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US banking crisis: federal body prepares to put First Republic into receivership

The US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is preparing to place First Republic under receivership, Reuters reported on Friday, as the worst banking crisis since 2008 continued to hammer mid-sized US banks. The California-based bank looks set to be the third such financial institution to collapse this year, following the …

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Quiz! Can you name the Republic of Ireland line-up from the 1994 World Cup match against Norway?

IRISH FANS CELEBRATE IN THE STANDS DURING THE 1994 WORLD CUP MATCH IRELAND V NORWAY AT GIANTS STADIUM IN THE MEADOWLANDS, NEW JERSEY.

Three minutes on the clock, 13 players to guess. Remember to tweet your scores @FourFourTwo (opens in new tab) and share with your mates. NOW TRY Quiz! Can you name the Scotland line-up from the 1998 World Cup match against Brazil? What a ride 1994 was for Irish fans. Led by Jack Charlton, the Republic of …

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Central African Republic: UN chief strongly condemns airfield attack which left one peacekeeper dead

In a statement, the UN integrated stabilization mission in CAR, MINUSCA, said the attack at the Obo airfield near the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan, had taken place on Thursday morning, and that the mission had “immediately opened an investigation into the exact circumstances” …

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