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Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Breaking News
200,000 students eligible to claim one-off €250 Covid grants before Christmas

Up to 200,000 third level students will be able to claim special €250 payments – brought in because of the Covid-19 pandemic – before Christmas.

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Breaking News
Infant gorilla hand-reared by keepers is named following public vote

An infant western lowland gorilla that is being hand-reared by keepers has been named following a public vote.

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Breaking News
B&Q owner Kingfisher sees sales boosted by home improvement boom

B&Q owner Kingfisher has reported a sales jump over the past three months as the pandemic helped drive spending on home improvements.

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Politics
NC agency, HBCU to work in communities harmed by COVID-19

A North Carolina agency is joining a historically black college to help communities hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic address food insecurity needs. Gov, Roy Cooper's office said in a...

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Politics
West Virginia chosen for new metal packaging plant

Gruppo Fanti, a metal packaging manufacturer, has chosen West Virginia as the site of its first U.S. plant, bringing 40 jobs and an investment of $30 million to Weirton, officials...

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Breaking News
Samoa PM appeals for calm after first coronavirus case

The leader of the small Pacific nation of Samoa has appealed for calm after the country reported its first positive coronavirus test.

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Science & Tech
Working from home with weak internet? There’s a device to fix that

Doing school, work or relaxing at home can put a strain on your internet, but mesh devices can boost your Wi-Fi. And 2020 brings a new twist: Wi-Fi 6.

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Breaking News
What a hoot! Tiny owl rescued from giant Christmas tree

A tiny owl has enjoyed a lucky escape after he was discovered by a worker helping to prepare the giant Rockefeller Centre Christmas tree in New York.

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
German parliament probes intruder incident during virus vote

German parliamentary officials are investigating how people protesting against government lockdown measures were able to enter the Bundestag building and harangue lawmakers ahead of a crucial vote. Senior lawmakers planned...

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Breaking News
What’s it like to go on safari in a pandemic?

Sprawled out on rocks lining the riverbank, a lioness and her cub are lazing in the sun.

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Farming
John Heney: I’m storing up some lessons from another up-and-down year in the cattle business

With the last of my beef cattle sold and all my replacement store-cattle bought in, now is a good time to take a good look at how 2020 has turned...

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Breaking News
Africa records two million coronavirus cases amid fears of fresh surge

Africa has surpassed two million confirmed coronavirus cases as health officials warn of infections starting to creep up again into a second surge.

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Politics
Comment is free? Not if the The Guardian is hounding out Suzanne Moore for her opinions, it isn’t

The Orwell Prize-winning writer Suzanne Moore announced she had left the influential newspaper after more than 300 of her ‘comrades' publicly denounced her over a column she wrote about gender....

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Business
Covid vaccine rollout could cause US dollar crash, warns Citibank

The widespread distribution of vaccines to combat the coronavirus pandemic and ongoing monetary easing could lead to the US dollar weakening as much as 20 percent next year, according to...

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Business
Covid vaccine rollout could cause US dollar crash, warns Citibank

The widespread distribution of vaccines to combat the coronavirus pandemic and ongoing monetary easing could lead to the US dollar weakening as much as 20 percent next year, according to...

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Breaking News
Primary teachers’ union calls for school staff to join Covid vaccine priority list

The primary teachers' union says school staff must be on the priority list for a Covid-19 vaccine when they become available.

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Farming
UK looking to support Northern Ireland food chains, minister says

Britain is considering further support measures for agricultural food producers and trying to find a solution for supermarkets as part of its Brexit talks with the European Union over trade...

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Farming
Man was buried alive when 15 foot trench collapsed in on him

Two Mid-Cork men have been fined for breaches of health and safety regulations following the death of a farm worker who was killed when a trench collapsed on top of...

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Politics
Wednesday’s Sports in Brief

NBA Anthony Edwards was taken by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the No. 1 pick Wednesday night in an NBA draft delayed multiple times because of the coronavirus pandemic. Edwards became...

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Politics
Wednesday’s Sports in Brief

NBA Anthony Edwards was taken by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the No. 1 pick Wednesday night in an NBA draft delayed multiple times because of the coronavirus pandemic. Edwards became...

