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September 25, 2020
Tourism chiefs alarmed as Green List of travel zones to be slashed to just four European countries

Aviation and tourism officials expressed alarm after it was signalled that the Government's Green List for travel during the Covid-19 pandemic will be slashed to just four countries from next...

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September 25, 2020
Why are church crowds different to pub crowds?

Seldom do we find ourselves in an ecclesiastical conundrum that would bring into question our Government-enforced regulations on the Covid pandemic. But here we find ourselves facing another weekend of...

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September 25, 2020
Communion and confirmation parties fuel Covid surge, expert warns

A surge in virus cases has been linked to communion and confirmation parties, a health expert warned as another county faced into tighter Covid restrictions.

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September 25, 2020
‘We had no other choice’ – publicans set for court battle with FBD Insurance

If the pre-trial hearings are anything to go by, the Commercial Court battle between publicans and FBD Insurance is set to be an explosive affair.

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September 25, 2020
Communion and confirmation parties fuel Covid surge, expert warns

A surge in virus cases has been linked to communion and confirmation parties, a health expert warned as another county faced into tighter Covid restrictions.

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September 25, 2020
Americans have still to decide between Trump’s division and Biden’s unity

As the US presidential campaign shifts into its most dramatic phase with candidate debates beginning next week, a paradox overshadows this White House race, creating a nationwide question mark.

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September 25, 2020
Italian press and president hit back after Covid claims from Johnson

Italian president Sergio Mattarella has rebuked Boris Johnson's claims that, unlike Italy, the UK is a freedom-loving country where it is hard to enforce anti-virus measures, as it emerged that...

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September 25, 2020
Belarus facing sanctions after criticism of ‘fraudulent’ inauguration

The US, Britain and Canada may impose sanctions on Belarus as early as today, four sources told Reuters, and the European Union told President Alexander Lukashenko it did not recognise...

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September 25, 2020
Italian press and president hit back after Covid claims from Johnson

Italian president Sergio Mattarella has rebuked Boris Johnson's claims that, unlike Italy, the UK is a freedom-loving country where it is hard to enforce anti-virus measures, as it emerged that...

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September 24, 2020
‘Everyone is subject to the law’ says Foster as DUP MP pictured on train without mask

DUP leader Arlene Foster has said everyone is “equally subject to the law” after a photograph emerged showing one of her MPs on a train without a face covering.

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September 24, 2020
Trump booed while paying respects to Ginsburg

President Donald Trump has been booed as he paid respects to late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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September 24, 2020
Michel Barnier named EMI’s European of the year

Michel Barnier, the politician serving as the European Commission's Head of Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom, has been named as this year's European of the Year at...

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September 24, 2020
Revealed – the region with the highest Covid rate in the country, and why Donegal is set for new level of restrictions

A border region in Donegal has the highest Covid-19 incidence rate in the country, new localised data on the spread of the virus reveals.

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September 24, 2020
Revealed – the region with the highest Covid rate in the country, and why Donegal is set for new level of restrictions

A border region in Donegal has the highest Covid-19 incidence rate in the country, new localised data on the spread of the virus reveals.

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September 24, 2020
Australia’s Claremont serial killer found guilty of murdering Irish woman Ciara Glennon after 23 years

An Australian man has been found guilty of killing two women, including Irishwoman Ciara Glennon, in Perth in the mid-1990s, and was acquitted of a third death, marking a partial...

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September 24, 2020
Australia’s Claremont serial killer found guilty of murdering Irish woman Ciara Glennon after 23 years

An Australian man has been found guilty of killing two women, including Irishwoman Ciara Glennon, in Perth in the mid-1990s, and was acquitted of a third death, marking a partial...

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September 24, 2020
Railway workers suspended over Grand Central Station ‘man cave’

Three railway workers have been suspended for turning a storage room under Grand Central Station in New York into an unauthorised “man cave”.

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September 24, 2020
Ex-Cambridge Analytica boss banned from being a company director

The former boss of Cambridge Analytica has been banned from being a company director for seven years.

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September 24, 2020
Curb social encounters or face nationwide Level 3 restrictions, Dr Glynn warns

All citizens have been put on notice to curb social encounters lest the whole country move to Level 3 Covid restrictions.

