Ian Johnson

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Bad news for low-carb fans as study finds high-fibre diet cuts heart disease risk

Eating more fibre, found in wholegrain cereals, pasta and bread as well as nuts and pulses, will cut people’s chances of heart disease and early death(...)

German novelist and poet Herta Müller reads some of Liu Xiaobo’s poems at a memorial service for the late Chinese Nobel Peace Prize laureate in Gethsemane Church in Berlin on Friday. Photograph: Jens Schlueter/EPA
Berlin ceremony marks a year since death of Chinese rights activist Liu Xiaobo

Nearly 1,000 human rights supporters, exiled dissidents and friends of Liu Xiaobo attended Berlin’s Gethsemane Church for a calm but defiant ceremony (...)

Speaking at a visit to Microsoft, in Redmond, Seattle, President Michael D Higgins emphasised the importance of the company to contemporary Ireland. Photograph: PA
President discovers reach of GAA in Seattle high school

In a high school more than 7,000km from Ireland, students with and without Irish connections are learning to play GAA games, President Michael D Higgi(...)