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Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five stories, five minutes, five o’clock…
EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, The Journal brings you five of the biggest stories of the day.
1. #EMISSIONS: The Cabinet’s last scheduled meeting of the summer failed to see a decision made on target emission reductions for various sectors, which have become a serious point of conflict within the government.
2. #CONSENT: Justice Minister Helen McEntee has received Cabinet approval for a bill to strengthen laws around consent in rape cases.
3. #MONKEYPOX: The WHO has been asked to rename the virus to prevent stigma around infection preventing people at risk from coming forward for treatment.
4. #WAR IN UKRAINE: Ukrainian troops have struck a strategic bridge essential for Moscow to supply its forces occupying the country’s south as Russia pounded several areas with rocket and artillery strikes.
5. #ABORTION: The UN Human Rights Committee has criticised barriers to abortion access in Ireland in its most recent report.
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