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September 24, 2020
Alexei Navalny’s apartment ‘seized while he was in coma’

Russian authorities seized Alexei Navalny's Moscow apartment while the opposition leader was still in a coma, his spokeswoman has said.

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September 24, 2020
NUI Galway warns students they could be expelled for breaches of Covid-19 restrictions, on or off campus

NUI Galway has warned students that they could be expelled for breaches of Covid-19 related public health restrictions, either on or off the campus.

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September 24, 2020
Coronavirus Ireland: three new deaths and 324 further cases with 42 in Donegal as county set for Level 3 restrictions

There have been three new deaths and 324 further coronavirus cases in Ireland.

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September 24, 2020
Trump booed while paying respects to Ginsburg

President Donald Trump has been booed as he paid respects to late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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September 24, 2020
Ireland’s Green List further slashed to just four countries – with one new addition

Ireland's 'Green List' of countries that people can travel to without restricting their movements on return has been cut further today.

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September 24, 2020
McCann suspect may face more jail time after EU court ruling

A German man whom investigators suspect of murdering British toddler Madeleine McCann and currently jailed for drug dealing may face more prison time after Europe's top court retroactively cleared his...

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September 24, 2020
Aquarium stages gender reveal ceremony for penguin chick

A Norfolk aquarium has held a gender reveal party for its young humboldt penguin chick.

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September 24, 2020
Donegal to be placed under Level 3 Covid restrictions

DONEGAL is set to be placed under new Covid-19 restrictions.

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September 24, 2020
Dogs used to detect coronavirus in pilot project at Helsinki airport

Dogs trained to detect the novel coronavirus began sniffing passenger samples at Finland's Helsinki-Vantaa airport this week, authorities said, in a pilot project running alongside more usual testing at the...

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September 24, 2020
Anger over decision not to charge police officers over Breonna Taylor’s death spills on to America’s streets

Anger, frustration and sadness over the decision not to charge Kentucky police officers for Breonna Taylor's death has poured into America's streets.

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September 24, 2020
Simon Coveney warns UK/EU deal won’t be ratified if British threat to break international law remains

SIMON Coveney has warned that even if a deal on the future relationship between the UK and EU can be reached it won't be ratified if the British Government's threat...

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September 24, 2020
Coronavirus vaccine ‘will be ready by early next year’

A Chinese pharmaceutical company has said the coronavirus vaccine it is developing should be ready by early 2021 for distribution worldwide.

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September 24, 2020
Coronavirus vaccine ‘will be ready by early next year’

A Chinese pharmaceutical company has said the coronavirus vaccine it is developing should be ready by early 2021 for distribution worldwide.

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September 24, 2020
Donald Trump pays respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

US President Donald Trump has paid respects to late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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September 24, 2020
Donald Trump pays respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

US President Donald Trump has paid respects to late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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September 24, 2020
Jailed Belarusian opposition leader tells protesters not to give up

Detained Belarusian opposition politician Maria Kolesnikova has urged protesters against long-time leader Alexander Lukashenko not to give up and mocked the security forces who arrested her, in a letter shared...

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September 24, 2020
Jailed Belarusian opposition leader tells protesters not to give up

Detained Belarusian opposition politician Maria Kolesnikova has urged protesters against long-time leader Alexander Lukashenko not to give up and mocked the security forces who arrested her, in a letter shared...

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September 24, 2020
Let’s talk about casual sex: Flings in the age of Covid-19

The UK government this week updated their covid guidelines, allowing couples in an “established relationship” to meet up to have sex; however, casual sex continues to be banned for the...

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September 24, 2020
Let’s talk about casual sex: Flings in the age of Covid-19

The UK government this week updated their covid guidelines, allowing couples in an “established relationship” to meet up to have sex; however, casual sex continues to be banned for the...

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September 24, 2020
Thailand sues Facebook and Twitter ‘for allowing banned material’

Thailand's government has lodged complaints with police against Facebook and Twitter, alleging they failed to comply with court orders to block content judged illegal under Thai law.

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September 24, 2020
Hospital launches online therapy in response to ‘dramatic increase’ in referral of patients with mental health issues

Saint John of God Hospital has launched a new online therapy programme for people struggling with their mental health due to a “dramatic increase” in admissions and referrals since the...

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