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Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Breaking News
Australia’s central bank recalls 46 million banknotes over typos

Australia's central bank has taken responsibility for typos on 46 million banknotes after a radio station posted an image of the microscopic error on social media.

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Politics
The Moloch of US hegemony now has Iran in its sights

The neocon assault underway against Iran is dripping in lies and deceit. It is one of the most mendacious examples of imperialist aggression in years. Read Full Article at RT.com

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Breaking News
Pope issues law requiring Catholic priests and nuns to report clergy sex abuse

Pope Francis has issued a new law requiring all Catholic priests and nuns around the world to report clergy sexual abuse and cover-ups by their superiors to church authorities.

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Science & Tech
Video games are a 'great equalizer' for people with disabilities

People with disabilities and challenges are no less passionate about playing video games than others. The industry is finally paying attention.

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Breaking News
Lucas Moura in tears as he hears commentary of Tottenham winner from Brazil

Lucas Moura dissolved in tears as he listened to commentary of the moment he took Tottenham to the Champions League final.

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Breaking News
Melrose Industries co-founder David Roper to step down

David Roper, one of the founders of Melrose, has announced he is to retire from the industrial buyout firm a year after its £8 billion acquisition of GKN.

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Breaking News
North Korea ‘fired unidentified projectile’

North Korea fired an unidentified projectile on Thursday, South Korea's joint chiefs of staff said, less than a week after its leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of multiple...

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Breaking News
‘Kind and caring’ woman found dead in freezer in London moved to the UK ‘for a better life’

A Hungarian woman found dead in a freezer in a London flat had come to Britain "for a better life", a charity worker has said.

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Breaking News
Funny money: Australia finds typo has been printed on 46 million banknotes

Australia's central bank has taken responsibility for typos on 46 million banknotes after a radio station posted an image of the microscopic error on social media.

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Breaking News
Funny money: Australia finds typo on 50-dollar banknote

Australia's central bank has taken responsibility for typos on 46 million banknotes after a radio station posted an image of the microscopic error on social media.

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Breaking News
Denver becomes first US city to decriminalise magic mushrooms

Denver has become the first US city to decriminalise psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms, following a public vote.

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Breaking News
‘Glenn, are you OK?’ Video of Hoddle celebrating Tottenham winner goes viral

Nobody was more excited than Glenn Hoddle at Tottenham's remarkable comeback victory which sent them into the Champions League final.

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Breaking News
The Works hit by slower sales amid Brexit gloom

The Works has warned that its pre-tax profits will be at the lower end of market expectations thanks to the impact of Brexit uncertainty on sales.

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Breaking News
North Korea fires unidentified projectile, claims South

North Korea has fired at least one unidentified projectile from its western area, according to the South Korean military.

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Breaking News
Superdry issues profit warning as new chief executive makes his mark

Superdry has issued another profit warning after its sales crashed in the final quarter, as the company's new management pushes ahead with a shake-up of the business.

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Breaking News
Barratt sees full-year outlook ‘modestly’ ahead after strong start to 2019

Barratt Developments has shrugged off Brexit pressures in the property market as the house-building giant “modestly” increased its full-year outlook after a strong start to the year.

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Breaking News
Facebook auto-generating videos showing extremist images

A confidential whistleblower's complaint to a US financial watchdog alleges that Facebook has exaggerated its success in removing extremist content.

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Breaking News
Alleged serial rapist Joseph McCann to be forced to appear in court after refusing to leave cell

Alleged serial rapist Joseph McCann is to be forced to appear in court after refusing to attend a hearing on Wednesday.

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Breaking News
Morrisons sales inch up despite Brexit uncertainty

Morrisons has reported sales growth in the first quarter despite Brexit uncertainty hanging over shoppers' heads.

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Breaking News
US attorney general William Barr held in contempt of Congress

The House Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday to hold attorney general William Barr in contempt of Congress.

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Breaking News
BT hikes ultra-fast broadband targets and maintains divi amid falling earnings

Telecoms giant BT has ramped up targets for the roll-out of ultra-fast broadband as it kept shareholder dividend payouts unchanged despite falling sales and earnings.

