It's 20 years since Naomi Klein's bestseller No Logo brought the idea of sweatshops and branding to the masses. It highlighted how on the one hand brands and celebrities are used to sell factory 'lifestyles' through mass products that are for the most part manufactured in second and third world countries.
An investigation was under way last night to establish the cause of a rail crash near Aberdeen in Scotland which left three people dead.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin will meet British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Northern Ireland today for the first time.
Meat plants sometimes get advance notice of inspections by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) and inspectors have found a "high level of compliance" with measures to combat Covid-19 at meat plants during the pandemic.
To succeed in the cut-throat politics of San Francisco requires two things: a relentless work ethic and incredible schmoozing ability. Kamala Harris has plenty of both, resulting in a spectacular rise one insider described as unmatched since Barack Obama.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin is promising a 'fluid' long-term response to the threat of Covid-19 deep into next year - after his Tánaiste yesterday raised the prospect of the population ultimately developing herd immunity.
Thousands of protesters rallied in Belarus's capital and other cities for a fourth straight night last night, decrying an election they say was rigged to extend the 26-year rule of the country's authoritarian leader and the crackdown on the subsequent demonstrations.
