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September 23, 2020
Mars drops Uncle Ben’s name from rice brand

Mars has unveiled a name change for the 70-year-old Uncle Ben's rice brand, becoming the latest company to drop a logo criticised as a racial stereotype.

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September 23, 2020
Prince Harry tells Americans to ‘reject hate speech’ as he urges them to vote

The Duke of Sussex has urged people in the US to “reject hate speech” and vote in the country's upcoming presidential election.

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September 23, 2020
Alexei Navalny released from German hospital

The German hospital treating Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny for poisoning said his condition has improved enough for him to be released from the facility.

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September 23, 2020
Northern Ireland’s wet pubs set to reopen despite fresh Covid restrictions

Pubs that do not serve food are due to open in Northern Ireland later, despite fresh Covid-19 restrictions.

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September 23, 2020
Almost 500 pilot whales stranded on Australian island state

More pilot whales were found stranded on an Australian coast on Wednesday, raising the total to almost 500 in the largest mass stranding ever recorded in the island state of...

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September 23, 2020
US death toll from coronavirus hits 200,000

The US death toll from the coronavirus topped 200,000 on Tuesday, by far the highest in the world.

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September 23, 2020
Upper Crust owner SSP reveals £1.3bn Covid-19 sales hit

Upper Crust and Caffe Ritazza owner SSP has said nearly two-thirds of its sites still remain closed as it revealed a sales hit of around £1.3 billion due to the...

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September 23, 2020
India’s coronavirus cases decline after last week’s record total

India reported more than 83,000 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, showing some decline after reaching a record a week earlier.

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September 23, 2020
Some progress in military talks on India and China border standoff

Senior military commanders from India and China have agreed to not add more troops along their disputed border in the mountainous Ladakh region where the two Asian giants are locked...

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September 23, 2020
Almost 500 pilot whales stranded on Australian island state

More pilot whales were found stranded on an Australian coast on Wednesday, raising the total to almost 500 in the largest mass stranding ever recorded in the island state of...

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September 23, 2020
Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveils breakthrough in battery technology

Tesla is working on new battery technology that CEO Elon Musk says will enable the company within the next three years to make sleeker, more affordable cars that can travel...

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September 23, 2020
China aims to go carbon-neutral by 2060

Chinese President Xi Jinping says his country will aim to stop adding to the global warming problem by 2060.

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September 23, 2020
Covid surge threatens wave of mental health issues, warns TV Secret Millionaire

Businessman Jim Breen, who lost his aunt to Covid-19, believes the second wave will have a far more significant impact on mental health than the first.

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September 23, 2020
One in five households sitting on wealth of €850,000, but just as many have under €1,000

One in five Irish households has wealth of €850,000 even when mortgage or other debt is accounted for, while the same number of homes has wealth of less than €1,000.

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September 23, 2020
Trump says coronavirus poses no risk to the young

As the US death toll from the coronavirus eclipses 200,000, President Donald Trump incorrectly claimed at a campaign rally that Covid-19 "affects virtually nobody" under the age of 18, again...

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September 23, 2020
Xi warns of ‘clash of civilisations’ after Trump attack over Covid-19

Xi Jinping, China's president, warned against a "clash of civilisations" at the United Nations yesterday after Donald Trump swiped at Beijing over its coronavirus response.

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September 23, 2020
Covid surge threatens wave of mental health issues, warns TV Secret Millionaire

Businessman Jim Breen, who lost his aunt to Covid-19, believes the second wave will have a far more significant impact on mental health than the first.

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September 23, 2020
One in five households sitting on wealth of €850,000, but just as many have under €1,000

One in five Irish households has wealth of €850,000 even when mortgage or other debt is accounted for, while the same number of homes has wealth of less than €1,000.

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September 23, 2020
Trump says coronavirus poses no risk to the young

As the US death toll from the coronavirus eclipses 200,000, President Donald Trump incorrectly claimed at a campaign rally that Covid-19 "affects virtually nobody" under the age of 18, again...

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September 23, 2020
Covid surge threatens wave of mental health issues, warns TV Secret Millionaire

Businessman Jim Breen, who lost his aunt to Covid-19, believes the second wave will have a far more significant impact on mental health than the first.

