Here's What Happened Today: Thursday

The looming collapse of the North’s Executive, plans to accept refugees, and a new kind of human had people talking.

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

Britain Northern Ireland Stormont Crisis Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson Peter Morrison / AP/Press Association Images Peter Morrison / AP/Press Association Images / AP/Press Association Images

IRELAND

The government confirmed plans to accept 4,000 refugees.
The North’s First Minister Peter Robinson stepped aside as the Executive teeters on collapse.
Sinn Féin’s Bobby Storey was released from custody.
Some horrible weather is on the way.
The Irish economy continued to look healthy…
… but the Taoiseach said there won’t be a giveaway Budget.
A councillor claimed he was registered for water charges without his permission.
Michael Noonan said he dumped plans to burn the bondholders after a stern call from the ECB. [RTÉ News]
Penneys is close to opening in the United States.
Here’s why buildings are turned orange today.

WORLD

Hungary Migrants A young boy looks waves out of a bus window as he leaves a migrant camp for asylum seekers near Roszke, southern Hungary. Matthias Schrader / AP/Press Association Images Matthias Schrader / AP/Press Association Images / AP/Press Association Images

#HUNGARY: The country’s military is staging drills to deter more migrants from entering. [WSJ]

#JAPAN: Thousands of people have fled severe flooding. [JapanToday]

#SERBIA: Eight people have been charged over the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. [BBC News]

#SOUTH AFRICA: A new species of human was discovered in an African cave.

#TURKEY: As many as 32 people have died so far during the siege of Cizre. [The Guardian]

#UNITED STATES: California moved closer to legalising euthanasia.

INNOVATION

Elon Musk has an unusual suggestion of how to make Mars livable – nuke it. [Business Insider]
The tech world is still reeling from yesterday’s Apple conference. Here’s everything announced in 90 seconds. [Gizmodo]
Take a look at one of the earliest galaxies. [ScienceDaily]

PARTING SHOT

Fetch your smelling salts, the new Irish Farmer Calendar has been published. [DailyEdge.ie]

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