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News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday

Fresh claims from Rio police, fallout from the Rose of Tralee, and a surge in employment figures – it’s your Evening Fix.

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

Arc Torch of Hope Relay 4 TV3 RedRock actor David Crowley (left) with Carl Brady and Edwina Halpin, both Cancer Survivors and torch bearers along with Vikings actor Charlie Kelly (right), at the launch of the ARC Cancer Support Centres' Torch of Hope Relay which takes place on Sunday 9 October. ROBBIE REYNOLDS PHOTOGRAPHY ROBBIE REYNOLDS PHOTOGRAPHY

IRELAND

INTERNATIONAL

Campaign 2016 Clinton Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during a break in taping Jimmy Kimmel Live! in LA. Carolyn Kaster / PA Carolyn Kaster / PA / PA

#EUROPOL: Police have swooped in 28 European countries and arrested 75 suspects for sharing child sex images on the internet while investigating 207 cases across the continent, Europol said today.

#USA: Hillary Clinton dismissed claims she is in ill-health as nothing more than a part of her opponent’s “wacky strategy”.

#RAM-PACKED: Billionaire Richard Branson has accused Jeremy Corbyn of being less than upfront about a recent incident on a Virgin train.

#GUERILLA CAMPAIGN: Cincinnati Zoo has disappeared from social media after an endless stream of memes in support of Harambe, the gorilla shot in the zoo.

INNOVATION

  • Google has rolled out its latest version of Android, 7.0 Nougat.
  • Wikileaks has been criticised for not doing enough to screen sensitive information found in documents released via the site. [BBC]

PARTING SHOT

For most of the last five years a garden centre has been a small oasis of colour and life amidst the destruction and grief of Aleppo, a key battleground in the Syrian Civil War.

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