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August 22, 2020
US postmaster insists election mail will be delivered despite cuts

New US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has said he has no plans to restore mailboxes or address other agency cuts made since he took over in June before the country's...

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August 22, 2020
Three phone calls sealed Calleary’s fate – hard to believe public will be satisfied with just one person out of 80 losing their job

Three telephone calls sealed Dara Calleary's fate and ended his short lived career as a Cabinet minister.

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August 22, 2020
‘Like 15 years of war in 15 seconds… It may take a lifetime to remove the fear in their eyes’

The news reports speed by as I watch: small children, their little faces injured from the flying glass. Tiny heads bandaged, and bulging dressings around ears, because fragile eardrums have...

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August 22, 2020
Author Cathy Kelly: ‘Like 15 years of war in 15 seconds… It may take a lifetime to remove the fear in their eyes’

The news reports speed by as I watch: small children, their little faces injured from the flying glass. Tiny heads bandaged, and bulging dressings around ears, because fragile eardrums have...

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August 22, 2020
Plane carrying ‘poisoned’ Russian dissident lands in Germany

A plane carrying Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, who is in a coma after a suspected poisoning, touched down in Berlin early on Saturday.

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August 22, 2020
‘Poisoned’ Russian dissident ‘stable’ after arriving at German hospital

Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, who is in a coma after a suspected poisoning, has arrived in Berlin for treatment by specialists at the German capital's main hospital.

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August 22, 2020
California wildfires some of largest in state history

Lightning-sparked wildfires in Northern California spread on Friday to become some of the largest in the state's history.

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August 22, 2020
‘People are going to lose their jobs’ – businesses are braced as new restrictions herald ‘disaster’

The mood was grim in Kildare last night as businesses braced themselves for another lockdown.

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August 22, 2020
Pence insists a Democratic win would lead to street violence

Vice president Mike Pence has launched the Republican counter-attack to the criticism that President Donald Trump received at the Democrats' nominating convention this week, countering that a Joe Biden presidency...

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August 22, 2020
‘Those who went to golf event danced all over my dad’s grave’

A man who lost his father to Covid-19 at the height of the pandemic has hit out at attendees of the Oireachtas Golf Society dinner.

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August 22, 2020
Covid-19 spreads in community as people do not know where they were infected

Public health doctors are increasingly trying to hunt down Covid-19 in hidden places across the country.

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August 22, 2020
Profile: Ronan Glynn: Young doctor from GAA family at centre of increasingly controversial Covid battle

Ronan Glynn was nervous. It was the start of April, Ireland was in a state of anguish and anxiety over Covid-19.

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August 22, 2020
Gardaí to interview organisers of Oireachtas dinner as part of probe

Gardaí will interview the organisers of this week's Oireachtas Golf Society dinner, which took place at a Galway hotel, as part of their investigation into alleged breaches of Covid-19 regulations.

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August 22, 2020
Hogan travelled to Dublin before two-week isolation period ended

EU Commissioner Phil Hogan was based in Kildare after returning to Ireland from his EU base - but left the county for a medical appointment and didn't return.

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August 22, 2020
Hundreds of pupils and teachers under quarantine as Covid surges across Berlin

At least 41 schools in Berlin have reported that students or teachers are infected with coronavirus - less than two weeks after they reopened in the German capital.

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August 22, 2020
Last Supper at the top table: No going to the bar, no chatting with other tables… a damp squib

Politicians attending the Clifden golf dinner complained about the dividing partition - that they couldn't see the speakers or properly hear what was being said, the Irish Independent can reveal.

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August 22, 2020
Lockdown extended by two more weeks in Kildare

Kildare's local lockdown has been extended by two weeks while tight restrictions have been lifted in Offaly and Laois, the Cabinet announced amid calls for more support for impacted businesses.

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August 22, 2020
Parents can claim €25.50 per week for driving teens to school as bus squeeze fear bites

Parents will be paid up to €25.50 a week to drive teenage children to and from school if they can't get a socially distanced seat on the school bus.

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August 22, 2020
‘People are going to lose their jobs’ – Kildare businesses are braced as new restrictions herald ‘disaster’

The mood was grim in Kildare last night as businesses braced themselves for another lockdown.

