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Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Business
India rolls out red carpet for companies leaving China due to trade war with US

India is considering offering financial incentives to lure companies that could move from China due to the ongoing trade conflict with the United States. Read Full Article at RT.com

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Business
The golden asteroid that could make everyone on Earth a billionaire

Whether it was the Big Bang, Midas or God himself, we don't really need to unlock the mystery of the origins of gold when we've already identified an asteroid worth...

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Breaking News
Jerry Carrigan, drummer for Elvis Presley and other stars, dies aged 75

Jerry Carrigan, a drummer who played for Elvis Presley and also in the support act for The Beatles in their first US concert, has died aged 75.

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Farming
70pc of Irish agri food companies are stockholding due to Brexit – Bord Bia report

Levels of Brexit stockholding amongst Irish food and drink companies has doubled to 70pc, according to the latest Bord Bia Brexit Barometer 2019 Results and Actions report.

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Farming
Dog owner hit with €10,000 fine after Alsatian attacks sheep

A Co. Donegal dog's owner and businessman Gregory McGrory, Carick East Laghey, County Donegal, has been ordered to pay €10,000 compensation to a sheep farmer by September 4, after his...

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Breaking News
Nasa to open moon rock samples sealed since Apollo missions in 1960s and 1970s

Nasa is to open some pristine samples of moon rocks and dirt which have been stored for decades after being collected by US astronauts.

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Breaking News
How Moors murderer Ian Brady ‘had access to vulnerable teens in jail’

Moors murderer Ian Brady came in contact with vulnerable borstal boys for more than five years at Wormwood Scrubs prison, files reportedly show.

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Breaking News
Stagecoach: No plans to bid for rail franchises as profits rise

Transport giant Stagecoach has said it does not plan to bid for more rail franchises after its operations end in November as it remains embroiled in a legal row with...

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Breaking News
Ryanair to change share buyback plans due to Brexit

Ryanair will change the way it conducts a 700 million euro (£628 million) share buyback programme due to fears over a no-deal Brexit, the company said.

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Breaking News
STV acquires majority stake in Primal Media

STV has acquired a majority stake in unscripted producer Primal Media.

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Breaking News
We Buy Any Car owner accepts £1.9bn takeover bid

The company behind We Buy Any Car has received a £1.9 billion bid for the group from private equity house TDR Capital.

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Breaking News
Helicopter pilot killed after crashing into New York City skyscraper ‘did not know where he was’, say investigators

A pilot who died when his helicopter crashed atop a New York City skyscraper earlier this month had been flying erratically and said he did not know where he was...

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Breaking News
‘I’m not a supporter of Boris Johnson,’ says Rory Stewart as he backs Jeremy Hunt to be UK’s next prime minister

Rory Stewart, Britain's aid minister and a former candidate to be that country's next prime minister, said he would now support Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt over favourite Boris Johnson in...

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Breaking News
San Francisco becomes first US city to ban sale of e-cigarettes

San Francisco has become the first major US city to ban the sale of electronic cigarettes after officials gave the measure its second and final vote.

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Breaking News
Rome doctors warn of health hazards amid waste emergency

Doctors in Rome have warned of possible health hazards caused by overflowing rubbish bins in city streets as the Italian capital struggles with a renewed waste emergency aggravated by the...

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Breaking News
Bonmarche U-turns on Philip Day takeover after poor trading

Shares in troubled womenswear retailer Bonmarche have plunged after it said it is backing a cut-price £5.7 million bid by billionaire Philip Day following further trading woes.

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Breaking News
Bonmarche U-turns to accept Philip Day takeover after poor trading

Troubled womenswear retailer Bonmarche has said it is now giving its backing to a £5.7 million bid by Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group billionaire Philip Day after further trading woes.

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Breaking News
North Korea and US ‘in talks to set up third Trump-Kim summit’

North Korean and US officials are holding behind-the-scenes talks to set up a third summit between the countries' leaders, according to South Korea's president.

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Breaking News
Harrowing image of drowned father and daughter highlights migrants’ border peril

The human costs of the migrant surge across the US border were driven home this week by a searing photo of the bodies of a Salvadoran man and his nearly...

