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Posted by The Analyst | July 8, 2019 | Breaking News
Matalan forced to discount amid disappointing summer weather

Value high street brand Matalan saw sales increase in the first quarter, but said it had been forced to discount stock earlier than planned amid disappointing weather.

Posted by The Analyst | July 8, 2019 | Farming
‘It’s who shouts the loudest… if spud men get in trouble, they don’t care’

While more and more farmers in Meath are switching to dairying, Ivan is determined to keep driving on with potatoes in a county that has always been a tillage stronghold.

Posted by The Analyst | July 8, 2019 | Breaking News
Trump hits back in diplomatic storm with UK over assessment of his ‘inept’ White House

Donald Trump has hit out at the UK's ambassador to Washington after the leak of sensitive diplomatic messages describing his "inept" administration.

Posted by The Analyst | July 8, 2019 | Business
Deutsche Bank axes 18,000 jobs worldwide as part of $8.3bn ‘restart’ plan

Numerous Deutsche Bank employees around the globe were told to leave on Monday, with the German lender eliminating entire teams in Asia and Australia as part of its massive plan...

Posted by The Analyst | July 8, 2019 | Breaking News
Five injured on second day of bull runs at festival in Spain

Five people have been injured during the second day of bull runs at the famous San Fermin festival in Spain.

Posted by The Analyst | July 8, 2019 | Breaking News
Trump warns Iran to be ‘careful’ on nuclear issues

US president Donald Trump has issued a warning to Iran after its announcement that it has increased its uranium enrichment above the limit set by the nuclear deal that Tehran...

Posted by The Analyst | July 8, 2019 | Breaking News
Headbanging cockatoo Snowball just wants to have fun

Birds just want to have fun – at least, one headbanging cockatoo does.

Posted by The Analyst | July 8, 2019 | Breaking News
Dozens killed as bus crashes off road in India

At least 29 people have been killed after a bus they were travelling in smashed through the boundary wall of an expressway bridge and plunged off the road in northern...

Posted by The Analyst | July 8, 2019 | Farming
Is there life after diesel for tractors?

The Government's recent environmental action plan has set onerous targets on greenhouse gas emissions reductions for 2030 and 2050.

Posted by The Analyst | July 8, 2019 | Farming
EU-Mercosur trade deal ‘invitation’ to other agreements – Brazil beef group

A trade deal between the European Union and South America's Mercosur bloc of countries could facilitate other agreements and open up new markets for Brazil's massive beef-packing industry, a trade...

Posted by The Analyst | July 8, 2019 | Farming
China reports new African swine fever outbreak

China's southwestern region of Guangxi has confirmed a new outbreak of African swine fever, the agriculture ministry said over the weekend.

Posted by The Analyst | July 8, 2019 | Science & Tech
Amazon Prime Day 2019: All the Whole Foods Market Prime Day member deals in one place

Amazon is bring Prime Day back to Whole Foods Market stores for the second year and offering a $10 online credit when you spend $10 in stores.

Posted by The Analyst | July 8, 2019 | Science & Tech
Nursing mothers are selling, donating their milk on Facebook. Experts have mixed feelings.

Some Facebook groups see offers up to $3 per ounce of milk.

Posted by The Analyst | July 8, 2019 | Breaking News
Pompeii site may be at risk from hidden bombs left over from war

Up to 10 unexploded bombs are lying beneath Pompeii and risk destroying the World Heritage site.

Posted by The Analyst | July 8, 2019 | Breaking News
Banning hate groups on social media ‘chokes their growth’

Booting extremist groups off major social media platforms such as Facebook is an effective way to limit their impact and reach, new research suggests.

Posted by The Analyst | July 8, 2019 | Breaking News
UK probes leak of memos on ‘inept Trump’

The British government has launched a formal investigation into who leaked embarrassing diplomatic memos in which the UK ambassador in Washington called Donald Trump's White House "dysfunctional" and "inept".

Posted by The Analyst | July 8, 2019 | Breaking News
Tsipras toppled in Greek general election as voters lose patience over austerity

Greece's ruling leftist Syriza party suffered a landslide defeat in elections yesterday, bringing an end to the government of prime minister Alexis Tsipras.

Posted by The Analyst | July 8, 2019 | Breaking News
Three gored on first day of Pamplona bull run

Five people were hospitalised after the opening bull run of this year's San Fermin festival in Pamplona, including two Americans and a Spaniard who were gored by bulls.

Posted by The Analyst | July 8, 2019 | Breaking News
Protesters in plea to China tourists over Hong Kong

Protesters in Hong Kong took their message to a new audience yesterday - mainland Chinese tourists - because coverage of the anti-government movement has been heavily censored by Beijing authorities.

