China yesterday defended proposed national security laws in Hong Kong by claiming that some of last year's mass pro-democracy protests amounted to terrorism.
The United Nations, formerly the League of Nations, came into being on June 26, 1945, its name suggested by Franklin D Roosevelt, the president of the United States.
It once drove a mighty rural industry, but sheep farmers are now having to dump wool, with prices hitting all-time lows as a result of the Covid-19 emergency.
Fears of a 2018-style drought are building despite the recent heavy rains, with Met Éireann forecasting another week of high temperatures and dry winds.
Ireland's designated lands are worth €2-3 billion - or between €1,000/ac and €1,500/ac - to the national economy each year, according to the EU Commission.
A potential turning point was reached in the fight against the coronavirus yesterday as no new deaths from the infection were reported for the first time since March.
The explosion of Covid-19 cases in meat factories has exposed the meat industry, and Irish society, to some uncomfortable truths.
