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SEVEN DAYS:A glance at the week that was

We’ve all heard the stories about displays of exceptional strength in an emergency, and there was another example of the mysterious phenomenon this week in New Zealand. The feat of strength by Mosh Tawera saw him lift a 1.5-tonne car to free his 18-year-old cousin, Josh Hepi, who had been trapped underneath it after a freak accident. Tawera’s heroism was widely praised in Tauranga, a city in the Bay of Plenty on New Zealand’s North Island, but like all good superheroes, he preferred modest self-effacement. “Nah, it’s just another day in Tauranga,” he said.

The numbers

50Number of years in prison to which former Liberian president Charles Taylor has been sentenced for war crimes

2,906Rise in the number of people on the Live Register from April to May

5.3mApproximate number of contraband cigarettes seized at Dublin Port on Tuesday

140Number of brothels raided in Operation Quest, a cross-Border anti-vice operation, on Tuesday

87Percentage of Greeks who blame their government for the financial crisis

€0Tip left by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg (pictured) at a Roman restaurant

We now know

A sophisticated computer viruscalled Flame is wreaking havoc on Iran's internet infrastructure, sparking accusations of cyberwarfare.

Migrating tuna carrying radioactivityfrom Fukushima have been discovered off California.

US president Barack Obamasparked controversy after referring to "Polish death camps" during a White House ceremony.

Roger Federer  has won more Grand Slam matchesthan any other player, passing Jimmy Connors's record of 233.

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6 Two held over Irish student's death in Tokyo

7 Three held after Dublin 'fracas'

8 Dearth of tighthead scrummagers a real issue

9 John McAreavey 'logged' as suspect in his wife's murder

10 Gardaí and PSNI raid 140 brothels 

Rankings calculated from May 25th to yesterday lunchtime