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NEED TO CATCH up? The Journal brings you a round-up of today’s news.

#SOUTH AMERICA: The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck Colombia rose to 240.

#AL-ASSAD: A Syrian court sentenced former ruler Bashar al-Assad to death after a trial in absentia, convicting him of atrocities committed during the country’s nearly 14-year civil war.

#UKRAINE: Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least nine people overnight and wounded dozens.

#CANCER: Lucy Davis, who played Dawn Tinsley in the UK series The Office, said that she has “incurable” cancer.

#CARTED AWAY: US president Donald Trump was secretly moved from one aircraft to another, concealed in a catering container, upon his departure from Turkey last month due to Iranian threats against him, it has been reported.

Fota Wildlife Park has announced the birth of a male Indian rhino, only the second such animal to be born in Ireland.

The calf was born on 13 July to mother Maya and father Jamil, following a gestation period of over 16 months - and Fota has invited visitors to help name him.

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