World Special Reports
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Scientists discover a cure for grey hair
British Professor has found a cure for grey hair which is set to shake up the hair dye industry.
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Abortion doctor in the dock
RTÉ's Richard Downes reports from Philadelphia on the high-profile trial of abortion provider Dr Kermit Gosnell
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Coptic Pope speaks out on Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood
Coptic pope Tawadros II has said that Egypt's Christians feel sidelined.
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US teenager speaks 20 languages
US teenager Timothy Doner from New York City can speak 20 different languages.
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Obituary: Leader who transformed Britain
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died aged 87.
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The new reality facing Pope Francis
RTÉ Six One News presenter Bryan Dobson reflects on the election of Pope Francis from the rooftops of Rome.
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Profile: Pope Francis
Pope Francis is the first from the Americas, an austere Jesuit intellectual who modernised Argentina's conservative Catholic church.
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Pope Francis' first blessing
A transcript of Pope Francis' first words as pope as translated from Italian.
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A journey to the top of Congo
RTÉ's Ray Kennedy continues his blogs from the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a report on a journey to the top of Congo
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Crossing into the poorest country in the world - Congo
In the first of his blogs from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, RTÉ's Ray Kennedy reports on crossing the border from Rwanda to the poorest country on earth.
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Pope Benedict promises obedience to successor
On his final day in office, Pope Benedict has promised his unconditional reverence for and obedience to whoever emerges as his successor.
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Process of electing next Pope set in motion
The Vatican has said that the conclave to choose the successor to Pope Benedict XVI could start before 15 March if enough cardinals are in Rome to elect him.
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Japan's shrinking hotel
A Japanese company has developed a new way of demolishing high-rise buildings in densely built-up areas.
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Germany marks 80th anniversary of Hitler's rise
On the 80th anniversary of Adolf Hitler's rise to power, Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans to always fight for their principles and not fall into the complacency that enabled the Nazi dictator to seize control.
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Asteroid to pass close by Earth
A small asteroid will pass closer to Earth next week than the TV satellites that ring the planet, but there is no chance of an impact, NASA said last night.
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Social media addiction recognised as official condition
Addiction to social media networks such as Facebook and Twitter has become an official condition with London clinics treating hundreds of sufferers a year.
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Syria's invisible refugees
Aid agencies call them the invisible refugees. They don't live in camps.
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Archive offers new life for space shuttle Columbia
Space shuttle Columbia's flying days came to an abrupt and tragic end on 1 February 2003, when damage from a broken wing caused a catastrophic failure, dooming the seven astronauts aboard.
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James Joyce opus cracks Chinese market
During the eight years it took Dai Congrong to translate "Finnegans Wake" into Chinese, she read numerous versions of the dictionary, took voluminous notes, and fought off despair and opposition from her husband.
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Za'atari refugee camp now home to 65,000 Syrians
The scale of the Za'atari refugee camp is difficult to believe. Just months ago, this camp which is now home to over 65,000 people, was waste-land controlled by the Jordanian army.
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Endangered pygmy elephants died from suspected poisoning
Ten endangered Borneo pygmy elephants have been found dead in a Malaysian forest under mysterious circumstances, and wildlife officials said that they probably were poisoned.
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Facebook envy 'can trigger feelings of misery'
Witnessing friends' vacations, love lives and work successes on Facebook can cause envy and trigger feelings of misery and loneliness, according to German researchers.
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Baby snatched to safety after Russian car crash
A Russian amateur dashboard video of a small girl miraculously surviving a horrible car crash has become an Internet sensation.
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Cuban dissidents cleared for travel under new law
Cubans have formed long lines outside travel agencies and migration offices in Havana this week as a highly-anticipated new law took effect ending the island's exit visa requirement.
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Woman rescued after falling onto Madrid rail track
Spanish police have released CCTV footage showing a plain-clothed, off-duty policeman rescuing a woman who fainted and fell onto the rails at a Madrid metro station.
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Ash Dieback Warnings
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The Undiscovered Country
A story about travelling theatre, a childhood trauma, a place on the border, and a 70-something man's search for his father
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Songs My Mother Taught Me
A 'documentary novel' by Chris Brookes about war brides - women who married allied servicemen during World War II
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Over There - Green Cab
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