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Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Farming
John Fagan: Grass-measuring is not just for dairy farmers — it will put money in your pocket

I am sticking to the ‘Teagasc sheep autumn closer planner' and now have about 80pc of the farm closed off. I am guarding the grass for the ewes and lambs...

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Farming
EU and UK remain ‘far apart’ as Brexit deal deadline is pushed back to weekend

Hopes of a last-minute Brexit EU-UK trade deal were dealt another blow last night with the two sides remaining “far apart”.

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Farming
Farmer misgivings over ‘more-or-less constant surveillance’ planned under next CAP

Irish farms will be continually monitored from space under the next CAP programme, with two European satellites crossing directly over the country every five days.

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Farming
Biden agriculture pick likely to reassure farmers, disappoint activists

President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack for U.S. agriculture secretary, according to two sources familiar with the decision, a choice expected to reassure commodity crop...

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Breaking News
Vaccine roll out: How problems from super cooling to scepticism will have to be solved

Concern has emerged that thousands of people may be told they cannot have the new Covid-19 vaccine due to the risk of an allergic reaction.

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Breaking News
US records 3,250 Covid-19 deaths in past 24 hours, exceeding death toll of 9/11 attacks

The United States on Wednesday crossed an ominous new threshold of more than 3,250 lives lost to Covid-19 in a single day while public health officials stepped up preparations for...

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Breaking News
Internal Nphet paper reveals concerns over exhausted staff, capacity, and sharp increase in hospital-acquired Covid-19 cases

Exhausted staff, a sharp increase in the number of hospital-acquired Covid-19 cases and “deep concerns” over capacity were among the issues raised regarding acute hospital preparedness ahead of the decision...

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Breaking News
Internal Nphet paper reveals concerns over exhausted staff, capacity, and sharp increase in hospital-acquired Covid-19 cases

Exhausted staff, a sharp increase in the number of hospital-acquired Covid-19 cases and “deep concerns” over capacity were among the issues raised regarding acute hospital preparedness ahead of the decision...

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Politics
Asia Today: Tokyo’s daily infections top 600 for first time

The number of new coronavirus infections in Japan's capital topped 600 in a day for the first time on Thursday, while experts warned of the increased burden on hospitals. Tokyo...

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Breaking News
Revealed: Just how many calories are in your favourite festive treats?

Between boozy brunches and turkey with all the trimmings, the average person is believed to consume around 7,000 calories on Christmas Day. That's more than three times the recommended daily...

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Breaking News
Hungary and Poland adding to our Brexit fears in row over EU €1.1tn budget plans

Brexit will not be Taoiseach Micheál Martin's only preoccupation when he joins his 26 EU counterparts at an EU summit in Brussels today.

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Beirut silos at heart of debate about remembering port blast

Ghassan Hasrouty spent most of his life working at the silos in Beirut's port, unloading grain shipments to feed the country even as fighting raged around him during the 1975-90...

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Breaking News
Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine faces last hurdle before US decision

Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine faces one final hurdle as it races to become the first jab to be cleared for use in the US.

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Politics
More California counties on lockdown as COVID-19 explodes

California's coronavirus surge has caused so many hospitalizations and deaths that the numbers brought usually stoic public health officers in major metropolitan areas to pleas — and even near to...

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Politics
Shares mostly lower in Asia after tech-led drop on Wall St

Stocks were mostly lower Thursday in Asia after weakness in technology and health services companies' shares led an overnight decline on Wall Street. Benchmarks fell in Tokyo, Hong Kong and...

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Business
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine faces last hurdle before US decision

Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine faces one final hurdle as it races to become the first shot greenlighted in the U.S.: a panel of experts who will scrutinize the company's data for...

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Breaking News
Justice delayed by backlog of 95,000 cases in District Court due to pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic created a massive backlog in the District Court, with more than 120,000 cases being significantly delayed.

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Breaking News
Justice delayed by backlog of 95,000 cases in District Court due to pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic created a massive backlog in the District Court, with more than 120,000 cases being significantly delayed.

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Breaking News
Justice delayed by backlog of 95,000 cases in District Court due to pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic created a massive backlog in the District Court, with more than 120,000 cases being significantly delayed.

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Breaking News
Justice delayed by backlog of 95,000 cases in District Court due to pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic created a massive backlog in the District Court, with more than 120,000 cases being significantly delayed.

