Tensions between Washington and Tehran flared anew on Wednesday as Iran's Revolutionary Guard conducted a space launch that could advance the country's long-range missile program, and President Donald Trump threatened to “shoot down and destroy” any Iranian gunboats that harass Navy ships.
With North Korea saying nothing so far about outside media reports that leader Kim Jong Un may be unwell, there is renewed worry about who is next in line to run a nuclear-armed country that has been ruled by the same family for seven decades.
Negotiators for the governing body of the minor leagues asked questions during Wednesday's bargaining session about what the administrative structure would be if Major League Baseball takes over their operation … Click to Continue »
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Organisers of the National Ploughing Championships have asked Agriculture Minister Michael Creed for guidance on whether or not the festival should go ahead, leaving the country's biggest event in doubt.
Until last week, Austrian gugelhupf cake had only been something Aileen Eglington ordered in cafes, usually somewhere in the Alps or coffee shops of Vienna. The busy MD, who runs a Dublin-based PR agency specialising in global tourism and events, is usually away from home for large parts of the year, and the circular cake...
The Academy on Dublin's Middle Abbey Street recently affixed a message to the retro signboard above its door. "We just want a hug" it reads. "Just one."