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September 23, 2020
One in five households sitting on wealth of €850,000, but just as many have under €1,000

One in five Irish households has wealth of €850,000 even when mortgage or other debt is accounted for, while the same number of homes has wealth of less than €1,000.

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September 23, 2020
UK imposes tighter restrictions amid warning they could last for six months

Boris Johnson asked the British to "summon discipline and togetherness" as he introduced further restrictions to suppress the rising tide of Covid-19.

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September 23, 2020
Crippled aviation industry pleads for State aid

The Oireachtas will hold an emergency meeting to discuss a support package for Ireland's aviation industry, which has been devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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September 23, 2020
Prosecutors have ‘material evidence’ Maddie McCann is dead

German prosecutors have claimed there is material evidence that Madeleine McCann is dead.

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September 23, 2020
UK imposes tighter restrictions amid warning they could last for six months

Boris Johnson asked the British to "summon discipline and togetherness" as he introduced further restrictions to suppress the rising tide of Covid-19.

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September 23, 2020
Crippled aviation industry pleads for State aid

The Oireachtas will hold an emergency meeting to discuss a support package for Ireland's aviation industry, which has been devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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September 23, 2020
Prosecutors have ‘material evidence’ Maddie McCann is dead

German prosecutors have claimed there is material evidence that Madeleine McCann is dead.

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September 23, 2020
UK imposes tighter restrictions amid warning they could last for six months

Boris Johnson asked the British to "summon discipline and togetherness" as he introduced further restrictions to suppress the rising tide of Covid-19.

Continue Reading
September 23, 2020
Crippled aviation industry pleads for State aid

The Oireachtas will hold an emergency meeting to discuss a support package for Ireland's aviation industry, which has been devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Continue Reading
September 23, 2020
Prosecutors have ‘material evidence’ Maddie McCann is dead

German prosecutors have claimed there is material evidence that Madeleine McCann is dead.

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September 23, 2020
Visors useless to prevent wearers spreading breath droplets: study

The world's fastest supercomputer has found that plastic face shields are almost completely ineffective at trapping breath aerosols, raising questions over their ability to stem the transmission of coronavirus.

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September 23, 2020
Crippled aviation industry pleads for State aid

The Oireachtas will hold an emergency meeting to discuss a support package for Ireland's aviation industry, which has been devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Continue Reading
September 23, 2020
Prosecutors have ‘material evidence’ Maddie McCann is dead

German prosecutors have claimed there is material evidence that Madeleine McCann is dead.

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September 23, 2020
Visors useless to prevent wearers spreading breath droplets: study

The world's fastest supercomputer has found that plastic face shields are almost completely ineffective at trapping breath aerosols, raising questions over their ability to stem the transmission of coronavirus.

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September 23, 2020
Demand for flu vaccine forces some big pharmacy chains to ration supplies

High demand for the flu vaccine has forced some of the big pharmacy chains to ration supplies and stop taking on new corporate customers that provide free jabs for their...

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September 23, 2020
Romney helps pave way for early vote on replacement for Ginsburg

Donald Trump is likely to have the votes in the US Senate to confirm a Supreme Court nominee before the election, after Mitt Romney became the latest Republican moderate to...

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September 23, 2020
Visors useless to prevent wearers spreading breath droplets: study

The world's fastest supercomputer has found that plastic face shields are almost completely ineffective at trapping breath aerosols, raising questions over their ability to stem the transmission of coronavirus.

Continue Reading
September 23, 2020
Demand for flu vaccine forces some big pharmacy chains to ration supplies

High demand for the flu vaccine has forced some of the big pharmacy chains to ration supplies and stop taking on new corporate customers that provide free jabs for their...

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September 23, 2020
Romney helps pave way for early vote on replacement for Ginsburg

Donald Trump is likely to have the votes in the US Senate to confirm a Supreme Court nominee before the election, after Mitt Romney became the latest Republican moderate to...

Continue Reading
September 23, 2020
Visors useless to prevent wearers spreading breath droplets: study

The world's fastest supercomputer has found that plastic face shields are almost completely ineffective at trapping breath aerosols, raising questions over their ability to stem the transmission of coronavirus.

Continue Reading