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Bono and the Minister of State for Development Co-operation, Mr. Tom Kitt, at the meeting of EU development ministers at Dublin Castle yesterday. In a speech, Bono urged the politicians to meet their national foreign aid targets

Bono and the Minister of State for Development Co-operation, Mr. Tom Kitt, at the meeting of EU development ministers at Dublin Castle yesterday. In a speech, Bono urged the politicians to meet their national foreign aid targets


Photograph: Eric Luke

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