Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States perform during the Ice Dance free dance of the ISU World Team Trophy in Figure Skating in Tokyo. (Image: Koji Sasahara/AP/Press Association Images)

HERE ARE THE things you need to know as we round off the day in three easy steps…

THINGS WE LEARNED

#CAN WE’VE AN EXTENSION ON THAT, SIR? European Finance Ministers have agreed to give Ireland seven more years to repay its bailout loans.

#SAVITA: The inquest into the death of 31-year-old dentist Savita Halappanavar continues in Galway today. The coroner’s court heard about various shortcomings in her care, including poor documentation of her worsening condition and a failure to record her vital signs, RTÉ News reports.

#MURDER PROBE: Three men and a woman have been arrested by gardaí investigating the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Jamie Lindsay in Athy last month.

#IRON LADY: The BBC has said it will play a “short clip” of the Wizard of Oz song ‘Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead’ during the music charts this weekend. Downloads of the tune have sky-rocketed since the death of former prime minister Margaret Thatcher.

#DUMPING: Plans by Dublin City Council to withdraw street cleaning services at illegal dumping black spots have been strongly criticised by An Taisce today.

#WARNINGS: RTÉ and ESB have issued warnings about a new scam which is trying to lure customers into using fake premium line phone numbers. Details here.

THINGS WE LOVED

• The Guardian’s ingenious ad for tomorrow’s edition. Love or hate her, she can probably still sell papers.
• Stephen Hawking…for these 8 reasons.
• Have you ever worried about what happens to your private emails, photos and online musings when you die? Google has a solution for you.
• Robert Downey Jr went all out for a photocall to promote his new movie Iron Man 3 in Munich today.

(Image: Matthias Schrader/AP/Press Association Images)

THINGS WE SHARED

• The New York Times has a fancy interactive timeline of North Korea’s threats over the years. And, given that, over at The Atlantic Donald Kirk asks, “Why South Koreans Aren’t Worried About Nuclear War?”
• Also on The Atlantic, staff writer Conor Friedersdorf tells us why the trial of Dr Kermit Gosnell should be front page news. The 72-year-old is charged with multiple counts of first-degree murder for crimes committed at his abortion clinic. (Warning: contains extremely graphic imagery and descriptions)
• Finally: Just keep spinning, just keep spinning:

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