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The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, The Journal brings you five of the biggest stories of the day.

1. #DAVOS: Donald Trump said he would not use force to takeover Greenland as he “[doesn't] have to” in an address to the annual gathering of the global elite this afternoon amidst his threats to annex Greenland.

2. #MERCOSUR: The EU-Mercosur trade deal has been stalled after MEPs voted to refer the agreement to the European courts.

3. #DEPORTATIONS: Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan said that a garda operation targeting convicted sex offenders who are not Irish nationals has seen 25 people removed from Ireland since it launched last year. 

4. #STARLINK WARS: Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary said the airline has seen an uptick in bookings since he got into a war of words with Tesla boss Elon Musk over the cost of installing wi-fi antennae on planes. 

5. #AMAZON PRIME: Irish customers are among those receiving cheques from Amazon as part of a $2.5 billion (€2.1 bn) settlement it struck with US regulators.

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