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# Shot Down

This year
2023
US shoots down unknown object flying over Alaska, White House says
This comes just six days after the downing of an alleged Chinese spy balloon sparked a fresh diplomatic rift with Beijing.
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Dutch government taking Russia to court over ‘shooting down’ of MH17 flight
A missile fired from territory controlled by pro-Moscow Ukrainian rebels blew the plane out of the sky on 17 July 2014.
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Jul 10th 2020, 4:53 PM
'It's rubbish' - Michael Murphy on Meath manager's claim he influences referees
Andy McEntee labelled Murphy ‘the bould Michael’ after the Division 2 final.
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Apr 9th 2019, 3:37 PM
The Rock just shot down a comedian on Twitter for telling him that wrestling isn't real
This escalated so fast.
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Oct 23rd 2017, 4:28 PM
Anger over calls for 50,000 deer to be culled in Wicklow
Deer experts say the calls are based on bad science.
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Apr 2nd 2017, 10:00 PM
Russian military helicopter shot down over Syria
The five people on board are believed to have died.
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Aug 1st 2016, 12:51 PM
America has rejected over 100 gun-control measures since 2011 - but something may be changing
Any changes are stubbornly resisted.
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Jun 26th 2016, 8:00 AM
13 of the most smartass responses to Facebook posts
Buuuurn.
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Feb 22nd 2016, 3:34 PM
Russia has just put economic sanctions in place against Turkey
The fallout from the downing of a Russian fighter jet by Turkish forces last week continues.
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Nov 28th 2015, 7:30 PM
Putin: Turkey's claims it didn't know downed jet was Russian are rubbish
“The planes have identification signs and these are well visible,” Putin said.
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Nov 27th 2015, 7:54 AM
Russian-made missile took down MH17, killing 298 says official report
The official Dutch-led investigation seeks to end 15 months of speculation about why the Boeing 777 broke up in mid-air last year.
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Oct 13th 2015, 1:41 PM
This woman perfectly shot down people who accused her boyfriend of punching above his weight
The couple’s photo went viral earlier in the month.
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Jul 11th 2015, 2:30 PM
10 of the best burns ever dealt out on Tinder
It’s a jungle out there.
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May 14th 2015, 10:35 AM
'There's nothing to be afraid of': Peter Mathews wanted to liberate politicians today...
The independent TD proposed a referendum to give politicians freedom of conscience during votes.
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Jan 23rd 2015, 10:00 PM
Gay couple's amazing response to homophobic graffiti is going viral
Some aloe vera for that burn, stat.
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Dec 27th 2014, 3:20 PM
Final victims of MH17 crash may never be found --- Dutch minister
“We cannot say at this moment in any certain way … at what moment and even if we can recover the last nine”
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Nov 8th 2014, 2:21 PM
It's emerged one of the MH17 victims was found with an oxygen mask
The Dutch Foreign Minister confirmed on a TV talk show that one of the victims had been wearing an oxygen mask.
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Oct 9th 2014, 1:28 PM
Opinion: The protesters in Missouri have wrongly become enemies of the State
Blurring the boundary between law enforcement and military action creates the conditions for a military dictatorship.
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Aug 19th 2014, 1:10 PM
Bodies of MH17 victims keep arriving in the Netherlands
Relatives joined the King yesterday as bodies arrived at Eindhoven airport.
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Jul 24th 2014, 8:03 AM
Valid data downloaded from flight MH17 black box
The cockpit voice recorder was damaged but the memory module was intact.
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Jul 23rd 2014, 7:30 PM
Irish-born woman among those killed in MH17 crash
298 passengers were on board the plane.
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Jul 18th 2014, 11:01 PM
100 AIDS experts were killed in the Ukraine plane crash
They were on their way to a global conference in Australia.
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Jul 18th 2014, 11:59 AM
Turkey has shot down a Syrian war plane
The Turkish Prime Minister has congratulated the military, and warned of a “heavy” response if the country’s airspace is violated.
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Mar 23rd 2014, 1:52 PM
Downing of Turkish plane "unacceptable", says NATO chief
NATO holding emergency consultations with Turkey following last week’s incident.
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Jun 26th 2012, 12:48 PM
Turkey seeking NATO meeting after Syria shoots down military plane
Turkish minister says plane was shot down in international airspace 15 minutes after it had strayed briefly into Syrian territory.
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Jun 24th 2012, 12:20 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know this morning.
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Jun 23rd 2012, 8:57 AM