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Posted by The Analyst | May 15, 2019 | Breaking News
Alabama Senate passes near-total ban on abortion

Alabama's Senate has passed a near-total ban on abortion, sending what would be the US's most stringent abortion law to the state's Republican governor.

Posted by The Analyst | May 15, 2019 | Farming
Firefighters battle gorse blaze after Orange wildfire warning

Fire crews battled 20-foot-high flames from a gorse fire as a Status Orange fire-risk warning for the rest of the week was announced.

Posted by The Analyst | May 15, 2019 | Farming
Weedkiller ‘portrayed as monster’ is vital to our sector, say farmers

Irish farmers have defended controversial weedkiller glyphosate which they say is wrongly being portrayed as a "monster" and "poison" by people who don't understand agriculture and food production.

Posted by The Analyst | May 15, 2019 | Breaking News
Turkey and Russia discuss ways to calm surge in violence after escalation in Syria

Britain, France and Germany have called on the Assad regime to halt its "ruthless reconquest" of the rebel-held Syrian province of Idlib while Turkey has appealed directly to Russia to...

Posted by The Analyst | May 15, 2019 | Breaking News
Trump ready to deploy ‘a hell of a lot of troops’ to combat Iran

Donald Trump suggested yesterday he is ready to send "a hell of a lot" of troops to confront Iran in the Middle East amid warnings that the two countries are...

Posted by The Analyst | May 15, 2019 | Breaking News
Raft of calls for ‘Jeremy Kyle Show’ to be cancelled after guest dies shortly after shooting an episode

The 'Jeremy Kyle Show' should be taken off air permanently in the wake of the death of a participant, leading mental health experts have said, as they likened it to...

Posted by The Analyst | May 15, 2019 | Breaking News
Negar Mortazavi: “President may not want a war, but he might get one anyway’

The chances of war between Iran and the United States have just increased again. A small mistake from either side could lead to dangerous results - and easily escalate into...

Posted by The Analyst | May 15, 2019 | Breaking News
Murder probe after pensioner caught driving around with his dead wife in passenger seat

A pensioner has been arrested after he was caught driving along a motorway with his wife's dead body in the passenger seat.

Posted by The Analyst | May 15, 2019 | Breaking News
Girl (11) tries to ‘bribe’ Ardern to fund research on dragons

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has rejected an 11-year-old girl's bribe asking her government to fund research into dragons and psychics.

Posted by The Analyst | May 15, 2019 | Breaking News
EU tells UK it’s on ‘Brexit break’

The EU has told Britain that it is on a "Brexit break" and will only listen to Theresa May's top Brexit negotiator today.

Posted by The Analyst | May 15, 2019 | Breaking News
Anger as heiress (25) defends use of forced labour

The heiress of a German biscuits empire has stirred outrage after she appeared to play down the hardship suffered by dozens of people forced to work at the family business...

Posted by The Analyst | May 15, 2019 | Breaking News
Alibaba boss urges his staff to have sex ‘six times in six days’

One of China's wealthiest men, Jack Ma, founder of tech giant Alibaba, is urging his employees to have more sex in pursuit of a better work-life balance.

Posted by The Analyst | May 15, 2019 | Breaking News
Lego mania turns Upside Down as fans wait all day for £179 Stranger Things set

Lego superfans queued for more than 12 hours to get their hands on a Stranger Things special edition set following a late-night launch at the London flagship store.

Posted by The Analyst | May 14, 2019 | Science & Tech
The best credit cards for cruises of 2019

The right credit cards can help you save on Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, and Disney Cruises, or trips aboard any kind of vessel.

Posted by The Analyst | May 14, 2019 | Science & Tech
The northern lights, aka 'aurora borealis,' could be coming to a sky near you this week

Thanks to a geomagnetic storm from the sun, skywatchers across the far northern U.S. and most of Canada this week could see the aurora borealis, aka the northern lights.

Posted by The Analyst | May 14, 2019 | Breaking News
WhatsApp security breach may have targeted human rights groups

WhatsApp said on Tuesday a security breach on its messaging app had signs of coming from a government using surveillance technology developed by a private company and may have targeted...

Posted by The Analyst | May 14, 2019 | Breaking News
Firefighters dramatically rescue cat as it leaps from tall tree

Firefighters helped a cat escape from a tree in an unusually dramatic take on the old cliche.

Posted by The Analyst | May 14, 2019 | Breaking News
Injured tortoise gets custom wheelchair just like his dog pal

A badly injured tortoise is back on the move with a new custom-made wheelchair.

