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1. #EARTHQUAKE: At least 52 people have died and hundreds were injured after a strong earthquake struck off Aceh province on Indonesia’s Sumatra island.
2. #ARRESTED: Bolivian police have arrested the head of the LaMia arline, which was involved in the crash last week that killed 71 people.
3. #MOULD: Experts have said that social housing tenants should not be blamed for mould in local authority housing, after an assessment of a flat complex in Dublin.
4. #PROPERTY: The average cost of property on the DART and Luas lines has been revealed, with Sandymount in south Dublin coming in as most expensive.
5. #PAY: Android users can now pay for things using their phones, as Android Pay is launched in Ireland.
6. #BOEING: US president-elect Donald Trump has called for the government to cancel a multibillion dollar order for new presidential planes, sparking a row with Boeing.
7. #GREYHOUND: A greyhound worth an estimated €1 million has been found safe after it was stolen yesterday. Four men have been arrested, according to RTÉ.
8. #INSOLVENT: Transport Minister Shane Ross has warned that Bus Éireann could be insolvent within two years if it doesn’t manage to stop its significant losses.
9. #FINE: Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has been fined a record £84.2 million for charging “excessive and unfair” prices for an anti-epilepsy drug in the UK.
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