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'A special place in our hearts': Tiede Herrema - the businessman kidnapped by the IRA in 1975 - has died

The president said Herrema and his wife Elizabeth “will be missed and fondly remembered by their many friends in Ireland”.

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Apr 27th 2020, 8:45 PM

Brutal gang rape and murder of eight-year-old girl in India triggers nationwide outrage

She was abducted and forced to take sedatives while held captive in a shed and Hindu temple.

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Apr 13th 2018, 10:19 AM