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Featured News Optasia Championships 2024 concluded with another eight matches across two courts in Wimbledon. England’s Torre Malik safely progressed into round two after dispatching Enora Villard in straight games. Malik will take on Satomi Watanabe in round two on Thursday afternoon.
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A group of Harvard social scientists launched a four-part series last week previewing the high-stakes 2024 general election in India. The balloting will decide the political makeup of Lok Sabha, India’s lower house of Parliament. It will also determine whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi will remain in power for a third term.
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Karl Wallinger, 66, passed away Sunday, his publicist said. Wallinger had worked as musical director for a production of “The Rocky Horror Show” in London’s West End. He was recruited on keyboards for The Waterboys in 1983.
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The United States is spearheading the first United Nations resolution on artificial intelligence. The draft resolution aims to ensure the new technology is safe, secure and trustworthy. It recognizes the rapid acceleration of AI development and use.
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Norway provides a lot of support to help women balance motherhood and career. Iceland, Finland, Sweden, Norway and New Zealand all appear in the top 10 of two key rankings. The WEF compares countries' happiness across four dimensions.
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Vincent Hynes was well known in Galway football circles including at Ballymoe FC where both he played as well as his two sons, who followed in his footsteps. After learning of his sudden passing after a short illness, Ballymee FC paid tribute to their former player and sent their sympathies to the family.
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ATHLETICS Ireland have named a team of eight for the 45th World Cross-Country Championships in Croatia on March 30. Anna Gardiner confirmed her selection last Saturday when she successfully defended her senior girls’ title at the All-Ireland Secondary Schools’ Cross Country Championships. She is joined in the U20 race by Kirsty Maher from the Moy Valley club in Ballina, Mayo.
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2 years ago Read more at The Irish News

Novak Djokovic crashes out to world number 123 Luca Nardi. Currently 123 in the world, the Italian is the lowest-ranked player to beat him. The 20-year-old won 6-4 3-6 6-3 in Indian Wells.
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The End of the World with Beanz (RTÉ One, Tuesday, 7pm) is a well-intentioned but muddled unpacking of the climate crisis. The big idea is that Warde is “jumping head first” into the “sustainability and climate action challenges facing Ireland today”. But that mission falls by the wayside in episode one of six.
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2 years ago Read more at The Irish Times

The library at Salesian Primary School is funded by the Parent Association and the Department of Education and Skills Library Scheme. Due to recent school upgrading building works, the library has now been transferred to the East Education Wing of the school which is also home to a state-of-the-art children's science room. Principal Claire Rea said: 'Reading is one route to lifelong learning. The printed word is powerful and can transport children to places of endless possibilities whether it causes belly laughs, journeying to
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2 years ago Read more at Limerick Live