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

Shannon Fitzgerald (6) from Tralee pets Maude the dog from Ennis Co Clare whilst joining protesters from animal rights groups Aran and others to march to Leinster House. They want to ban to all live exports of animals abroad. Sam Boal Sam Boal

IRELAND

• A bottle of cola was thrown at Health Minister James Reilly – he was left unshaken and unhurt.
• A fire truck and car collided on Grand Canal Road in Dublin.
• A five-year-old girl with Cerebral Palsy had her medical card revoked.
• A Fianna Fáil local election candidate was subjected to vile abuse for being pregnant.
• A 60-year-old man was arrested over the stabbing of a 34-year-old in Wexford.
• A man was injured when a stolen ambulance collided with a bus in Drogheda.
• The Public Accounts Committee denied accusations of bias against Angela Kerins, formerly of Rehab.
• An 18-year-old who died while fleeing an attack on a garda’s house was named. The incident is being investigated by the Garda Siochána Ombudsman Commission.
• Children called Childline in Ireland 664,000 times last year.
• A woman who was asked by Taoiseach Enda Kenny where was she ‘from’ spoke to us about the incident.

INTERNATIONAL

Hundreds of demonstrators protest against money spent on the World Cup preparations in Sao Paulo, Brazil, AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#INTENSIVE CARE A baby weighing less than a pound was born four months premature to a couple in California.

#SUDAN A pregnant woman was sentenced to flogging and hanging because of her religious choice and marrying a Christian man.

#LITHUANIA Energy drinks have been banned for under-18s by Lithuania. It says that this is due to health concerns.

#BRAZIL Protesters were targeted by tear gas and rubber bullets in Brazil. The protesters said they wanted to draw attention to a lack of investment in the country in the run-up to the World Cup.

#SKELETON The skeleton of a girl who died after falling into a hole 12,000 years ago in Mexico is offering clues about the origins of the first Native Americans.

INNOVATION

• Fan of the game Halo? The latest edition is out, and here’s the lowdown on what gamers can expect. [The Guardian]
• Charts, charts, charts. Here are the 13 most important economic charts of the week. [Quartz]

PARTING SHOT

Wondering who the regal-looking woman in today’s Google doodle is? Meet Maria Gaetana Agnesi, an Italian mathematician and philosopher who wrote the first book discussing differential and integral calculus. She came up with the ‘witch of Agnesi curve’ – but it took 200 years after her death for it to be recognised.