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Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Breaking News
At least 12 injured in tourist bus blast near Egypt’s Giza pyramids

An explosion targeting a tourist bus injured at least 12 people on Sunday, mostly South African tourists, near a new museum being built close to the Giza pyramids in Egypt,...

Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Business
Russia says too early to discuss OPEC+ deal extension

OPEC countries and allied producers need to discuss the situation on the market before making proposals for the cartel's meeting in June, Russia's energy minister has said amid calls to...

Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Breaking News
Trump urges anti-abortion activists to ‘stay united’ for 2020 election

American president Donald Trump is imploring anti-abortion activists to stay united for the 2020 election, as Alabama's restrictive new abortion law stirs divisions on the right.

Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Breaking News
US conducts navy exercises in Arabian Sea

The US navy says it has conducted exercises in the Arabian Sea with an aircraft carrier strike group ordered to the Persian Gulf to counter an alleged, unspecified threat from...

Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Breaking News
Swiss voters approve tighter gun laws

Swiss voters have approved a measure to tighten the country's gun laws, bringing it in line with many of its European partners, according to media reports.

Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Breaking News
Woman charged with murder after allegedly strangling pregnant teenager and cutting baby from her womb

A Chicago woman has been charged with murder after allegedly strangling a pregnant teenager and cutting the baby from her womb.

Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Breaking News
Ivanisevic jokes about 2001 semi-final v Henman as Wimbledon unveils new roof

Former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic joked it was “bad luck for Tim, good luck for me” that Wimbledon had no roof in 2001.

Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Breaking News
Seventeen injured as tourist bus hit by bomb near Egypt’s Giza Pyramids

A roadside bomb has hit a tourist bus near the Giza Pyramids, Egyptian officials have said.

Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Breaking News
Coveney insists there’s ‘no row’ between Trump and Varadkar over Irish visit

TÁNAISTE Simon Coveney has insisted there's “no row” over the location of a meeting between Donald Trump and Leo Varadkar during an expected visit by the US President to Ireland...

Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Breaking News
India’s marathon election reaches finish line

Voting in India's national election has ended, with exit polls predicting prime minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party and its allies will win the right to govern for another five...

Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Breaking News
Sixteen injured as tourist bus hit by bomb near Egypt’s Giza Pyramids

A roadside bomb has hit a tourist bus near the Giza Pyramids, Egyptian officials have said.

Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Breaking News
Second Brexit referendum wouldn’t be ‘disastrous’ – Jeremy Corbyn

Jeremy Corbyn has insisted a second Brexit referendum would not be "disastrous", but suggested that the British Parliament must offer something to enable such a vote.

Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Business
Iraq slams Exxon Mobil’s staff evacuation, says it’s politically motivated

Exxon Mobil's decision to take its foreign employees out from the West Qurna 1 oilfield was unjustified, according to Iraq's oil minister. He added that the withdrawal does not pose...

Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Breaking News
Austrian president suggests September best time for new vote

Austria's president has said that the first few days of September would be the best time to hold an early election after a covert video scandal shook up the country's...

Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Breaking News
Sudan’s military council resumes talks with protesters

Sudan's ruling military council was meeting with protesters to discuss the country's political transition after talks were halted for three days while roads were cleared outside a sit-in in the...

Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Breaking News
Young girls at sleepover fight off naked intruder who broke into California home and sexually assaulted them

Two young girls having a sleepover fought off a naked man who allegedly broke into their California home and sexually assaulted them.

Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Breaking News
Indian climbers’ bodies brought down from mountain

Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Indian climbers who died on the world's third tallest peak last week and flown them to Nepal's capital.

Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Breaking News
Austrian chancellor and president to discuss election after ‘catastrophic’ far-right video scandal

Austria's chancellor and president will discuss a date on Sunday for an early parliamentary election and the makeup of a caretaker government, after a video sting brought down the leader...

Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Breaking News
Gay couples in Taiwan plan mass wedding registration after same-sex marriage legalised

Gay couples in Taiwan plan a mass wedding registration after politicians voted to legalise same-sex marriage.

Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Breaking News
Four times the US has made the same mistake – now Trump is making it again

In its escalating confrontation with Iran, the US is making the same mistake it has made again and again since the fall of the Shah 40 years ago: it is...

Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Breaking News
‘We want peace and stability but we won’t stand with our hands bound’ – Saudi diplomat stands firm amid Iran tensions

A Saudi diplomat says the kingdom does not want war, but will defend itself, amid a recent spike in tensions with Iran.

Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Business
Huawei has long been ready for US ban & won’t bow to pressure, CEO says

US restrictions won't hurt Chinese telecom giant Huawei much, as it has long been prepared for it, CEO Ren Zhengfei stated, adding that the firm has no intention of changing...

Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Breaking News
‘I’ve always believed in miracles’ – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison celebrates shock election win

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has vowed to get straight back to work after a shock general election victory, which delivered the country three more years of conservative government.

Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Breaking News
Elvie founder warns over move to quit UK if Brexit damages tech sector

Fast-growing female health startup Elvie has said it would consider quitting the UK in the event of a damaging Brexit in the latest stark warning from London's tech sector.

Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Breaking News
Marks & Spencer profits to slide as food sales fall

Marks & Spencer is set to reveal a decline in full-year profits, as it was held back by falling food sales in the latest quarter.

Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Breaking News
Saudi diplomat stands firm amid Iran tensions

A Saudi diplomat says the kingdom does not want war, but will defend itself, amid a recent spike in tensions with Iran.

Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Breaking News
Columbine school shooting survivor found dead at home

A Colorado man who survived the 1999 Columbine school shooting and later became an advocate for fighting addiction has died.

Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Breaking News
Morrison thanks Australians for surprise election victory

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has vowed to get straight back to work after a shock general election victory, which delivered the country three more years of conservative government.

Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Farming
Trial hears dairy farmer among five men deceived into transferring approximately €1.765 million into bank accounts

A man has gone on trial charged with deceiving five men into transferring approximately €1.765 million total into bank accounts he controlled.

Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Farming
Omega lambs and fitbit cows: New Zealand responds to alternative protein threat

At Dave Harper's family farm in New Zealand's scenic Canterbury region, a painstakingly bred flock of lambs is grazing, not on grass, but on a field of herbs selected to...

Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Farming
Legal advice: Neighbouring farmers leaving our road in an awful state. Can I use a right away to stop them?

Q.We live at the end of a 'right of way' and are the only house on this right of way. Ourselves and three other farming families have the right of...

Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Farming
Ewe can rely on this Royal contractor

Cathal Swan, his wife Julie and their son Shane farm at Skyrne, close to Tara in Co Meath.

Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Farming
‘We’ll never go back to the days of having three butchers in a town’

'There's a time for everything - working in an abattoir is a young person's game." That's according to farmer, butcher and abattoir owner Dominic Feely, who has decided to put...

Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Farming
‘Heavy soil farmers may have to work more land, but return on assets is high’

A new study has found that efficient dairy farms operating on poorly drained soils can be as profitable as those on drier land.

Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Breaking News
Final round of voting under way in India’s marathon elections

Indians are voting in the seventh and final phase of national elections, wrapping up a six-week-long long, gruelling campaign season.

Posted by The Analyst | May 19, 2019 | Breaking News
Retail merger deals decline as Brexit uncertainty hangs over high street

The number of takeovers in the UK's retail sector tumbled over the past year, as Brexit uncertainty clouds the future of the high street.

Posted by The Analyst | May 18, 2019 | Science & Tech
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Upgrade your kitchen with the Sur La Table Warehouse Sale.

Posted by The Analyst | May 18, 2019 | Breaking News
Eurovision 2019: How a night of banter and bondage played out on Twitter

Eurovision is always one of the Twitter events of the year, and 2019's edition was no different – with memes and moving moments alike getting people talking.

Posted by The Analyst | May 18, 2019 | Breaking News
Salvini stakes out post as Europe’s populist leader

Italy's anti-migrant interior minister Matteo Salvini led a rally of right-wing populist leaders on Saturday seeking historic results in next week's European Parliament elections.

Posted by The Analyst | May 18, 2019 | Breaking News
Police order McDonald’s to stop selling milkshakes near Farage rally

Police ordered a McDonald's outlet near Nigel Farage's campaign rally to stop selling milkshakes or ice cream, the restaurant's staff have said.