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A new report by the World Bank and the United Nations, based on remote data collection sources, shows that damage to critical infrastructure in Gaza between October and January represents 97 percent of the GDP of the West Bank and Gaza from 2022.
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Papers express outrage as seven aid workers are killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calls for an investigation, with three British nationals amongst those killed. The Israeli papers also react, with PM Benjamin Netanyahu saying “this happens in wartime”. In other news, the United States is bracing for the largest invasion of cicadas in over 200 years.
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Kim Jong Un oversaw the launch and says the success of the launch means North Korea can build nuclear-capable systems for missiles of all ranges
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The award-winning author Lisa McInerney wraps up her literary trilogy with “The Rules of Revelation”, a darkly comic foray into the world of drug dealers, sex workers, property developers and struggling artists. We discuss societal shifts in Ireland, as a new generation rejects the conservative, religious national identity that has characterised the country in the past, and the platform the arts provide for voices from all sectors of society, with key support from the current government. Lisa also weighs in on the growing popularity of Gaelic as a cornerstone of Ireland’s linguistic and cultural heritage.
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Some 120,000 Christians in Germany speak Aramaic — thought to be the language spoken by Jesus Christ — and efforts are underway to keep the language alive.
