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September 29, 2020
Coronavirus: Global death toll now exceeds 1 million

The global death toll from COVID-19 rose past 1 million, according to a Reuters tally, a bleak milestone in a pandemic that has devastated the global economy, overloaded health systems...

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September 29, 2020
Purge of brain-eating microbe from water system to take two months

The effort to purge a deadly parasite from drinking water in a Houston suburb could take up to 60 days, an official said.

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September 29, 2020
Increase of over 10,000 in receipt of PUP in one week as Dublin restrictions hit home

There has been an increase of more than 10,000 people claiming the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) this week as the Dublin Covid-19 lockdown closed businesses.

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September 29, 2020
Trump’s envoy arrives – after a few false starts

The last time US President Donald Trump spoke to Mick Mulvaney about Brexit and Ireland, he asked his Irish envoy why he had not travelled here yet.

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September 29, 2020
Increase of over 10,000 in receipt of PUP in one week as Dublin restrictions hit home

There has been an increase of more than 10,000 people claiming the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) this week as the Dublin Covid-19 lockdown closed businesses.

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September 29, 2020
Youth services had 70pc drop in engagement by vulnerable young people during lockdown

Vulnerable young people deemed 'at risk' before the pandemic are among those most affected by the crisis, with a 70pc drop in the numbers accessing support services during lockdown.

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September 29, 2020
No plans for ‘fly-on-the-wall’ show, say Harry and Meghan

Reports that Prince Harry and wife Meghan will be appearing in a reality TV series as part of their Netflix deal have been denied by their spokesman.

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September 29, 2020
120 million rapid Covid tests go to poor nations

Some 120 million rapid diagnostic tests for coronavirus will be made available to low- and middle-income countries at a maximum of $5 (€4.29) each, the World Health Organisation has announced.

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September 29, 2020
Youth services had 70pc drop in engagement by vulnerable young people during lockdown

Vulnerable young people deemed 'at risk' before the pandemic are among those most affected by the crisis, with a 70pc drop in the numbers accessing support services during lockdown.

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September 29, 2020
Mortgage arrears mean thousands of families ‘face losing their houses’

Thousands of mortgage holders have built up more than a decade of missed payments.

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September 29, 2020
Youth services had 70pc drop in engagement by vulnerable young people during lockdown

Vulnerable young people deemed 'at risk' before the pandemic are among those most affected by the crisis, with a 70pc drop in the numbers accessing support services during lockdown.

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September 29, 2020
Mortgage arrears mean thousands of families ‘face losing their houses’

Thousands of mortgage holders have built up more than a decade of missed payments.

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September 29, 2020
Bus Éireann to axe routes between cities ‘due to impact of pandemic’

Bus Éireann inter-city services face the axe due to the impact of Covid-19.

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September 29, 2020
Armenia told to pull out of disputed area amid fears of return to bloody conflict

Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told Armenia to end its "occupation" of the flashpoint region of Nagorno-Karabakh amid a second day of fighting that claimed 21 more lives.

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September 29, 2020
Rising levels of virus in sewage could be early warning of surge

Scientists monitoring wastewater from a treatment plant in Dublin found evidence of increasing levels of the coronavirus in sewage as cases in the capital surged.

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September 29, 2020
Biden targets Trump over tax returns as key debate looms

Donald Trump attempted to justify minimising his tax payments yesterday as the Democrats argued reports he contributed nothing in federal income taxes for a decade showed he was out of...

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September 29, 2020
Rising levels of virus in sewage could be early warning of surge

Scientists monitoring wastewater from a treatment plant in Dublin found evidence of increasing levels of the coronavirus in sewage as cases in the capital surged.

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September 29, 2020
Lovesick jailbreak suspect held after using real name to hire hijack helicopter

Belgian police arrested the suspects in an "amateurish" prison breakout less than 24 hours after the gang booked the helicopter they hijacked to try to free one of their wives...

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September 29, 2020
EU and UK on brink of taking up legal cudgels over North and a hard Border

By tomorrow the EU and the UK could be locked in an international legal battle over the post-Brexit trade status of Northern Ireland.

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September 29, 2020
Modelling agency boss accused of ‘countless’ rapes

A former boss of one of the world's biggest modelling agencies is under investigation in France over accusations of rape and sexual assault, prosecutors said yesterday.