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Breaking News
Horrific image emerges of father and daughter border migrants found dead in river as US Customs and Border Protection boss quits

The human costs of the migrant surge across the US border were driven home this week by a searing photo of the bodies of a Salvadoran man and his nearly...

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Breaking News
More than 5,000 turtles seized in luggage at Malaysia airport

Malaysian authorities have arrested four men and seized more than 5,000 turtles from their luggage at Kuala Lumpur Airport.

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Breaking News
Nasa to open moon rock samples sealed since Apollo missions

Nasa is to open some pristine samples of moon rocks and dirt which have been stored for decades after being collected by Apollo astronauts.

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Farming
Pigs aren’t flying but prices for their heads and ears go into orbit

Whisper it — but a pair of pig's ears are worth as much as a Jersey bull calf.

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Farming
Mike Brady: Labour shortages now the biggest threat to farming’s growth targets

Why are farmers finding it difficult to get people to work on farms?

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Farming
Factories happy for Minister to look at role of feedlots in beef sector

Meat Industry Ireland has said it is happy for the Minister for Agriculture to look at the role of ‘controlled finishing units' or feedlots in the sector.

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Farming
Dairy farmers looking to India for workers

Ireland is facing strong competition from New Zealand and Canada for skilled dairy sector workers.

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Farming
Beef bailout battle moves up a gear

The battle for access to the €100m Brexit Beef Fund moved up a gear this week as the ICMSA insisted dairy farmers could not be excluded from the package, and...

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Breaking News
US border official resigns amid uproar over migrant children

The acting head of US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has resigned amid an uproar over the discovery of migrant children being held in pitiful conditions at one of the...

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Farming
Glanbia hits out in US patent lawsuit

GLANBIA'S Optimum Nutrition arm has rejected allegations made by Texas firm Symbology Innovations that it infringed a patent claimed by the US firm in using some quick response (QR) codes...

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Breaking News
World faces ‘climate apartheid’ where rich save themselves

The world is on course for "climate apartheid", where the rich buy their way out of the worst effects of global warming while the poor bear the brunt, a UN...

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Breaking News
Toxic fumes from industrial waste leave dozens in hospital

Malaysia has ordered nearly 500 schools and kindergartens to close until tomorrow, after dozens of people were hospitalised with symptoms suggesting they breathed toxic fumes, possibly from industrial waste, the...

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Breaking News
Retired police chief faces retrial over fans’ deaths at Hillsborough

Hillsborough match commander David Duckenfield faces a retrial over the gross negligence manslaughter of 95 Liverpool fans, a judge ruled.

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Breaking News
Nato urges Russia to destroy missiles to save nuclear pact

NATO urged Russia yesterday to destroy a new missile before an August deadline and save a treaty that keeps land-based nuclear warheads out of Europe or face a more determined...

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Breaking News
Democrat rivals to ‘gang up’ on front-runner Biden in first debate

Joe Biden is braced for an onslaught of attacks from the left as Democratic presidential contenders attempt to pin back the front-runner in the first debates of the race, which...

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Breaking News
Boris refuses to deny photo with girlfriend taken six weeks ago

Boris Johnson refused to deny a potentially staged photograph was six weeks old as he faced a grilling over his relationship with Carrie Symonds.

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Breaking News
Robert Mueller agrees to give evidence to congressional committees

Robert Mueller has agreed to give evidence publicly before Congress on July 17 after Democrats issued subpoenas to compel him to appear, the chairmen of two House committees have announced.

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Breaking News
Robert Mueller agrees to testify before Congressional committees

Robert Mueller has agreed to testify before US Congressional committees after being issued with subpoenas, Democrats have said.

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Science & Tech
Amazon is going to deliver a blow to FedEx, which just lost $2 billion

FedEx Corp. is bracing for impact as it deals with the death of an Amazon partnership and slowing growth in the world economy.

Posted by The Analyst | June 26, 2019 | Business
China blocks all Canadian meat imports as trade war with US heats up

China has suspended all imports of meat from Canada, saying it found traces of illegal feed and demanding action. The move comes amid a trade war with the US and...

Posted by The Analyst | June 25, 2019 | Breaking News
Brazil’s top court denies petition to release ex-president

Brazil's Supreme Court has denied a petition to release former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva who is serving a sentence for corruption.