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  2. Canada Child Benefit - Wikipedia

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    The federal finance minister, Don Mazankowski, announced in the 1992 Canadian federal budget the introduction in January 1993 of a renewed and enriched Child Tax Benefit (CTB) that consolidates the family allowance, the child credit and refundable child tax credit into a unified benefit of $1,020 per child (with a supplementary benefit of $75 for the third child and following children).

  3. Magdalene Laundries in Ireland - Wikipedia

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    Ledger listing various clients of a Magdalene laundry. In the late 18th century, the term "fallen women" primarily referred to sex workers, [11] but by the end of the 19th century, Magdalene laundries were filled with many different kinds of women, including girls who were "not prostitutes at all," but "seduced women."

  4. James McCormack (Irish revolutionary) - Wikipedia

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    James McCormack was born 24 November 1877. His parents were Michael and Mary (née Sinnott), they were married 20 January 1877. Michael died at age 37 (about 1887).

  5. Dublin and Monaghan bombings - Wikipedia

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    Three car bombs exploded in Dublin during the evening rush hour and a fourth exploded in Monaghan almost ninety minutes later. They killed 35 civilians, including an unborn child, and injured almost 300. Together, the bombings were the deadliest attack of the conflict known as the Troubles, [2] and the deadliest attack in the Republic's history ...

  6. Child poverty in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Child poverty in Canada declined since 2015, with the number of children who were living in poverty decreasing 71% by 2020. [1]In 1989, with a million children living in poverty in Canada, members of parliament voted unanimously to eliminate child poverty by the year 2000. [2]

  7. Messiah (Handel) - Wikipedia

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    The orchestra in Dublin comprised strings, two trumpets, and timpani; the number of players is unknown. Handel had his own organ shipped to Ireland for the performances; a harpsichord was probably also used. [44] The three charities that were to benefit were prisoners' debt relief, the Mercer's Hospital, and the Charitable Infirmary. [41]

  8. Bono - Wikipedia

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    Paul David Hewson was born in the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin on 10 May 1960, [22] the second child of Iris (née Rankin) and Brendan Robert "Bob" Hewson, then living in Stillorgan on Dublin's Southside. [23]: 16 His brother, Norman, is eight years older than him.

  9. Loss of United Kingdom child benefit data (2007) - Wikipedia

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    The loss of United Kingdom child benefit data was a data breach incident in October 2007, when two computer discs owned by HM Revenue and Customs containing data relating to child benefit went missing. The incident was announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, on 20 November 2007.