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News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday

The death of a woman in Dublin, water contamination and the city of Paris’ decision to sue Fox News had everyone talking today.

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

IRISH

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WORLD

Cucumber, Banana and Tofu promotion - London People take photographs on their smartphones of a rainbow, measuring 30 metres wide by 15 metres high, projected onto water in Trafalgar Square, London. Matt Alexander Matt Alexander

#NO-GO: The city of Paris is going to sue Fox News over remarks made about ‘no-go zones’ in the city.

#MISSOURI: A five-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his nine-month-old baby brother after finding a gun in his house.

#JAPAN: Islamic State militants threatened to kill two Japanese hostages unless a $200 million ransom is paid.

#STOP IT: Pope Francis said good Catholics no longer have to breed “like rabbits”, though he still isn’t encouraging use of contraception.

#YEMEN: Rebels have seized the president’s palace and violence has escalated.

INNOVATION

PARTING SHOT

There’s been a lot of talk about Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech but this, according to Vox, is what he would say if he was being brutally honest.