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Politics
Wednesday’s Sports in Brief

NBA Anthony Edwards was taken by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the No. 1 pick Wednesday night in an NBA draft delayed multiple times because of the coronavirus pandemic. Edwards became...

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Politics
Wednesday’s Sports in Brief

NBA Anthony Edwards was taken by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the No. 1 pick Wednesday night in an NBA draft delayed multiple times because of the coronavirus pandemic. Edwards became...

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Breaking News
Immunity to coronavirus could last for months, if not years, scientists find

Immunity to coronavirus lasts at least eight months and may even continue for years, new research has suggested.

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
African continent hits 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases

The African continent has surpassed 2 million confirmed cases as health officials warn of infections starting to creep up again into a second surge. The Africa Centers for Disease Control...

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
African continent hits 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases

The African continent has surpassed 2 million confirmed cases as health officials warn of infections starting to creep up again into a second surge. The Africa Centers for Disease Control...

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Politics
Not just COVID: Nursing home neglect deaths surge in shadows

When COVID-19 tore through Donald Wallace's nursing home, he was one of the lucky few to avoid infection. He died a horrible death anyway. Hale and happy before the pandemic,...

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Politics
Not just COVID: Nursing home neglect deaths surge in shadows

When COVID-19 tore through Donald Wallace's nursing home, he was one of the lucky few to avoid infection. He died a horrible death anyway. Hale and happy before the pandemic,...

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Breaking News
Coronavirus Ireland: households are new hotbeds for virus as Covid deaths surpass 2,000

Households have become a hotbed for Covid-19 in the midst of the lockdown, with outbreaks in homes more than doubling in the space of a week.

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Breaking News
Coronavirus Ireland: households are new hotbeds for virus as Covid deaths surpass 2,000

Households have become a hotbed for Covid-19 in the midst of the lockdown, with outbreaks in homes more than doubling in the space of a week.

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Politics
Tokyo Olympics: Q&A on vaccines, fans, qualifying, and costs

We're at the halfway point. The Tokyo Olympics were postponed eight months ago, and now are to open in eight months: July 23, 2021. Crunch time is coming. Tokyo organizers...

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Politics
Tokyo Olympics: Q&A on vaccines, fans, qualifying, and costs

We're at the halfway point. The Tokyo Olympics were postponed eight months ago, and now are to open in eight months: July 23, 2021. Crunch time is coming. Tokyo organizers...

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Breaking News
Immunity to coronavirus may last for years, scientists find

Immunity to coronavirus lasts at least eight months and may even continue for years, new research has suggested.

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Politics
Highway-side eatery in UAE feeds hungry one meal at a time

At a highway-side restaurant in the industrial outskirts of Dubai, workers methodically assemble packaged takeout meals of biryani rice, dal and brightly colored chicken curry for people in poverty and...

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Politics
The Latest: China’s Xi calls for cooperation on vaccine

BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping is calling for closer international cooperation on making a vaccine for the coronavirus available. Xi spoke Thursday in an address delivered via video at...

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Virus threat ‘a new terror’ in Syria’s scarred Idlib region

Nurses hover over a patient to insert a breathing tube as his condition suddenly deteriorates. ICU beds fill up almost overnight. As one patient dies of the coronavirus and is...

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Politics
Online G-20 summit lacks glam, and maybe results, amid virus

This weekend's summit of leaders from the Group of 20 stands out more for what it is not than for what it is. Held online this year because of the...

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Breaking News
The Real Health Podcast: 10 myths about gut health

For this week's show I wanted to focus on your gut. Not your gut instinct or going with your gut, but gut health. It's a topic I've covered before on...

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Farming
‘An economic disaster and a human tragedy’ – Cavan farmer gives personal view on return of any kind of border

This article is a personal view and reflects my own feelings as a farmer from the border region, contemplating the return of any kind of hard border. At the time...

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Farming
‘It’s not dairy versus beef, it’s integration versus isolation’

“Over 60pc of beef produced in Ireland comes from the dairy herd, and this figure is set to rise over the coming years,” says Des Morrison, a livestock farmer from...

Posted by The Analyst | November 19, 2020 | Science & Tech
This popular Rachael Ray cookware set is a more than $200 off for Black Friday 2020

You can get a popular 14-piece Rachael Ray cookware set for more than $200 off during this Macy's Black Friday 2020 sale—get the details.