Sir Richard Branson is a predator who'd scalp you if dandruff had a going rate. Now the hippie-turned-billionaire – the 565th richest person on earth – is plotting to borrow £500 million of taxpayers' money from the UK government. In an effort to win over public opinion and persuade ministers to rubber-stamp the deal, he...
Severe weather blew through the South on Thursday after killing at least seven people in Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana, including a worker at a factory hit by an apparent tornado, … Click to Continue »
Commercial fishermen are protesting an order by California wildlife authorities to close the Dungeness crab fishery in mid-May to protect whales and sea turtles from becoming entangled in fishing gear. … Click to Continue »
As fear and uncertainty swirl around the Covid-19 epidemic -an invisible evil potentially lurking anywhere- protective measures like masks have taken on a talismanic quality, and a religion built on shaming ‘heretics' is growing. Unable to see the microscopic “enemy” and bereft of a scientifically proven cure, those seeking deliverance from the new coronavirus are...
APPLICATIONS by 4,000 Irish students to British universities could be hit by a delay in the Leaving Cert results being issued.
APPLICATIONS by 4,000 Irish students to British universities could be hit by a delay in the Leaving Cert results being issued.
Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Thursday announced a plan for restoring normal activity in Idaho and recovering from the economic pain caused by the coronavirus, but warned the process will … Click to Continue »