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Posted by The Analyst | May 27, 2019 | Breaking News
Fiat Chrysler proposes merger with Renault

Fiat Chrysler has proposed a merger with French car manufacturer Renault aimed at saving billions of dollars for both companies.

Posted by The Analyst | May 27, 2019 | Breaking News
European elections: Far-right and Greens gain ground as centre fragments

The EU's traditional centre has splintered in the hardest-fought European Parliament elections in decades.

Posted by The Analyst | May 27, 2019 | Farming
UK asset manager plans to build on Irish forestry deal

London based specialist alternative asset manager Gresham House Asset Management (GHAM) is planning new forestry and renewable projects after taking over management of 10,000 acres of Irish forests.

Posted by The Analyst | May 27, 2019 | Farming
Rapeseed gets relief from rain but EU crop still set to shrink

Rain brought some relief to European Union rapeseed crops this month, but analysts still expect this year's harvest to be the lowest in more than a decade after drought and...

Posted by The Analyst | May 27, 2019 | Farming
Farmers looking for a wife go back to basics to find love

A woman who has set up almost 5,000 dates for farmers and other rural dwellers in the last three years has launched a series of dancing match-making events.

Posted by The Analyst | May 27, 2019 | Farming
Farm slurry biogas electricity generating facility permission set aside

The High Court has set aside An Bord Pleanála's decision to grant planning permission for the construction of an electricity generating biogas facility in Co Meath.

Posted by The Analyst | May 27, 2019 | Farming
Bord na Móna considering cannabis crops on Irish bogs in state body overhaul

Bord na Móna is considering growing medicinal cannabis on Irish bogs as part of ambitious plans to repurpose the organisation.

Posted by The Analyst | May 27, 2019 | Farming
Anne Fitzgerald: ‘Crying foul after daft drake and black hen create chaos in the farmyard’

At a recent social function, my husband, Robin, turned to his neighbour and said, "I'm having terrible trouble managing stock this year."

Posted by The Analyst | May 27, 2019 | Breaking News
Fiat Chrysler proposes merger with Renault

Fiat Chrysler has proposed a merger with French car manufacturer Renault aimed at saving billions of dollars for both companies.

Posted by The Analyst | May 27, 2019 | Breaking News
North Korea calls Bolton ‘war monger’ over missile comment

North Korea has called US national security adviser John Bolton a “war monger” and “defective human product” after he called the North's recent tests of short-range missiles a violation of...

Posted by The Analyst | May 27, 2019 | Breaking News
Trump becomes first head of state to meet Japan’s new emperor

US president Donald Trump has become the first world leader to meet the new emperor of Japan.

Posted by The Analyst | May 27, 2019 | Breaking News
‘The only option I had was life or death’ – lost yoga instructor ate moths to survive in forest hike ordeal

A yoga instructor lost for more than two weeks in the wilds of Hawaii has revealed that she ate moths as she struggled to survive.

Posted by The Analyst | May 27, 2019 | Breaking News
Two die as tornado lays waste to small town

At least two people have died and dozens were injured after a tornado destroyed a hotel and a nearby mobile home park in Oklahoma.

Posted by The Analyst | May 27, 2019 | Breaking News
Trump steps into ring with sumo champ

Donald Trump presented a trophy to the winner of a sumo tournament as he got a taste of one of Japan's most treasured cultural institutions.

Posted by The Analyst | May 27, 2019 | Breaking News
Trump exactly what UK needs – ex-Westlife star McFadden

Former Westlife star Brian McFadden has said Donald Trump is what "Britain needs" amid its political turmoil.

Posted by The Analyst | May 27, 2019 | Breaking News
Three French Isil jihadists sentenced to death in Iraq

Three French members of Isil were sentenced to death by a Baghdad court yesterday.

Posted by The Analyst | May 27, 2019 | Breaking News
Populists on course to change face of Brussels

Eurosceptic parties en­joyed their best ever results in the European elections last night as voters in their millions voted for populists and abandoned the two groups that have dominated EU...

Posted by The Analyst | May 27, 2019 | Breaking News
Lost hiker ate moths to survive in forest ordeal

A yoga instructor lost for more than two weeks in the wilds of Hawaii has revealed that she ate moths as she struggled to survive.

Posted by The Analyst | May 27, 2019 | Breaking News
Irishman and his wife die in New York after suspected drink-driver rams car

An Irishman and his wife were killed when their car was rammed by an alleged drunk-driver in New York State.

Posted by The Analyst | May 27, 2019 | Breaking News
Four killed as extremist group bombs Kathmandu

Four people have been killed and seven others injured in three explosions blamed on a Maoist splinter group in the Nepali capital, Kathmandu.