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August 22, 2020
Phil Hogan still defiant amid anger over Clifden golf event

The Taoiseach and Tanaiste have heaped pressure on EU Commissioner Phil Hogan to account for his decision to attend an Oireachtas Golf Society dinner which breached of Covid-19 guidelines.

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August 22, 2020
Pressure mounting on judge to step down over golf dinner controversy

Supreme Court Judge Séamus Woulfe is coming under significant political pressure to step down from his position after he attended the Oireachtas Golf Society dinner that was in breach of...

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August 22, 2020
Ronan Glynn: Young doctor from GAA family at centre of increasingly controversial Covid battle

Ronan Glynn was nervous. It was the start of April, Ireland was in a state of anguish and anxiety over Covid-19.

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August 22, 2020
Sniffles and swab tests – navigating child health as schools return

Children who only have a runny nose and sneezing will still be able to attend school once the country's classrooms reopen, under new guidance as pupils return to school.

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August 22, 2020
Threat of job losses is up to 11 times higher since pandemic

The number of proposed redundancies reported to the Government soared up to 11 times higher than last year in the months since the pandemic struck.

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August 22, 2020
Challenger clears first hurdle. Now things gets tricky

After three nights of searing criticism aimed at President Donald Trump and numerous testimonials about his personal character, Joe Biden took centre stage at his Democratic National Convention on Thursday...

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August 22, 2020
Plane carrying dissident in coma leaves Russia for Germany

A plane carrying a Russian dissident in a coma after a suspected poisoning left for a German hospital on Saturday after prolonged wrangling over Alexei Navalny's condition and treatment.

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August 21, 2020
LeBron James backs Goodyear after Trump attack

Basketball star Lebron James has responded to President Donald Trump's attack on Goodyear tyres – the most iconic company of his hometown Akron, Ohio – offering a shout-out of solidarity...

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August 21, 2020
Robert Trump remembered by brother and family at White House service

The White House was a scene of mourning as President Donald Trump and his family held a private memorial service for the president's younger brother, Robert, who died last week...

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August 21, 2020
Limited transmission of Covid-19 found in US childcare study

Transmission of Covid-19 from children or adults to other people in Rhode Island childcare programs occurred on only a limited basis, a study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...

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August 21, 2020
Three phone calls sealed Calleary’s fate – hard to believe public will be satisfied with just one person out of 80 losing their job

Three telephone calls sealed Darragh Calleary's fate and ended his short lived career as a Cabinet minister.

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August 21, 2020
Golden State killer will die in prison after string of rapes and murders

A former California police officer who became known as the Golden State Killer told victims he was “truly sorry” before he was sentenced to life imprisonment for a decade-long string...

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August 21, 2020
Nigerian boy, 11, dazzles social media with his ballet dancing

A 11-year-old boy practising ballet barefoot in the drizzling rain in Nigeria has seen his performance unexpectedly go around the world.

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August 21, 2020
Turkish government reconverts another former church into a mosque

The Turkish government formally converted a former Byzantine church into a mosque, a move that came a month after it drew praise from the faithful and international opposition for similarly...

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August 21, 2020
Lori Loughlin must serve two months in prison over college bribes

Full House actress Lori Loughlin must serve two months in prison and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, must serve five months for paying half a million dollars in bribes...

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August 21, 2020
Donald Trump hits out at ‘gloomiest’ Democratic convention

President Donald Trump said that where Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden sees “American darkness”, he sees “American greatness”.

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August 21, 2020
Delta Air Lines dumps Shannon-New York link for 2021

Shannon Airport has confirmed that Delta Air Lines will not resume its seasonal services to New York next year.

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August 21, 2020
Democrats have a 52-year jinx – how can Joe Biden defeat this long VP losing streak?

With Joe Biden securing formal nomination as his party's presidential candidate this week, he became the latest in a parade of Democratic vice-presidents to seek America's ultimate political prize.

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August 21, 2020
Coronavirus Ireland: no further deaths, 79 new cases

There have been no further deaths and 79 new coronavirus cases in Ireland, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) is reporting this evening.

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August 21, 2020
Golden State killer will die in prison after string of rapes and murders

A former California police officer who became known as the Golden State Killer told victims he was “truly sorry” before he was sentenced to life imprisonment for a decade-long string...

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August 21, 2020
WHO hopes coronavirus pandemic can be over in two years

The World Health Organization hopes the coronavirus crisis can be over in less than two years, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday.

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