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1. #BERKELEY I: The district attorney’s office in Alameda County, California, has confirmed it will look into the Berkeley disaster after a report from the city’s building division said that severe dry rot was found in the collapsed balcony’s beams.
2. #BERKELEY II: Eoghan Culligan and Eimear Walsh were laid to rest amid emotional scenes yesterday. The funerals of victims Olivia Burke and Niccolai Schuster are to take place this morning.
3. #BANKS: A new inspection has found that Irish money lenders are failing to meet the terms of the Central Bank’s code of conduct on mortgage arrears.
4. #TRAGIC: The body of a newborn baby boy has been found in a river in Wales.
5. #MCGREGOR: Conor McGregor’s titanic duel with Jose Aldo, due to take place next month, may be postponed until October after his Brazilian opponent reportedly broke a rib in training.
6. #CHARLESTON: Video footage has emerged of the arrest of Charleston shooter Dylann Roof last week.
7. #NSA BUGGING: France is not one bit impressed with the latest claims that the US National Security Agency has bugged three French presidents.
8. #KGB: A former employee of the shadowy Russian security organisation has won a judgement from the European Court of Human Rights after he struggled to find employment after leaving the agency.
9. #BEHIND THE TIMES: A 73-year-old man scaled an electricity pylon in southern France and unfurled a banner calling for Charles de Gaulle to be made president once more.
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