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15:29 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas today swore in a new government that will shut out Hamas and may lift a US-led aid embargo on the Palestinian territories. As he appointed the new 13-member cabinet at 11am Irish time Mr Abbas also said armed Hamas groups were outlawed and vowed to prosecute them.
Abbas swears in new Palestinian government
Vaughan answers Dublin's call
18:26 Dublin 0-16 Meath 0-12:Despite Meath's best efforts Dublin did enough to see off their provincial rivals Meath in an absorbing SFC Leinster quarter-final replay at a packed Croke Park this afternoon.Ahern confirms plan to increase number of junior ministers
14:33 Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has confirmed he will increase the number of junior ministries by up to three when he announces the posts this week.Suicide bomber kills 35 on police bus in Kabul
10:42 A suicide bomber blew up a police bus in the Afghan capital Kabul today, killing around 35 people in one of Kabul's deadliest explosions in recent months amid rising nationwide violence.
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