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Metro Éireann : 26.02.09

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Asta hits hard for Ireland

18:05 | 26.02.09

Lithuanian to join bandmates in Moscow for Eurovision 2009

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Opposition to Igbo king grows among Nigerians

18:05 | 26.02.09

GOD SAVE the King – or not, as the case may be.

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The man who stood up to Mugabe

18:04 | 26.02.09

Michael Auret, who for more than 20 years fought for justice in Zimbabwe, is now peacefully retired in Co Offaly. Viktor Posudnevsky speaks to the man regarded as an icon by Zimbabweans the world over

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Dismay over new UK visa rules for South Africans

18:03 | 26.02.09

SOUTH AFRICANS in Ireland have expressed their anger following the UK’s decision to target them with visa restrictions.

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More than words ahead for young award winner

18:02 | 26.02.09

Girl, 9, among six writers selected for Metro Éireann writing prize

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Democratic deficit?

17:59 | 26.02.09

DEMOCRACY in Armenia is making little progress, a leading political advisory body has claimed.

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Did you know...?

17:59 | 26.02.09

Some famous Armenians worldwide are French singer Charles Aznavour, American tycoon Kirk Kerkorian (who shaped much of present-day Las Vegas), Canadian film director Atom Egoyan and the US metal band System of a Down (who have highlighted the oppression of Armenians

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Meet the leader: Serzh Sargsyan

17:58 | 26.02.09

Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan and Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan may share the same surname, but the two are not related. This is not unusual, as Sargsyan is a very common name in Armenia.

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Telling it like it isn’t

17:58 | 26.02.09

Government-aligned TV and opposition-backed newspapers dominate Armenia’s mediascape. VIKTOR POSUDNEVSKY reports

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\'I clicked with the Irish\'

17:57 | 26.02.09

DOCTOR Diana Minasyan is originally from the Armenian capital Yerevan, and works at Cork University Hospital and St Mary’s Orthopaedic Hospital.

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A tale of survival

17:56 | 26.02.09

Dublin businessman Ohan Yergainharsian is founder of the well-known Sona Nutrition Company. He talks to Catherine Reilly about his Armenian heritage, and how his family survived the genocide that took like lives of so many

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From east to west

17:55 | 26.02.09

Armenia’s Ambassador to Ireland, Dr Vahe Gabrielyan, speaks to Metro Éireann about his country’s links with Ireland, conflict in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, and reconciling Armenia’s close Russian ties with its European aspirations

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Two sides to Nagorno-Karabakh

17:54 | 26.02.09

With Nagorno-Karabakh, as with any long-standing political conflict, diametrically opposed viewpoints exist on its origins and escalation.

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IS ARGENTINA RIGHT TO EXPEL A CATHOLIC BISHOP FOR DENYING THE HOLOCAUST?

17:46 | 26.02.09

“I don’t think he should be expelled. But I think he’s wrong as we have to accept the figures regarding the numbers who died in the Holocaust. But it should come down to the higher hierarchy or the Pope to reprimand him rather than the Argentinean

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One of a family of hard-working entrepreneurs, Sam Hameed of the Madina Asian Food Co speaks to Louise Browne about his dedication to the long-running business

17:41 | 26.02.09

Born in Mauritius and raised in Pakistan, Sam Hameed was living in France when he got a phone call from his father, asking him to join the family in Dublin.

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Save money on your mortgage

17:40 | 26.02.09

You and Your Money by Ademiniyi Adelekun

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Charles Laffiteau`s Republican politics, American style

17:39 | 26.02.09

This week I want to discuss the additional government loans being proposed for the automobile giants GM and Chrysler, and expand my belief that the US and other governments’ must take ownership of their banks’ ‘bad assets’.

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THE EUROPEAN Comm-ission is tongue-tied.

17:38 | 26.02.09

Last week, the Brussels-based body responsible for the EU’s day-to-day running, admitted that it faces a dearth of English-speaking translators.

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