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Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
In multiple countries, alarm over hunger crisis rings louder

The twin baby boys lay on a bed of woven palm leaves in a remote camp for displaced people in Yemen's north, their collar bones and ribs visible. They cried...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Politics
California imposes nighttime COVID-19 curfew but some resist

California is imposing a nighttime curfew as its coronavirus figures soar but it will lean heavily on voluntary compliance and sheriffs of some counties say they won't enforce it. What...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Breaking News
California imposes curfew to curb skyrocketing Covid-19 cases

California is imposing an overnight curfew for nearly all residents as the state tries to head off a surge of coronavirus cases that threatens to overwhelm its health care system.

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Politics
AP FACT CHECK: Trump legal team’s batch of false vote claims

Despite a lack of evidence of widespread irregularities or fraud, President Donald Trump's legal team used a Thursday press conference to go through a laundry list of far-fetched, thoroughly debunked...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Politics
Asian shares mixed amid tug of war between hope, fear

Asian shares were mixed in muted trading Friday after Wall Street eked out modest gains amid a tug of war between worries about the worsening pandemic in the present and...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Breaking News
Plan to lift home visit restrictions for week of Christmas  

Limits on household visits would be lifted for Christmas week under plans being considered by the Government.

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Mexico tops 100,000 COVID-19 deaths, 4th country to do so

Mexico passed the 100,000 mark in COVID-19 deaths, becoming only the fourth country to do so amid concerns about the lingering physical and psychological scars on survivors. José Luis Alomía...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Politics
US government executes man convicted of killing Texas teen

A man convicted of kidnapping and raping a 16-year-old Texas girl before dousing her with gasoline and burying her alive, was executed Thursday, the eighth federal inmate put to death...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Australian minister says war crimes report made her ‘ill’

Australian Defense Minister Linda Reynolds said Friday that she was “physically ill” after reading a military report into war crimes that found evidence that elite Australian troops unlawfully killed 39...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Science & Tech
This mini Waterpik is more effective than your dental floss—and it’s on sale

Research shows that the Waterpik is more effective than string dental floss at removing plaque—and this model's on sale for less than $40.

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Politics
India’s total number of coronavirus cases crosses 9 million

India's total number of coronavirus cases since the pandemic began has crossed 9 million. Nevertheless the country's new daily cases have seen a steady decline for weeks now and the...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Farming
You learn a lot in 70 years! – ICMSA President, Pat McCormack on what drives the association onwards 70 years after it was founded

Given the perception that ICMSA is the state's specialist dairy farmer organisation and given the expansion of that sector of farming, do you see ICMSA's voice in Irish farming getting...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Farming
You learn a lot in 70 years! – ICMSA President, Pat McCormack on what drives the association onwards 70 years after it was founded

Given the perception that ICMSA is the state's specialist dairy farmer organisation and given the expansion of that sector of farming, do you see ICMSA's voice in Irish farming getting...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Science & Tech
The Home Depot is having a huge sale on artificial Christmas trees

Artificial Christmas trees just got a big price cut at The Home Depot, but they're selling out fast—get the details.

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Politics
NY probes Trump consulting payments that reduced his taxes

New York's attorney general has sent a subpoena to the Trump Organization for records related to consulting fees paid to Ivanka Trump as part of a broad civil investigation into...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Politics
Lawsuit alleging sexual misconduct at Illinois jail settled

The Cook County Board of Commissioners on Thursday approved a $14 million settlement of a lawsuit filed by female jail workers and assistant public defenders who contended a pattern of...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Politics
Washington reports nearly 2,000 COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths

The Washington state Department of Health reported 1,987 new COVID-19 cases and 11 new deaths Thursday, while health officials and doctors continued to urge people not to have Thanksgiving gatherings....

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Breaking News
Mexico becomes fourth country to hit 100,000 Covid-19 deaths

Mexico has passed the 100,000 mark in Covid-19 deaths, becoming only the fourth country to do so.

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Breaking News
Rebels claim their regional capital bombed by Ethiopian state forces

The leader of Ethiopia's Tigray rebel forces said the regional capital Mekelle was bombed yesterday, but gave no more details as federal troops said they were bearing down on the...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Breaking News
Rebels claim their regional capital bombed by Ethiopian state forces

The leader of Ethiopia's Tigray rebel forces said the regional capital Mekelle was bombed yesterday, but gave no more details as federal troops said they were bearing down on the...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Breaking News
Rebels claim their regional capital bombed by Ethiopian state forces

The leader of Ethiopia's Tigray rebel forces said the regional capital Mekelle was bombed yesterday, but gave no more details as federal troops said they were bearing down on the...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Farming
‘You don’t want to see something stopped at the stroke of a pen’ – fur farmer on uncertain future

The news the country's chief medical officer Tony Holohan is “strongly” recommending that all farmed mink are culled as a matter of urgency has left the country's fur farms “devastated”.

