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October 13, 2020
SSE sells stake in energy-from-waste projects for £995m

Energy giant SSE has agreed a near-£1 billion deal to sell its stake in three energy-from-waste facilities under plans to raise at least £2 billion by next autumn.

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October 13, 2020
French Connection sees sales plunge after lockdown impact

High street fashion chain French Connection has laid bare the harsh impact the Covid-19 lockdown had on the already-struggling company.

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October 13, 2020
Second Covid vaccine trial paused over unexplained illness

A late-stage study of Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine candidate has been paused while the company investigates whether a study participant's “unexplained illness” is related to the shot.

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October 13, 2020
Covid-19 reinfection possible and can be more severe – study

Contracting Covid-19 may not necessarily protect against future infection from the virus, a new study reveals today.

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October 13, 2020
Anger as details of Covid care home outbreak revealed

The daughter of a man who died from Covid-19 in a Dundalk nursing home says she is horrified by new details that have emerged about the ­outbreak at the facility.

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October 13, 2020
Anger as details of Covid care home outbreak revealed

The daughter of a man who died from Covid-19 in a Dundalk nursing home says she is horrified by new details that have emerged about the ­outbreak at the facility.

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October 13, 2020
Appeal for Dubliners to keep fighting ‘dangerous enemy’

The leaders of Dublin's four local authorities along with Lord Mayor Hazel Chu have issued a joint appeal for people to redouble their efforts in the fight against Covid-19.

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October 13, 2020
Appeal for Dubliners to keep fighting ‘dangerous enemy’

The leaders of Dublin's four local authorities along with Lord Mayor Hazel Chu have issued a joint appeal for people to redouble their efforts in the fight against Covid-19.

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October 13, 2020
Coronavirus isolation: What a lack of touch is doing to us

Aoife Rafter (28) can vividly remember the first hug she shared with her boyfriend after 17 weeks of cocooning.

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October 13, 2020
Australian Cardinal Pell returns to Rome after firing of rival Becciu

Pope Francis has met with Australian Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican's former economy minister who has returned to Rome after the firing of an Italian cardinal whom Pell had accused...

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October 13, 2020
Coronavirus isolation: What a lack of touch is doing to us

Aoife Rafter (28) can vividly remember the first hug she shared with her boyfriend after 17 weeks of cocooning.

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October 13, 2020
Close election may spark legal war over swing state votes, warn experts

The US has been awash in election lawsuits since the spring, when the pandemic triggered a raft of disputes over who can vote by mail and how to count their...

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October 13, 2020
Explainer: Is a national circuit breaker on the cards? And is my county heading towards more extreme lockdown measures?

The Covid-19 proposals continue to flip-flop from a national circuit breaker to Level 3 - and now back to possible Level 4 lockdowns for Border counties.

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October 13, 2020
Democrats fear Barrett will ‘torpedo’ affordable healthcare

Democratic senators yesterday dubbed Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee a "judicial torpedo" aimed at destroying a law enshrining healthcare protections as they sought an electoral advantage from the first day...

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October 13, 2020
Explainer: Is a national circuit breaker on the cards? And is my county heading towards more extreme lockdown measures?

The Covid-19 proposals continue to flip-flop from a national circuit breaker to Level 3 - and now back to possible Level 4 lockdowns for Border counties.

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October 13, 2020
Netanyahu cabinet approves UAE deal

Israel's cabinet approved a normalisation deal with the United Arab Emirates yesterday and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he and Abu Dhabi's crown prince had spoken and agreed to meet...

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October 13, 2020
Gardaí break up post-match dinner of 30 people from Roscommon GAA

Gardaí broke up a dinner of some 30 people that took place after a match in Co Roscommon.

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October 13, 2020
Russia appeals for Azeri and Armenian forces to call halt to conflict over region

Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces yesterday accused each other of launching new attacks in and around Nagorno-Karabakh, increasing strains on a two-day-old humanitarian ceasefire intended to end heavy fighting over...

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October 13, 2020
Gardaí break up post-match dinner of 30 people from Roscommon GAA

Gardaí broke up a dinner of some 30 people that took place after a match in Co Roscommon.

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October 13, 2020
Trump has tested negative for virus – White House medic

President Donald Trump has tested negative for Covid-19 and he is not infectious to others, the White House physician said last night, 10 days after Mr Trump announced he had...

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October 13, 2020
How Covid has infected our economy over the past seven months

On March 12, schools and colleges closed with a plan to reopen on March 29.

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October 13, 2020
How Covid has infected our economy over the past seven months

On March 12, schools and colleges closed with a plan to reopen on March 29.

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October 12, 2020
Kyrgyzstan president orders new state of emergency

Kyrgyzstan's president ordered a new, week-long state of emergency in the country's capital after parliament failed to consider and approve his previous order within the legally required three days.

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October 12, 2020
Kyrgyzstan president orders new state of emergency

Kyrgyzstan's president ordered a new, week-long state of emergency in the country's capital after parliament failed to consider and approve his previous order within the legally required three days.

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October 12, 2020
Coronavirus Ireland: One further death and 825 new cases confirmed today

There have been 825 new cases of Covid-19 and one further deaths confirmed by the Department of Health today.

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October 12, 2020
Coronavirus Ireland: 825 new cases and one further death confirmed today

There have been 825 new cases of Covid-19 and one further deaths confirmed by the Department of Health today.

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October 12, 2020
Coronavirus Ireland: ‘We want at least 10 days of Level Three before we see how it is working’

There have been 825 new cases of Covid-19 and one further deaths confirmed by the Department of Health today.

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October 12, 2020
In Video: Christmas comes early to Selfridges

Santa Claus has dropped in on Selfridges to launch the Oxford Street store's annual Christmas display.

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October 12, 2020
South Africa’s President warns against using murder of white farmer to stoke racial hatred

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday urged South Africans not to use murders of white farmers to inflame racial tensions by falsely equating them with ethnic cleansing, a week after a...

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October 12, 2020
EU to sanction Russians over Navalny poisoning, diplomats say

European Union foreign ministers backed a Franco-German plan on Monday to impose sanctions on Russians suspected of poisoning Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny with a nerve agent, diplomats said.

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October 12, 2020
Jurgen Klopp letter about coping with anxiety delights young Liverpool fan

Jurgen Klopp's heart-warming letter left an 11-year-old fan who had been worried about moving schools “completely blown away”, his mother said.

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October 12, 2020
PM’s statement, commodity stocks and strong pound drag FTSE lower

Boris Johnson's latest announcement on regional restrictions, poor performing commodity stocks and a bounce in the pound ensured the FTSE 100 closed in the red on Monday.

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October 12, 2020
Facebook to ban Holocaust denial or distortion content

Facebook Inc said on Monday it was updating its hate speech policy to ban any content that denies or distorts the Holocaust.

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October 12, 2020
Children aged 2-12 urged to get free nasal spray flu vaccine

Children aged 2-12 years should get the free flu vaccine which is now available from GPs and pharmacists, the HSE said today.

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October 12, 2020
Nphet warned Government about nursing home outbreaks last week

The National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) issued a warning to the Government last week about the rising number of Covid-19 clusters in nursing homes.

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October 12, 2020
Gardaí in Kerry self-isolating after positive Covid-19 test at a special training course

A number of Kerry-based Gardaí are having to self-isolate as a precautionary measure after a positive Covid-19 test following a special training course.

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October 12, 2020
Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Three deaths and 877 new Covid cases as O’Neill says funding needed for ‘decisive action’

A further three people in Northern Ireland have died after testing positive for coronavirus and 877 new cases of the virus have been confirmed.

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