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The 9 at 9 Here’s what’s happening today.

LAST UPDATE | 10 Dec 2018

EVERY MORNING TheJournal.ie brings you all the news you need to know as you start the day.

1. #CLAMPED: Only a small number of drivers who have their vehicles clamped under the jurisdiction of Dublin City Council appeal the decision, but more than half of those appeals are successful, FOI documents reveal.

2. #GRACE MILLANE: A man has appeared in court in New Zealand charged with the murder of British backpacker Grace Millane.

3. #BREXIT: The European Court of Justice has ruled the UK can unilaterally revoke Article 50, reversing the Brexit process. 

4. #NISSAN: Japanese prosecutors have formally charged Carlos Ghosn with financial misconduct for under-reporting his salary.

5. #FACISM: The actions of ‘tough guy’ world leaders have placed freedoms and rights that were won long ago in fresh jeopardy, according to a new report.

6. #AIDS: Calls for an Irish AIDS memorial have been renewed following World AIDS Day last week.

7. #YELLOW VESTS: French President Emmanuel Macron is set to meet trade unions and employers’ organisations, in a bid to defuse weeks of unrest in Paris and other cities, BBC reports.

8. #SAUDI: Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister has ruled out extraditing to Turkey suspects in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, BBC reports.

9. #MURDER: A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a body was found in Co Down over the weekend. 

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