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September 29, 2020
Anti-lockdown professor’s lecture mandatory for UCD medical students despite outcry

A lecture taught by Dolores Cahill will be mandatory for first-year undergraduate medical students at UCD.

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September 29, 2020
State faces nine more months of ‘on-off’ lockdowns

Ireland is at the mercy of on-off lockdowns for at least another nine months as Cork, Galway, Monaghan and Roscommon are now suffering a rise in Covid-19 cases.

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September 29, 2020
No plans for ‘fly-on-the-wall’ show, say royals

Reports that Prince Harry and wife Meghan will be appearing in a reality TV series as part of their Netflix deal have been denied by their spokesman.

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September 29, 2020
Anti-lockdown professor’s lecture mandatory for UCD medical students despite outcry

A lecture taught by Dolores Cahill will be mandatory for first-year undergraduate medical students at UCD.

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September 29, 2020
State faces nine more months of ‘on-off’ lockdowns

Ireland is at the mercy of on-off lockdowns for at least another nine months as Cork, Galway, Monaghan and Roscommon are now suffering a rise in Covid-19 cases.

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September 29, 2020
Gleeson brave to take on role of president as bitter US election reaches its final stages

As if we all didn't have enough Trump on our plates at the moment, The Comey Rule made its debut on US TV this week.

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September 29, 2020
Counties that turned tide offer hope to those in lockdown

Fluctuations in the Covid-19 virus in recent weeks have led to some counties on the critical list being saved from lockdown - while others appeared to come from nowhere and...

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September 29, 2020
Students will be asked to record seat numbers for college lectures

College students attending face-to-face lectures will be asked to record their seat numbers, under public health protocols agreed for the return to campus.

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September 29, 2020
Trump’s Irish envoy Mick Mulvaney arrives – after a few false starts

The last time US President Donald Trump spoke to Mick Mulvaney about Brexit and Ireland, he asked his Irish envoy why he had not travelled here yet.

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September 29, 2020
Counties that turned tide offer hope to those in lockdown

Fluctuations in the Covid-19 virus in recent weeks have led to some counties on the critical list being saved from lockdown - while others appeared to come from nowhere and...

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September 29, 2020
Students will be asked to record seat numbers for college lectures

College students attending face-to-face lectures will be asked to record their seat numbers, under public health protocols agreed for the return to campus.

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September 29, 2020
Get tax credits on Big Macs as fast food chains sign up to scheme

A number of fast food chains have registered for the Government's Stay and Spend Scheme, meaning you could get tax credits for a Big Mac.

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September 29, 2020
Students will be asked to record seat numbers for college lectures

College students attending face-to-face lectures will be asked to record their seat numbers, under public health protocols agreed for the return to campus.

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September 29, 2020
Get tax credits on Big Macs as fast food chains sign up to scheme

A number of fast food chains have registered for the Government's Stay and Spend Scheme, meaning you could get tax credits for a Big Mac.

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September 29, 2020
Trump’s envoy arrives – after a few false starts

The last time US President Donald Trump spoke to Mick Mulvaney about Brexit and Ireland, he asked his Irish envoy why he had not travelled here yet.

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September 29, 2020
‘Nose spray gives 96pc protection from Covid’

Weekly use of a nasal spray could give 96pc protection from coronavirus, new research from Public Health England (PHE) shows.

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September 29, 2020
Trump’s envoy arrives – after a few false starts

The last time US President Donald Trump spoke to Mick Mulvaney about Brexit and Ireland, he asked his Irish envoy why he had not travelled here yet.

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September 29, 2020
Coronavirus: Global death toll passes one million

The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus has passed one million, nine months into a crisis that has devastated the global economy, and forced many to change the way they...

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September 28, 2020
Salty lake and ponds could be gurgling beneath Mars South Pole

A network of salty ponds may be gurgling beneath Mars's South Pole alongside a large underground lake, raising the prospect of tiny, swimming Martian life.

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September 28, 2020
Salty lake and ponds could be gurgling beneath Mars South Pole

A network of salty ponds may be gurgling beneath Mars's South Pole alongside a large underground lake, raising the prospect of tiny, swimming Martian life.

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