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Breaking News
Week of lockdown lost as Tony Holohan pleads with public to ‘put your foot on the gas’

Packed car parks, busy office canteens and people turning up for work with Covid-19 symptoms are among signs of how the nation has let standards slip in recent weeks and...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Farming
‘You don’t want to see something stopped at the stroke of a pen’ – fur farmer on uncertain future

The news the country's chief medical officer Tony Holohan is “strongly” recommending that all farmed mink are culled as a matter of urgency has left the country's fur farms “devastated”.

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Farming
‘Say Cheese!’ – Cork’s Carbery Group opens €78m plant

The Carbery Group will focus on growing its cheese markets in Asia after officially opening a new €78m facility at its plant in Ballineen, Co Cork.

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Breaking News
‘Wagatha Christie’ latest: Rebekah Vardy falsely ‘linked to disappearance of Madeleine McCann after Coleen Rooney slur’

Rebekah Vardy was subjected to false allegations that she was involved in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann after Coleen Rooney's social media claims, court documents have said.

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Breaking News
‘Wagatha Christie’ latest: Rebekah Vardy falsely ‘linked to disappearance of Madeleine McCann after Coleen Rooney slur’

Rebekah Vardy was subjected to false allegations that she was involved in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann after Coleen Rooney's social media claims, court documents have said.

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Breaking News
‘No face masks, no social distancing, my journey to Spain was flight from hell’

A passenger on a plane from Dublin Airport to Spain described the experience as a “flight from hell” after a group of around 50 people were “celebrating” without social distancing...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Breaking News
‘No face masks, no social distancing, my journey to Spain was flight from hell’

A passenger on a plane from Dublin Airport to Spain described the experience as a “flight from hell” after a group of around 50 people were “celebrating” without social distancing...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Breaking News
‘No face masks, no social distancing, my journey to Spain was flight from hell’

A passenger on a plane from Dublin Airport to Spain described the experience as a “flight from hell” after a group of around 50 people were “celebrating” without social distancing...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Breaking News
‘No face masks, no social distancing, my journey to Spain was flight from hell’

A passenger on a plane from Dublin Airport to Spain described the experience as a “flight from hell” after a group of around 50 people were “celebrating” without social distancing...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Breaking News
Week of lockdown lost as Holohan pleads with public to ‘put your foot on the gas’

Packed car parks, busy office canteens and people turning up for work with Covid-19 symptoms are among signs of how the nation has let standards slip in recent weeks and...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Breaking News
Week of lockdown lost as Holohan pleads with public to ‘put your foot on the gas’

Packed car parks, busy office canteens and people turning up for work with Covid-19 symptoms are among signs of how the nation has let standards slip in recent weeks and...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Breaking News
Week of lockdown lost as Holohan pleads with public to ‘put your foot on the gas’

Packed car parks, busy office canteens and people turning up for work with Covid-19 symptoms are among signs of how the nation has let standards slip in recent weeks and...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Breaking News
Week of lockdown lost as Holohan pleads with public to ‘put your foot on the gas’

Packed car parks, busy office canteens and people turning up for work with Covid-19 symptoms are among signs of how the nation has let standards slip in recent weeks and...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Breaking News
Pope’s Instagram account ‘likes’ racy photo of bikini model

A Brazilian bikini model has joked that she is “going to heaven” after a photograph of her in a skimpy schoolgirl outfit was “liked” by the official Instagram account of...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Breaking News
Pope’s Instagram account ‘likes’ racy photo of bikini model

A Brazilian bikini model has joked that she is “going to heaven” after a photograph of her in a skimpy schoolgirl outfit was “liked” by the official Instagram account of...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Breaking News
Pope’s Instagram account ‘likes’ racy photo of bikini model

A Brazilian bikini model has joked that she is “going to heaven” after a photograph of her in a skimpy schoolgirl outfit was “liked” by the official Instagram account of...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Breaking News
Pope’s Instagram account ‘likes’ racy photo of bikini model

A Brazilian bikini model has joked that she is “going to heaven” after a photograph of her in a skimpy schoolgirl outfit was “liked” by the official Instagram account of...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Breaking News
Murphy in subtle protest over Nphet control of the Covid pandemic

Former Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy re-emerged in the Dáil this week after something of a political hibernation since he was dropped from Leo Varadkar's ministerial team when the new Government...