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Business
Lawmakers act to avert shutdown, buying time for COVID talks

Still spinning their wheels on COVID-19 relief, lawmakers have grabbed a one-week government funding extension that buys time for more talks — though there is considerable disagreement over who is...

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Politics
Hunter Biden tax probe examining Chinese business dealings

The Justice Department is investigating the finances of President-elect Joe Biden's son, including scrutinizing some of his Chinese business dealings and other transactions, a person familiar with the matter told...

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
India’s pandemic recovery plan could cost air quality goals

India is facing two public health emergencies simultaneously: critically polluted air and the pandemic. And Surinder Singh, a bus driver in the capital New Delhi, is trapped between them both....

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Politics
US antitrust siege of tech widens with lawsuits vs Facebook

The giant tech companies whose services are woven into the fabric of social life are now the targets of a widening assault by government competition enforcers. Regulators filed landmark antitrust...

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Politics
Airbnb, resilient in pandemic, goes forward with IPO

Airbnb proved its resilience in a year that has upended global travel. Now it needs to prove to investors that it sees more growth ahead. The San Francisco-based home sharing...

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Politics
Blockbuster IPO market still calls for cautious approach

Wall Street has rolled out the welcome mat for companies going public this year, boosting proceeds from initial public offerings to the highest level in six years. IPOs slowed sharply...

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Politics
Airbnb prices shares at $68 ahead of Thursday IPO

Thirteen years after its founders first rented air mattresses in their San Francisco apartment, Airbnb is making its long-awaited stock market debut. The home sharing company priced its shares at...

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Politics
Airbnb prices shares at $68 ahead of Thursday IPO

Thirteen years after its founders first rented air mattresses in their San Francisco apartment, Airbnb is making its long-awaited stock market debut. The home sharing company priced its shares at...

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Breaking News
Hunter Biden tax probe examining Chinese business dealings

The Justice Department is investigating the finances of President-elect Joe Biden's son, including scrutinising some of his Chinese business dealings and other transactions, a person familiar with the matter told...

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Breaking News
Hunter Biden tax probe examining Chinese business dealings

The Justice Department is investigating the finances of President-elect Joe Biden's son, including scrutinising some of his Chinese business dealings and other transactions, a person familiar with the matter told...

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Breaking News
Health committee hears thousands of patients are awaiting diagnostic tests

The plight of people with possible symptoms of cancer who cannot get access to a timely diagnostic test was revealed at the Oireachtas health committee yesterday.

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Breaking News
Health committee hears thousands of patients are awaiting diagnostic tests

The plight of people with possible symptoms of cancer who cannot get access to a timely diagnostic test was revealed at the Oireachtas health committee yesterday.

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Breaking News
Health committee hears thousands of patients are awaiting diagnostic tests

The plight of people with possible symptoms of cancer who cannot get access to a timely diagnostic test was revealed at the Oireachtas health committee yesterday.

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Breaking News
Health committee hears thousands of patients are awaiting diagnostic tests

The plight of people with possible symptoms of cancer who cannot get access to a timely diagnostic test was revealed at the Oireachtas health committee yesterday.

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Farming
Green agenda: Glanbia Ireland backs campaign to plant 100,000 trees

Dairy giant Glanbia Ireland is donating thousands of bundles of native species including oak, alder and mountain ash as part of a drive to plant 100,000 trees on Irish farms.

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Farming
Green agenda: Glanbia Ireland backs campaign to plant 100,000 trees

Dairy giant Glanbia Ireland is donating thousands of bundles of native species including oak, alder and mountain ash as part of a drive to plant 100,000 trees on Irish farms.

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Breaking News
Venice flooded as €6bn barrier not activated

Angry Venetians were left mopping out homes and shops yesterday after authorities failed to activate the €6bn sea barrier designed to save the city from flooding.

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Breaking News
UN environment report says the world’s rich must radically alter their lifestyle to avert global climate catastrophe

The world's wealthy will need to reduce their carbon footprints by a factor of 30 to help curb the ever-worsening impacts of climate change, according to new findings published yesterday...

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Breaking News
Trump’s options all but exhausted as court dismisses bid to overturn election results

The Supreme Court has denied a last-minute attempt by President Donald Trump's allies to overturn the election results in Pennsylvania, in a blow to the president's continuing efforts to reverse...

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Breaking News
Time to end the climate of fear around 
trans debate, 
says Rowling

JK Rowling has called for an end to the “climate of fear” around the transgender debate, and told of the “heartbreaking” letters she received from young people who regretted their...