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evening fix

Here's What Happened Today: Friday

Avicii’s death, Bank of Ireland robbery and a lawsuit against the Russian government and Donald Trump – it’s your evening fix.

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

IRISH

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INTERNATIONAL

Spring weather Apr 20th 2018 Forrest the Humboldt penguin enjoys a cold shower in its enclosure at Blair Drummond Safari Park in the UK Andrew Milligan Andrew Milligan

#RIP: Swedish DJ Avicii has been found dead at the age of 28.

#LAWSUIT: The Democratic National Committee has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the Russian government, the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks.

#GONORRHOEA: A man in the UK who caught the first recorded case of treatment-resistant super-gonorrhoea has been cured.

#SWAZILAND: The King of Swaziland has changed the country’s name to eSwatini.

PARTING SHOT

As mentioned above, Swedish DJ Avicii has passed away.

It seems only right that we end today’s news roundup with one of his hit singles.

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