jmc
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    Jun 25th 2019, 12:23 AM

    @The Guru: I lived there for 2 years on the espionade back of shags. Glad everyone is ok. Darwin is been in the news a bit the past few weeks.

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    Mute Paul Somers
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    Jun 24th 2019, 3:48 PM

    Not the only area to he hit unfortunately. More news hopefully later

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