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Breaking News
BT posts lower earnings and warns of further falls in ‘challenging’ market

Telecoms giant BT has posted a drop in annual earnings and warned that sales and profits are set to fall over the year ahead amid a “very challenging and competitive...

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Farming
Dan O’Brien: ‘Voters should care how their money is spent – broadband saga shows they don’t seem to mind’

Do we care what happens to our money once we have handed it over to the Government in taxes? It often seems we don't, and that in the public consciousness...

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Breaking News
North Korea insists missile drills were ‘routine’

North Korea has described the firing of rocket artillery and an apparent short-range ballistic missile as a regular and defensive military exercise.

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Breaking News
China pledges to retaliate if Trump pushes ahead with threatened tariff rise

China will retaliate if US president Donald Trump goes ahead with more tariff hikes in a fight over technology and trade, ratcheting up tensions ahead of negotiations in Washington.

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Breaking News
‘Kendrick went out as a hero’ – student tells of tackling Colorado school gunman

A school pupil has told how he and two fellow students leapt up from their desks to tackle a gunman in a US school with no thought for their own...

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Breaking News
Student tells of tackling Colorado school gunman

A school pupil has told how he and two fellow students leapt up from their desks to tackle a gunman in a US school with no thought for their own...

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Politics
Trump thinks Dems’ ‘witch hunt’ will hand him 2020 – and he could be right

President Donald Trump is confident he'll sail to victory with ease in 2020, he told a crowd of supporters at a Florida rally, and with his Democratic opponents looking increasingly...

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Farming
Peter Hynes: Do Bord Bia deserve the criticism they get? I don’t think so….

The year really is flying by and with silage crops bulking up, it won't be long before the smell of cut grass fills the countryside where there will be a...

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Farming
Peter Hynes: Do Bord Bia deserve this criticism they get? I don’t think so….

The year really is flying by and with silage crops bulking up, it won't be long before the smell of cut grass fills the countryside where there will be a...

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Farming
‘It belongs to the children of Kerry’ – Don’t sell care home farm, Franciscan order urged

Parents of residents of a Kerry care home are urging the religious order who once ran the facility to halt its plans to sell its 110 acre farm as they...

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Farming
Revenue clarifies tax relief worry for young farmers

Macra na Feirme has said it welcomes clarification from the Revenue Commissioners on stamp duty rates for young farmers.

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Farming
‘Every farmer should have nettles on their farm to improve biodiversity’- dairy farmer and activist

Every farmer should have a bunch of nettles on their farm to increase the land's biodiversity value, well-known dairy farmer and environment activist Donal Sheehan has said.

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Breaking News
Chrissy Teigen’s daughter Luna unknowingly recreates her mother’s meme face

Chrissy Teigen's daughter Luna unwittingly recreated her mother's crying facial expression that was later turned into a popular meme.

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Breaking News
Denver becomes first US city to decriminalise magic mushrooms

Denver has become the first US city to decriminalise psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms, following a public vote.

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Farming
Cattle be the day: Cow gives birth to triplets

A limousin cow in Co Meath has defied odds of up to a million to one by giving birth unassisted to triplets.

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Breaking News
Sheep enrolled in school to boost numbers and save class

Fifteen sheep have been enrolled at a French primary school after a class was set to close due to lack of pupils.

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Breaking News
Tax records show Trump losses of $1bn over a decade

President Donald Trump, who won the presidency in part on his image as a successful business mogul, lost $1.17bn over 10 years on failed business deals, according to tax records...

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Breaking News
Taoiseach urges PM to strike a deal with Corbyn

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has heaped pressure on British Prime Minister Theresa May to strike a deal with Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn by insisting he does not want the Brexit...

Posted by The Analyst | May 9, 2019 | Breaking News
Student is shot dead 20 years on from Columbine

One student died and eight classmates were injured on Tuesday in a shooting at a suburban Denver school, law enforcement authorities said, less than a month after the region marked...