Posted by The Analyst | May 14, 2019 | Breaking News
US and Russia voice hope for improved relations

Russia and the United States have voiced hope that strained relations could begin to improve.

Posted by The Analyst | May 14, 2019 | Science & Tech
Imagine Apple's App Store with no walled garden

The Supreme Court agreed to let an anti-trust consumer lawsuit against Apple go forward. The complaint: Apple's walled garden stifled competition.

Posted by The Analyst | May 14, 2019 | Science & Tech
Disney takes over Hulu. What's it mean for cord cutters, binge watchers? Change is coming

Disney has taken over control of live and on-demand streaming service Hulu. That can help Disney offer bundled video subscriptions to consumers.

Posted by The Analyst | May 14, 2019 | Breaking News
Watch: Baby kangaroo gets impatient as she waits for her milk

For many people, meals are the best time of the day and it seems that is true of this little kangaroo.

Posted by The Analyst | May 14, 2019 | Breaking News
US secretary of state tells Russia: No more election interference

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has said he has warned his Russian counterpart against any “unacceptable” Russian meddling in US elections.

Posted by The Analyst | May 14, 2019 | Breaking News
Stan Lee’s former business manager charged with elder abuse

A former business manager of Stan Lee has been charged with five counts of elder abuse against the late Marvel Comics mogul.

Posted by The Analyst | May 14, 2019 | Science & Tech
Deepest dump? American explorer spots plastic garbage in world's deepest ocean

We know Mount Everest is littered with tons of trash. Now we know garbage has also been spotted at the world's deepest ocean depth.

Posted by The Analyst | May 14, 2019 | Breaking News
Spongebob Squarepants star Tim Conway dies

Spongebob Squarepants voice actor and star of The Carol Burnett Show Tim Conway has died aged 85.

Posted by The Analyst | May 14, 2019 | Farming
Welcome to the new-look Farming Independent

Dear readers, welcome to the new-look Farming Independent.

Posted by The Analyst | May 14, 2019 | Breaking News
Luke Perry remembered as Beverley Hills, 90210 cast promote reboot

The cast of the rebooted Beverly Hills, 90210 have remembered their former co-star Luke Perry, who died earlier this year.

Posted by The Analyst | May 14, 2019 | Breaking News
Three people found dead at German hotel died from crossbow-inflicted wounds

Post mortems showed three people found dead at a German hotel with crossbow bolts lodged in their bodies died from those wounds, but police said there was no sign of...

Posted by The Analyst | May 14, 2019 | Politics
Venezuela isn’t Syria… but America’s war tactics are the same

Since Juan Guaido declared himself Venezuela's interim president, rhetoric emanating from Washington has grown increasingly familiar. Read Full Article at RT.com

Posted by The Analyst | May 14, 2019 | Breaking News
Hundreds of supporters gather as Tommy Robinson to face trial over contempt charge

At least 200 supporters have begun gathering outside the Old Bailey in London ahead of the latest stage of a case against Tommy Robinson over an allegation he committed contempt...

Posted by The Analyst | May 14, 2019 | Breaking News
Former JLS singer tried to have sex with ‘spaced out and zombified’ woman he later allegedly raped, court hears

Former JLS star Oritse Williams tried to have sex with a "spaced out and zombified" woman and then raped her when she returned to his hotel room to look for...

Posted by The Analyst | May 14, 2019 | Breaking News
UK markets buoyed by fall in sterling

The London markets jumped on the back of a fall in the value of sterling, as cross-party Brexit talks reportedly hit stumbling blocks.

Posted by The Analyst | May 14, 2019 | Breaking News
Greenpeace protesters dangle from Sydney Harbour Bridge

Protesters in Australia suspended themselves on ropes from Sydney Harbour Bridge in an effort to persuade prime minister Scott Morrison to declare a climate emergency.

Posted by The Analyst | May 14, 2019 | Farming
‘Idea that rural broadband isn’t worth investing in is unfair’-ICMSA

Spending on Dundrum in Dublin and Dundrum in Co Tipperary must be provided on an equal basis if projects like rural broadband are to work, ICMSA president Pat McCormack has...

Posted by The Analyst | May 14, 2019 | Breaking News
Three killed as suicide bomber detonates car bomb in Somalia

A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the gate of a district headquarters in Somalia's capital, killing at least three people, police said.

Posted by The Analyst | May 14, 2019 | Politics
Assange revolutionized journalism, and the elite will never forgive him

Deprived of asylum by Ecuador and wanted by Sweden and the US for dubious crimes, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is one of the most hounded men on the planet, the...