Less than 1% of Miami Beach's government workers live in the city. To bring more of them onto the Beach — and to attract area teachers, health workers and artists...
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Politics
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Breaking News
Advertising giant WPP has said it expects sales to return to pre-pandemic levels by 2022, a year earlier than previously forecast.
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Breaking News
Luxury retailer Watches of Switzerland has blasted the Government for “misjudging” the move to scrap tax-free shopping for tourists, but upped its full-year sales outlook for the second time in...
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Politics
An online murder mystery. Law-themed opera arias. A snowman-building competition. With dancing, drinking and fancy dinners a no-go because of virus concerns, companies are getting creative about their holiday office...
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
The European Union's top court ruled on Thursday that Volkswagen breached the law by installing on its cars a so-called defeat device to cheat on emission tests and cannot argue...
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Farming
The Hanbidge farm in the townland of Englishtown near Baltinglass is natural sheep rearing countryside.
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Farming
The Hanbidge farm in the townland of Englishtown near Baltinglass is natural sheep rearing countryside.
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Science & Tech
The pandemic created the video industry's great "in home" or "out-of-home" divide where streaming services blossomed and movie theaters withered.
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Breaking News
French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for Covid-19, the presidential Elysee Palace announced.
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Breaking News
HSE CEO Paul Reid said he doesn't believe all schools should close from tomorrow until after the Christmas break due to the outbreak in Scoil Mhuire Killorglin.
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Breaking News
French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for COVID-19, the presidential Elysee Palace announced on Thursday. It said the president took a test “as soon as the first symptoms appeared.”...
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for COVID-19, the presidential Elysee Palace announced on Thursday. It said the president took a test “as soon as the first symptoms appeared.”...
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Politics
Reports of a near disaster due to lack of communication between Moscow and Washington over routine military drills have been greatly exaggerated. A missile alarm went off at a US...
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Politics
Sony Corp. has created one of the hottest gadgets of the year in the PlayStation 5, but its launch has been marred by scalpers who are buying up scarce supplies...
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Politics
It reads like a grand conspiracy of the nerds. On Wednesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet Inc.'s Google. At its center is a bold...
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Politics
LOS ANGELES — Jeff Hyland has handled some of Southern California's most notable real estate deals in recent memory, including the $150-million sale of Jerry Perenchio's famed "The Beverly Hillbillies"...
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Politics
Elusiveness has always been part of the Santa Claus brand. He comes and goes in the night, leaving little trace but Christmas presents and cookie crumbs. He lives at the...
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Breaking News
Upper Crust and Caffe Ritazza owner SSP has warned sales are set to plunge by 80% in its first quarter after swinging to a hefty annual loss due to the...
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Quarrel, rape, adultery. Tricky, greedy, sycophantic. Chinese singer Tan Weiwei chants each word methodically in a two-line string of vulgarities and insults. The 16 words in her new song share...
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Farming
It is easy to get lost in the fog of negative commentary and forget how good Irish tillage farmers are at producing the high quality, traceable produce that underpins our...
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Farming
My initial reaction to the Irish government's application to the EU for Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status for Irish Grass Fed Beef was quite negative, and since seeing the recent...
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Breaking News
A January lockdown is the price Northern Ireland will have to pay for enjoying Christmas, as the Health Minister is set to recommend "robust interventions" to begin immediately once a...
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Farming
TOYOTA'S latest Hilux pick-up has just gone on sale with prices starting from €24,258, excluding VAT.
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Breaking News
USUALLY talkative people have gone quiet, the UK pound sterling is at a two-year high, and UK MPs expect their Christmas break, due to start today, to be delayed into...
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Farming
Love them or hate them, there's no denying that Brussels sprouts make for a growing business, especially for producer Paudie Hanafin and his wife, Mary, who operate out of their...
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Politics
Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Thursday, buoyed by hopes the U.S. Congress may finally deliver fresh aid to help American businesses and families weather the pandemic. Benchmarks rose...
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Breaking News
The residents of Tallinn have paid tribute to a much-loved stray dog who was taken from the Estonian capital to the countryside earlier this year to live out his days...
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Farming
In some ways, Stephen Coen is to the manor born when it comes to All-Ireland finals.
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Breaking News
RESTRICTIONS on gatherings will be in place for at least the next three months and probably six, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has told a private Fine Gael meeting.
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Breaking News
THE threat posed to Christmas celebrations by Covid-19 was brought home last night as nearly 400 children and teachers were told to restrict their movements until December 30.
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Politics
While excitement and enthusiasm greeted the Western-developed coronavirus vaccine when it was rolled out, the Russian-made version has received a mixed response, with reports of empty Moscow clinics that offered...
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Politics
In his old life, Hosni Kalaia remembers strolling the streets of his hometown of Kasserine in central Tunisia with confidence. He flashed his heavy gold bracelets and rings, and puffed...
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Politics
Joe Biden is picking deal-makers and fighters to lead a climate team he'll ask to remake and clean up the nation's transportation and power-plant systems, and as fast as politically...
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Politics
President-elect Joe Biden has introduced his one-time Democratic primary rival Pete Buttigieg as his nominee for transportation secretary, saying the 38-year-old can be “a new voice" in the fight against...
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Breaking News
As soon as Laura Whitmore announced her engagement to Iain Stirling, theirs became the wedding that celebrity watchers made a mental note to keep an eye out for.
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Politics
Even before the first flakes fell, New York City's first big snowfall of the season was doomed to be a gloomy disappointment for more than a million of its schoolchildren....
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Politics
LOS ANGELES -- California has reported more than 53,000 new coronavirus cases and 293 deaths, setting new records as hospitals struggled to keep up with the surge. State health officials...
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Politics
Israel will begin rolling out a major coronavirus vaccination campaign next week after the prime minister reached out personally to the head of a major drug company. Millions of Palestinians...
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Politics
Congressional negotiators are closing in on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package that would deliver additional help to businesses, $300 per week jobless checks, and $600 stimulus payments to...
Posted by | December 17, 2020 | Breaking News
With a week to go before Christmas, I thought, we could either do a show on fitness tips, getting healthy or how to work on your mental health but then...