Posted by The Analyst | May 27, 2019 | Breaking News
Farage’s Brexit Party the big winner as Tories and Labour vote collapses

Nigel Farage's Brexit Party was poised to storm to victory in European elections, riding a wave of anger at the failure of British Prime Minister Theresa May to take Britain...

Posted by The Analyst | May 27, 2019 | Breaking News
Conservatives descend into open warfare on next leader

The race to be Britain's next prime minister has descended into open warfare after a Cabinet minister threatened to join fellow Tories in toppling any leader pursuing a no-deal Brexit.

Posted by The Analyst | May 27, 2019 | Breaking News
Johnson Matthey eyes electric car market as profits set to rise

Chemicals firm Johnson Matthey is expected to post higher profits next week, while the City looks for updates on new opportunities for the firm in the electric car sector.

Posted by The Analyst | May 27, 2019 | Breaking News
Oatly brewing plans for UK factory as dairy-free demand soars

Oatly is eyeing the UK to be the location for another factory as it scrambles to keep up with soaring demand for vegan milk alternatives, the company's chief has told...

Posted by The Analyst | May 26, 2019 | Breaking News
Alexandra Phillips: Confusion as South East elects two MEPs with same name

There were jokes and a little confusion as voters in the South East elected two people called Alexandra Phillips to represent them in the European Parliament.

Posted by The Analyst | May 26, 2019 | Breaking News
European elections: Far-right and greens gain ground as centre fragments

The EU's traditional centre has splintered in the hardest-fought European Parliament elections in decades.

Posted by The Analyst | May 26, 2019 | Breaking News
Le Pen’s far-right overcomes President Macron’s centrists in France

Official results have confirmed the far-right National Rally's victory over French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist party in the European Parliament election.

Posted by The Analyst | May 26, 2019 | Breaking News
Turnout for European elections hits 20-year high of 50.5%

Officials at the European Parliament say turnout across all of the bloc's 28 countries was a 20-year high of 50.5% for Sunday's vote.

Posted by The Analyst | May 26, 2019 | Science & Tech
Bud Light's message about Miller Lite and Coors Light now has limits

The company behind Bud Light will not be able to use two TV ads and two billboards regarding its light beer rivals.

Posted by The Analyst | May 26, 2019 | Breaking News
Greek prime minister calls for early election after EU loss

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has called for an early national election following the defeat of his party at the European Parliament polls.

Posted by The Analyst | May 26, 2019 | Breaking News
Man accused of defrauding comic book great Stan Lee appears in court

A former business manager of the late comic book legend Stan Lee has had his initial court appearance in Arizona, where he was arrested after fleeing from California.

Posted by The Analyst | May 26, 2019 | Science & Tech
Bud Light's Super Bowl message about Miller Lite and Coors Light is now off limits

The messaging in a Super Bowl ad that accused the maker of Miller Lite and Coors Light of sweetening those beers with corn syrup is now off limits.

Posted by The Analyst | May 26, 2019 | Breaking News
Support drops for governing parties in core European Union states

A European Parliament election that could reshape the political order across the continent is drawing to a close, with the anti-immigrant far right projected to win in France.

Posted by The Analyst | May 26, 2019 | Breaking News
Russia ordered to free detained Ukrainian men

A UN maritime tribunal ruled yesterday that Russia must immediately release three Ukrainian naval vessels captured by Russia in November and free 24 detained sailors.

Posted by The Analyst | May 26, 2019 | Breaking News
Princess Di death crash to be recreated in US theme park

A new US theme park has been criticised after unveiling an attraction based on Princess Diana's death.

Posted by The Analyst | May 26, 2019 | Breaking News
Obituary: IM Pei

I M Pei, who has died aged 102, was one of the most prolific architects of the 20th Century; his boldly modelled buildings, characterised by powerful geometries, represented an important strand...

Posted by The Analyst | May 26, 2019 | Breaking News
Maduro courts Huawei for 4G network

China's under-fire Huawei mobile phone company received a vote of confidence this weekend- from Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro.

Posted by The Analyst | May 26, 2019 | Breaking News
Libyan navy saves 290 Med migrants

Libya's navy confirmed this weekend that it rescued three boats carrying a total of 290 Europe-bound migrants off the country's Mediterranean coast - a day after a German aid group...

Posted by The Analyst | May 26, 2019 | Breaking News
John Rentoul: ‘New Tory candidates emerge – but Boris leads pack’

In the race for the leadership of the British Tory party, Michael Gove last night claimed that he was the best candidate to take on Jeremy Corbyn, talking up his...

Posted by The Analyst | May 26, 2019 | Breaking News
How Narendra Modi wants to remake Hinduism’s holiest city – and India

As he ran for reelection, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a visit to Varanassi - a city of narrow lanes and innumerable temples on a curve in the Ganges River...