BTS on Weibo - 5 February 2019:

[#ThisMonth’sBTS] Happy New Year(｡◝ᴗ◜ʃƪ)
In the new year, may you hold pearls🐷 of wisdom in your hands and have all🐷 things sail smoothly.
(T/N: In Mandarin, ‘pearls’ and ‘all’ are pronounced 'zhu’, as is 'pig’.)

Banner Translation:
Left: May things sail smoothly every year.
Middle: Best wishes.
Right: May you be safe every season, and achieve greater things.

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[10:01] Italian teen to become first millennial saint this month

Carlo Acutis, a British-born Italian boy who built websites to spread his faith, will be proclaimed the Catholic Church's first saint of the millennial generation this month, elevating him to the same level as Mother Teresa and Francis of Assisi.

https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0415/1507718-italian-teenager-saint/

#CarloAcutis #British #Italian #theCatholicChurch's #first #thismonth #MotherTeresa #Francis #Assisi

[22:31] ‘They’re great people, you’ve got to like them’ – Donald Trump signs proclamation marking March as Irish-American heritage month

US President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation marking this month as Irish-American heritage month and said of Irish and Irish-American people: “They’re great people, you have got to like them”.

https://www.independent.ie/world-news/theyre-great-people-youve-got-to-like-them-donald-trump-signs-proclamation-marking-march-as-irish-american-heritage-month/a1125699035.html

#US #DonaldTrump #thismonth #Irish_American #Irish

[11:38] Got a question about life in the Netherlands? Ask us anything

This month Dutch News is launching a new website section “Ask us anything” in which we will try to answer...

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2025/02/got-a-question-about-life-in-the-netherlands-ask-us-anything/

#Thismonth #DutchNews

[13:20] UN call for "free and fair elections" in Syria

United Nations special envoy Geir Pedersen has called for "free and fair elections" in Syria and urged humanitarian assistance to the war-torn country after Bashar al-Assad's ouster this month.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/1218/1487180-un-call-for-free-and-fair-elections-in-syria/

#UnitedNations #GeirPedersen #Syria #Basharal_Assad's #thismonth

[21:52] Luigi Mangione charged with murder as 'act of terrorism'

Luigi Mangione, the man accused of shooting dead UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street this month, was indicted for murder, prosecutors said.

https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/1217/1487078-luigi-mangione/

#LuigiMangione #UnitedHealthGroup #BrianThompson #Manhattan #thismonth

[01:01] First medically supervised injection facility to open

Ireland's first medically supervised injection facility is due to open its doors this month at Merchant Quay Ireland's Riverbank centre in Dublin city centre.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/1217/1486870-injection-facility/

#Ireland #first #thismonth #MerchantQuayIreland's #Dublin

[10:00] Scholz announces Ukraine military aid during Kyiv visit

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has made an unexpected visit to Kyiv, vowing his country would remain Ukraine's biggest supporter in Europe and promising delivery this month of military aid worth €650 million.

https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/1202/1484171-germany-ukraine-visit/

#German #OlafScholz #Kyiv #Ukraine #Europe #thismonth #€650million

[08:36] Russia mounts 'massive' missile attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure

Russia carried out its second big attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure this month on Thursday, with national and local officials reporting blasts and emergency power cuts across the country effecting hundreds of thousands of people.

https://www.independent.ie/world-news/russia-mounts-massive-missile-attack-on-ukraines-energy-infrastructure/a937644970.html

#Russia #second #Ukraine #thismonth #Thursday #hundredsofthousands

[09:05] Israel strikes Iran military targets

Israel struck military sites in Iran, saying it was retaliating against Tehran's missile attack on Israel this month, the latest clash in the escalating conflict between the heavily armed rivals.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/1026/1477577-israel-iran-strike/

#Israel #Iran #Tehran #thismonth