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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
Xi critic gets 18 years after calling China leader a clown

A Beijing court sentenced a property tycoon - the son of a former vice minister and part of an elite previously regarded as 'untouchable' - to 18 years in prison...

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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
Xi critic gets 18 years after calling China leader a clown

A Beijing court sentenced a property tycoon - the son of a former vice minister and part of an elite previously regarded as 'untouchable' - to 18 years in prison...

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September 23, 2020
China says it will be carbon neutral by 2060 in boost for climate action

China has announced it is aiming to become carbon neutral before 2060, in what could prove to be a major step forward for the climate fight.

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September 23, 2020
Mystery over source of infections could lead to further lockdowns

The number of people who are catching Covid-19 and have no idea where they picked it up is rising - increasing the chances of more lockdowns.

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September 23, 2020
TDs’ salaries near Celtic Tiger levels as worst-hit industries seek U-turn on Covid payment cuts

The pay of TDs will rise to close to Celtic Tiger levels next week when a wage hike pushes their earnings above €98,000 a year.

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September 23, 2020
Xi critic gets 18 years after calling China leader a clown

A Beijing court sentenced a property tycoon - the son of a former vice minister and part of an elite previously regarded as 'untouchable' - to 18 years in prison...

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September 23, 2020
China says it will be carbon neutral by 2060 in boost for climate action

China has announced it is aiming to become carbon neutral before 2060, in what could prove to be a major step forward for the climate fight.

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September 23, 2020
Mystery over source of infections could lead to further lockdowns

The number of people who are catching Covid-19 and have no idea where they picked it up is rising - increasing the chances of more lockdowns.

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September 23, 2020
TDs’ salaries near Celtic Tiger levels as worst-hit industries seek U-turn on Covid payment cuts

The pay of TDs will rise to close to Celtic Tiger levels next week when a wage hike pushes their earnings above €98,000 a year.

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September 23, 2020
Xi critic gets 18 years after calling China leader a clown

A Beijing court sentenced a property tycoon - the son of a former vice minister and part of an elite previously regarded as 'untouchable' - to 18 years in prison...

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September 23, 2020
China says it will be carbon neutral by 2060 in boost for climate action

China has announced it is aiming to become carbon neutral before 2060, in what could prove to be a major step forward for the climate fight.

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September 23, 2020
Mystery over source of infections could lead to further lockdowns

The number of people who are catching Covid-19 and have no idea where they picked it up is rising - increasing the chances of more lockdowns.

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September 23, 2020
TDs’ salaries near Celtic Tiger levels as worst-hit industries seek U-turn on Covid payment cuts

The pay of TDs will rise to close to Celtic Tiger levels next week when a wage hike pushes their earnings above €98,000 a year.

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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
China says it will be carbon neutral by 2060 in boost for climate action

China has announced it is aiming to become carbon neutral before 2060, in what could prove to be a major step forward for the climate fight.

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September 23, 2020
Mystery over source of infections could lead to further lockdowns

The number of people who are catching Covid-19 and have no idea where they picked it up is rising - increasing the chances of more lockdowns.

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September 23, 2020
TDs’ salaries near Celtic Tiger levels as worst-hit industries seek U-turn on Covid payment cuts

The pay of TDs will rise to close to Celtic Tiger levels next week when a wage hike pushes their earnings above €98,000 a year.

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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
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
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 22, 2020
‘This is a struggle humanity will win’ – Boris Johnson warns of no return to ‘normal’ for six months in Britain

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 22, 2020
Government will spend €9bn on Covid-19 fight next year

The Government will spend €9bn next year fighting Covid-19, Public Expenditure Minister Michael McGrath has revealed.

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September 22, 2020
Woman suspected of sending ricin-filled envelope to White House to appear in court

A woman arrested by US authorities on suspicion of mailing ricin-filled envelopes to President Donald Trump and to six individuals in Texas was due to appear before a federal judge...

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September 22, 2020
Paschal Donohoe restricting movements after French finance minister tests positive for Covid-19

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe is restricting his movements after he learned one of his Eurogroup colleagues tested positive for Covid-19.

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September 22, 2020
German prosecutor in Madeleine McCann case starts new rape investigation

A German prosecutor trying to build a case against a suspect in the 2007 disappearance of three-year-old Madeleine McCann in Portugal said on Tuesday he had opened an investigation into...

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September 22, 2020
We had Tiger King, banana bread and staycations – now we’re at stage ‘sure TikTokers will flatten the curve’

Ah, the stages of the pandemic. We had Tiger King, we had banana bread, we had staycations, and now we have “sure, TikTokers will flatten the curve”.

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September 22, 2020
Pandemic unemployment payments may be needed for ‘much longer than we expected,’ Dáil told

THE Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) may be needed "for much longer than we expected" and its future needs to be examined ahead of the Budget, the Dáil has been told.

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September 22, 2020
Pandemic unemployment payments may be needed for ‘much longer than we expected,’ Dáil told

THE Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) may be needed "for much longer than we expected" and its future needs to be examined ahead of the Budget, the Dáil has been told.

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September 22, 2020
Woman charged with mailing ricin to White House ‘wrote note’

A woman accused of mailing a package containing ricin to the White House included a threatening letter in which she told President Donald Trump to “give up and remove your...

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September 22, 2020
Woman charged with mailing ricin to White House ‘wrote note’

A woman accused of mailing a package containing ricin to the White House included a threatening letter in which she told President Donald Trump to “give up and remove your...

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September 22, 2020
Coronavirus Ireland: 334 new cases – 174 in Dublin, no further deaths

THERE has been no further deaths and 334 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland, according to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC).

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September 22, 2020
Scotland asked for Ireland’s help in Covid-19 testing, Taoiseach reveals

Scotland asked Ireland if this country had spare Covid-19 testing capacity, it has been revealed.

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September 22, 2020
Ireland has one of the highest numbers of cocaine use among young people in EU – new report

Ireland has one of the highest numbers of cocaine use among young people in the EU according to a report into drugs trends.

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