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

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IRELAND

• The former Anglo Irish Bank has filed for bankruptcy in the US.
• The National Maternity Hospital has been contacted over a possible data breach.
• Two gardaí have been arrested over suspected fraud.
• The government asked Facebook for details of 40 users this year.
• The family of Jean McConville are to sue the PSNI.
• Eight Fine Gael rebels are unlikely to set up a new political party.
• Banks will be named and shamed over complaints from now on.
• A strike by doctors could lead to ‘chaos’ in hospitals.
• Pregnant women in Ireland are drinking less.
• Electric Picnic‘s future is secure for the next decade.

INTERNATIONAL

Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem speaks during a press conference in Damascus today. (AP Photo)

#SYRIA: The possibility of Western military intervention in Syria escalated dramatically today.

#WORLD WAR II: Over 40 Auschwitz guards are to face German prosecutors for war crimes.

#ARRESTED: A JP Morgan trader wanted over a €4.6 billion fraud scandal was arrested today.

INNOVATION

• Will we ever want to have sex with robots? Good question. [BBC]
• Facebook has to pay out $20 million for using users’ personal data in ads. [Mashable]
• Here’s an assessment of the Ubuntu Edge smartphone crowdfunding project – and what didn’t work [Guardian]

PARTING SHOT

The Guardian picks out 20 online talks that could change your life, on topics as broad as shame, body language, how to ask for things, and dealing with death. [The Guardian]

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