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Irish Tech Brothers to Create 1,000 Jobs in Ireland 

Irish entrepreneurs Patrick and John Collison founded the payment processing company Stripe in 2010. Both in their early 20s at the time, their success stemmed from a win (with an unrelated project) at the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition when Patrick was only 16. 

Now Stripe — a global leader in payment processing software — has been valued at a whopping $95 billion after securing a $600 million investment. With offices in San Francisco and Dublin, the pair are set to create an additional 1,000 jobs in the Republic over the next 5 years.

Charming London Pub Rebuilt After Unlawful Demolition

Originally built in 1920, the Carlton Tavern in London's West End was hastily demolished in 2015 after a property developer was denied planning permission to build a block of flats in its place.

The pub — which was 2 days away from receiving Grade II heritage status at the time — was quickly reduced to rubble. Expecting to get away with only a small fine, the developer was forced by the council to rebuild the structure 'brick by brick', following a campaign by over 5,000 locals.

The 100-year-old London pub is set to reopen next month, 6 years after it was illegally bulldozed and just in time for the reopening of Britain's bars and restaurants. 

Incredible Assortment of Artefacts Uncovered in Judea Desert

Archaeologists have discovered a collection of ancient artefacts in a cave in southern Israel. The finds, which include the remains of a biblical scroll, a woven basket, a 6,000 year old mummified girl, and a trove of coins, are said to be of ''immeasurable worth for mankind.' 

The woven basket in particular is deemed to be about 10,500 years old and the oldest intact basket in the world. The recovery of the artefacts comes after a dangerous state-commissioned excavation that saw archaeologists having to rappel 80m down a cliff face to reach the remote caves.