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Olive Press Qatari comedy with an Irish accent

Qatari stand-up comic Hamad al-Ameri borrows heavily from his upbringing – he grew up in Ireland – for his comedy routine.
Verbal Energy Rules of English spelling – revealed!

Popular linguist David Crystal's new book, 'Spell It Out,' explains the rules of English spelling – but who knew there even were rules?
New protests, same 'troubles' as riots roil Belfast

A government ban on a parade organized by pro-British unionists has opened old wounds about national identity in Northern Ireland.
32 police officers, 1 lawmaker injured in Belfast riots

Police reinforcements from across Britain were deployed to Belfast Saturday, after north Belfast's Protestant member of British Parliament, Nigel Dodds was knocked unconscious and 32 policemen and eight rioters were injured in a riot sparked by the annual parade of anti-Catholic group, the Orange Order.
Ireland allows abortion for first time, but at political cost

Despite broad support for the law in parliament, the debate opened up cracks within several parties.
Despite fiery all-night debate, Ireland's abortion bill inches toward law

Passage of the bill, which would legalize abortion in Ireland for the first time, looks all but assured.
Caroline Kennedy lights memorial flame in Ireland

Caroline Kennedy lit a memorial flame in Ireland 50 years after her father, John F. Kennedy, made his iconic trip there. 'No visit . . . meant more to him that his visit to Ireland,' said Caroline Kennedy.
Caroline Kennedy and Kennedy clan celebrate JFK anniversary with Irish

'JFK 50: The Homecoming' celebrations focused on the County Wexford, from where Patrick Kennedy departed in 1848 at the height of Ireland's potato famine. In June 1963, his great-grandson John returned to the town as the United States' first and only Irish Catholic president.
Tale of the snail tells us about Ireland's ancient origins

New research suggests that snails in Ireland and the Pyrenees share almost identical genetic material not found in British snails, suggesting the snails arrived in Ireland with southern European migrants.
Obama arrives for tough G8 summit in Northern Ireland (+video)

From Syria, to spying, to an angry Vladimir Putin on his plate, President Barack Obama arrived in Northern Ireland for the G8 summit today.
Changing times: G8 leaders head to bucolic Northern Ireland (+video)

As recently as five years ago it would have been unthinkable to gather the world's most powerful leaders in Northern Ireland. The two-day G8 conference opens tomorrow.
TransAtlantic

National Book Award winner Colum McCann delivers one of the more beautifully written novels of the year.
The mystery of bitter Irish winters solved

Scientists have found an explanation for the periods of extreme cold described in the writings of Irish monks: volcanic eruptions, some very far away.
Father's Day: 12 best books for Dad

Check out these 12 books. At least one will be a perfect fit for your dad.
Tax VOX Apple taxes: business as usual

Apple cut its taxes with the same tools multinationals have been using for years to minimize their worldwide tax liability, Gleckman writes. Apple’s tax avoidance shop, it seems, is a lot less innovative than its phone designers.
Apple 'tax gimmicks': rotten to the core or sensible business? (+video)

Two senators on Tuesday plan to grill Apple CEO Tim Cook about the company's tax practices, which they say cheat the US out of billions of dollars. Apple says it's playing within the rules.
Robert Reich How corporations pressure government into tax breaks and subsidies

Google, Amazon, Starbucks, every other major corporation, and every big Wall Street bank, are sheltering as much of their US profits abroad as they can, Reich writes, while telling Washington that lower corporate taxes are necessary in order to keep the US 'competitive.'
Country Girl

Trailblazing Irish novelist Edna O'Brien delivers the memoir she once believed she'd never write.
EU austerity hawks shrug off criticism of flawed academic paper

Despite a new paper detailing flaws in the Rogoff-Reinhart study that has been used to argue in favor of austerity policies, Europe's austerity advocates are holding course.
Travels with mother: In search of the world

Anne D'Innocenzio has traveled with her mother since she was a little girl. But at 80-something, her mother, ever fearless, is beginning to slow and told her that her traveling days are coming to an end.
All Europeans related? Genes reveal a continent of cousins.

All Europeans are related, sharing a common ancestor as recently as 1,000 years ago, according to a gene study published today.
Tax VOX Tax reform: how to fix the international tax mess

Corporate tax reform is impossible without addressing international issues, Gleckman writes. Yet, this corner of the tax law is not only immensely complex but most proposed solutions inevitably run into massive political and policy roadblocks.
3 new foreign mystery novels that are worth your travel time

Craving a foreign excursion? Try the next best thing – one of these mystery novels set in far-away lands.
Irish bill aims to enable life-saving abortions

Irish lawmakers presented guidelines describing when life-saving terminations could be allowed. Opponents of the bill worried it would become a platform for further expanding abortion rights in Ireland.
Irish bill brings more clarity – and more heat – to abortion debate

The Protection of Life in Pregnancy Bill spells out the terms where women could obtain abortions, which are currently illegal. Ireland's prime minister vows it will be law by summer.