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Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
Rain causes deadly wall collapse in India

Heavy rainfall in the western Indian city of Mumbai has caused a wall to collapse on to shanties, killing at least 15 people and injuring 66, as forecasters warned of...

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Farming
‘Sitka spruce is the most important crop in Ireland bar none’ – IBEC forestry chief

Sitka spruce is the most important crop in Ireland bar none from a climate change perspective, Director of IBEC's Forest Industries Ireland Mark McAuley has said.

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Science & Tech
UFOs: Where your state ranks for unexplained sightings

The five states with the most UFO sightings per capita are in the north, a new report says. The least frequent sightings of UFOs come from the south.

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
Iranian foreign minister questions US statement on nuclear programme

Iran's foreign minister has seemingly expressed exasperation over a White House statement on his country's nuclear programme.

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
Cockpit voice recorder recovered following fatal crash in Texas which killed 10

Federal officials investigating the crash of a small plane that killed 10 at a suburban Dallas airport say they have recovered the aircraft's cockpit voice recorder.

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Farming
Grass growth surge making it a bumper year for fodder

What a difference a year makes. While the country was struggling through the 10th week of scorching temperatures this time last year, and farmers were battling to keep water and...

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Farming
Phil Hogan: ‘Farmers must accept that Mercosur strikes a balance and involves compromise’

The deal between the EU and the Mercosur countries is the latest in a series of trade agreements to be concluded by this European Commission.

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Farming
‘This deal is bad for us’ – IFA calls for rethink by the EU

Farmers are demanding answers from Taoiseach Leo Varadkar as beef prices fall and details of the Mercosur deal emerge.

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
Vatican refuses to violate seal of confession to reveal sex abuse

The Vatican yesterday reaffirmed Catholic teaching that priests cannot reveal what they learn in confession, in an apparent response to moves in Australia and elsewhere to force them to do...

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
Stowaway dies after fall from jet’s landing gear into garden

Police and airline officials say a stowaway fell from the landing gear of a jet as it approached London's Heathrow Airport after a nine-hour flight from Nairobi.

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
Six killed, 105 hurt in Taliban bomb and gun atrocity

Taliban fighters killed six people and wounded 105 by blowing up a truck, bombing the morning rush hour near an Afghan Defence Ministry compound.

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
Riot police end Hong Kong siege

Spraying graffiti and expletives on the walls, smashing glass windows and destroying furniture, hundreds of masked young protesters rampaged through the heart of Hong Kong's parliament in scenes of unprecedented...

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
Opposition leader jailed for 10 days over ‘framing of journalist’ protest

A Moscow court jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny for 10 days yesterday after finding him guilty of breaking the law when he took part in a street demonstration last...

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
Missile hits Cyprus in Israel-Syria spillover

An errant missile struck Cyprus early yesterday, skimming the densely populated capital Nicosia and crashing on a mountainside in what authorities described as a spillover from strikes between Israel and...

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
Migrant rescue ship captain faces court

The German captain of a charity rescue ship, arrested for defying an Italian ban on docking with migrants, arrived in a Sicilian port yesterday for her first court appearance.

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
Iran amasses more uranium than allowed by nuclear deal

Iran announced yesterday it had amassed more low-enriched uranium than permitted under its 2015 deal with major powers, its first major step in violation of the deal since the United...

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Farming
Ian O’Doherty: ‘Farmers’ grievances show tensions that leave the EU struggling for strength in face of Putin and Trump’

It's safe to say, without fear of exaggeration, that Europe is currently standing on the edge of a political cliff with no obvious way out.

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
Daniel Drezner: ‘Trump made some new friends at G20, but that’s all he managed’

Last week, US president Donald Trump departed for the G20 summit by airing a flurry of grievances, ranging from the US-Japan security treaty to Chinese trading practices to Europe being...

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
US mother allegedly kills 12-year-old son she tried to drown when he was a baby

A woman who was prosecuted in Montana for trying to drown her baby son more than a decade ago has been accused of killing the now 12-year-old boy by drowning...

Posted by The Analyst | July 1, 2019 | Science & Tech
Weird space object 'Oumuamua' was not an alien spacecraft after all, scientists say

That weird, cigar-shaped outer space object that flew through our solar system a couple of years ago wasn't an alien spacecraft after all, scientists announced Monday in a new study.