Posted by The Analyst | July 8, 2019 | Breaking News
Iran defiant as it steps up uranium enrichment plan

Iran increased its uranium enrichment beyond the limit allowed by its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, as it tries to build pressure for a diplomatic solution to heightened tensions...

Posted by The Analyst | July 8, 2019 | Breaking News
Death-row convicts to have organs ‘pre-sold’

A new law in Iran could allow the organs of convicts on death row to be pre-sold to buyers if the prisoners agree before their executions.

Posted by The Analyst | July 8, 2019 | Breaking News
Billionaire pal to stars hit with new charges of sex trafficking

Jeffery Epstein, a billionaire financier and former friend of Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, has been charged with sex trafficking, according to reports in the US.

Posted by The Analyst | July 7, 2019 | Breaking News
Trump warns Iran to be ‘careful’ on nuclear issues

US president Donald Trump has issued a warning to Iran after its announcement that it has increased its uranium enrichment above the limit set by the nuclear deal that Tehran...

Posted by The Analyst | July 7, 2019 | Breaking News
Greek PM concedes defeat in election after exit polls show conservatives’ comfortable win

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has conceded defeat after a partial vote count showed opposition conservatives had comfortably won the first parliamentary election since the country emerged from its international...

Posted by The Analyst | July 7, 2019 | Breaking News
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter celebrate 73 years of marriage

Former US President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn are marking their 73rd wedding anniversary.

Posted by The Analyst | July 7, 2019 | Science & Tech
Google keeps track of anything you've ever bought using Gmail, even if you delete emails

From pharmacy prescriptions to retail receipts, Google can track any purchase made using a Gmail account.

Posted by The Analyst | July 7, 2019 | Breaking News
Trump reminded about Rapinoe tweet after United States World Cup success

After the United States won the Women's World Cup social media users did not waste time in reminding Donald Trump of a tweet he had directed toward star player Megan...

Posted by The Analyst | July 7, 2019 | Breaking News
Left-wing Greek PM ousted as conservatives win election

Greek conservative opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has comfortably won a parliamentary election, as voters rejected Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras after a tumultuous four years of the country struggling through a...

Posted by The Analyst | July 7, 2019 | Breaking News
Greek PM concedes defeat in election

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has conceded defeat after a partial vote count showed opposition conservatives had comfortably won the first parliamentary election since the country emerged from its international...

Posted by The Analyst | July 7, 2019 | Breaking News
Pair arrested over hit-and-run killing of girl (12) on UK motorway

A man and a woman have been arrested over the hit-and-run killing of a 12-year-old girl on a motorway.

Posted by The Analyst | July 7, 2019 | Breaking News
German film producer Artur Brauner dies aged 100

Artur Brauner, a Polish-born Holocaust survivor who became one of Germany's most prominent film producers following the Second World War, has died aged 100.

Posted by The Analyst | July 7, 2019 | Breaking News
Greek conservatives take strong lead in exit poll

Greece's opposition conservatives were on track to return to power by a landslide on Sunday, exit polls suggested, unseating incumbent leftists blamed for pushing the crisis-hit country further into debt.

Posted by The Analyst | July 7, 2019 | Breaking News
Indonesian authorities issue tsunami warning after strong earthquake strikes in Molucca Sea

Indonesian authorities have issued a tsunami warning after a strong earthquake struck in the Molucca Sea.

Posted by The Analyst | July 7, 2019 | Breaking News
Exit polls give conservative opposition leader Greek election win

Exit polls in Greece's general election indicate conservative opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has won a comfortable victory over left-wing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.

Posted by The Analyst | July 7, 2019 | Breaking News
Second World War bomb defused in Germany following mass evacuation

A 500kg (1,100lb) Second World War bomb has been defused near the Frankfurt headquarters of the European Central Bank, hours after thousands of people were evacuated from the surrounding area.

Posted by The Analyst | July 7, 2019 | Business
Could Microsoft dominate mobile OS market? Boom Bust digs into missed opportunities in tech sector

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has admitted that his biggest mistake was losing to Android in the mobile operating system (OS) race. RT's Boom Bust discusses how Microsoft and other big...

Posted by The Analyst | July 7, 2019 | Farming
The ‘ranchers’ are still setting our farming agenda

I have connections in the south-west of Spain at a place called Palos de la Frontera, within a five-minute walk of the spot where Christopher Columbus boarded the Santa Maria...

Posted by The Analyst | July 7, 2019 | Farming
How this Galway farmer is keeping the tradition of stone shoring alive

The first time John Connelly saw a stone shore (ditch) being put into his family farm in Co Galway was September 1971.

Posted by The Analyst | July 7, 2019 | Breaking News
Deutsche Bank to axe 18,000 jobs

Germany's struggling Deutsche Bank has said it will cut 18,000 jobs by 2022 in a sweeping restructure aimed at restoring consistent profitability and improving returns to its shareholders.