Posted by The Analyst | July 1, 2019 | Science & Tech
5 things you should do to get ready for Prime Day

We've got the skinny on the top things to do before Amazon Prime Day on July 15. If you want to get the best deals, don't go into this massive...

Posted by The Analyst | July 1, 2019 | Science & Tech
The 25 most popular things our readers bought in June

During the month of June, our readers were really into things like meat thermometers, face masks, and robot vacuums.

Posted by The Analyst | July 1, 2019 | Science & Tech

That hotel room isn't as clean as you think...

Posted by The Analyst | July 1, 2019 | Science & Tech
Deadly poison suspected at Facebook facility

Local fire department shut Facebook mailing facility, which uses machines to sort mail & detect substances. Facebook has several buildings in area.

Posted by The Analyst | July 1, 2019 | Breaking News
Acrobatic bear navigates garden fence to feast from hummingbird feeder

A bear has been caught on camera drinking out of a family's backyard hummingbird feeder.

Posted by The Analyst | July 1, 2019 | Science & Tech
5 things on Amazon that are worthy of their 5-star ratings

With Prime Day just around the corner, here are 5 products on Amazon that truly deserve their 5-star ratings AND a spot in your shopping cart.

Posted by The Analyst | July 1, 2019 | Breaking News
People evacuated from homes as rubbish truck falls into sinkhole

A rubbish truck fell into a sinkhole causing evacuations in the Italian city of Naples.

Posted by The Analyst | July 1, 2019 | Science & Tech
These over-ear headphones deliver incredible audio quality—and they're on sale

The Audio-Technica brand is known for specializing in high-resolution audio, and the ATH-SR9 headphones exemplify that characteristic.

Posted by The Analyst | July 1, 2019 | Breaking News
Facebook site evacuated after mail tests positive for sarin

A Facebook mail processing warehouse has been evacuated as Silicon Valley officials try to determine what caused a bag of mail to test positive for the nerve agent sarin.

Posted by The Analyst | July 1, 2019 | Breaking News
Guadalajara digs out after 4ft of hail batters city

A storm that dumped more than 4ft of hail on parts of Guadalajara damaged hundreds of homes, according to officials in Mexico's second largest city.

Posted by The Analyst | July 1, 2019 | Breaking News
Cancer Research UK criticised for latest campaign comparing obesity to smoking

Cancer Research UK has been criticised for a campaign which draws a parallel between smoking and obesity.

Posted by The Analyst | July 1, 2019 | Science & Tech

People are outraged

Posted by The Analyst | July 1, 2019 | Science & Tech
Talent dogfight: Rock stars, heroes and misleading job postings as openings near record

Companies are pumping up job openings in ads and interviews to stand out amid near-record openings and a smaller pool of candidates

Posted by The Analyst | July 1, 2019 | Breaking News
Floating Antarctic ice goes from record high to record lows

The amount of ice circling Antarctica is suddenly plunging from a record high to record lows, baffling scientists.

Posted by The Analyst | July 1, 2019 | Science & Tech
The 5 best Amazon Prime Day deals you can get this Monday

You don't have to wait for Prime Day on July 15 to access these amazing deals.

Posted by The Analyst | July 1, 2019 | Breaking News
Body found in London garden after ‘falling from plane’

The body of a suspected stowaway believed to have fallen from a jet has been found in a south London garden.

Posted by The Analyst | July 1, 2019 | Science & Tech
Axon body-camera supplier will not use facial recognition in its products — for now

Axon, which provides body cameras to law enforcement departments across the country, will not use facial recognition software in their products.

Posted by The Analyst | July 1, 2019 | Breaking News
Protesters take over Hong Kong legislature’s chamber on anniversary of handover

Hundreds of protesters in Hong Kong swarmed into the legislature's main building, tearing down portraits of legislative leaders and spray-painting pro-democracy slogans on the walls of the main chamber as...

Posted by The Analyst | July 1, 2019 | Breaking News
Migrant father and daughter who died in bid to reach Texas laid to rest

A man and his young daughter who drowned trying to cross into Texas have been laid to rest, a week after a heartbreaking image of their bodies floating in the...

Posted by The Analyst | July 1, 2019 | Science & Tech
The best Fourth of July sales you can shop this week

TheFourth of July is a prime time to do some serious shopping and saving.