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July 23, 2020
‘Considerable gaps’: UK negotiator says deal with EU can still be reached in September

Britain can still reach an agreement with the European Union in September, the UK's chief negotiator David Frost said on Thursday. The statement comes even after the latest round of...

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July 23, 2020
Saudi king recovering after surgery to remove gallbladder

Saudi Arabia's King Salman has undergone a successful operation to remove his gallbladder, the kingdom has said, just days after being admitted to the hospital over an inflammation of the...

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July 23, 2020
US judge to consider making records in Ghislaine Maxwell civil lawsuit public

A US judge will consider whether to unseal records from a 2015 civil lawsuit against Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite and longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate facing criminal charges that she...

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July 23, 2020
Selfish house party pests risk a return to lockdown

WITH the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases on the rise, I'm starting to get worried about ending up in some kind of strict lockdown again, especially coming into the winter...

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July 23, 2020
Israeli military reinforces northern border after Hezbollah threats

The Israeli military said on Thursday it was reinforcing the country's border with Lebanon with infantry troops “in accordance with the situational assessment.” Lebanon-based Hezbollah earlier threatened to retaliate for...

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July 23, 2020
Macron urges EU action & sanctions over ‘provocations’ in E. Mediterranean

France's President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said it would be a serious error by the EU to not respond to what he described as provocations in the Eastern Mediterranean. Macron...

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July 23, 2020
Young brothers jump from building to escape fire in France

Two young brothers escaped from an apartment fire in the south-eastern French city of Grenoble when they dropped about 10 metres (33ft) from a window and were caught by people...

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July 23, 2020
Over 3mn coronavirus cases registered in Europe, AFP tally shows

Over three million cases of the coronavirus have been reported in Europe, an AFP tally showed on Thursday. More than half of them are in Russia, Britain, Spain or Italy....

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July 23, 2020
Charity runner will take on 15 marathons in 30 days thanks to Wigan’s fight

A charity runner who vowed to complete a marathon for every league win Wigan gained this season admits the challenge has become far bigger than he imagined.

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July 23, 2020
Pandemic Unemployment Payment to be reduced to €300 in September but will be extended until April

The top rate for the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) will be changed to €300 in the third week of September but will remain in place until February next year.

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July 23, 2020
Pandemic Unemployment Payment to be reduced to €300 in September but be extended until April

The top rate for the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) will be changed to €350 in the third week September but will remain in place until April next year.

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July 23, 2020
Revealed: Three tier change to Pandemic Unemployment Payment with new wage support scheme in works

The Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) will be reduced and split into three separate rates in September but will be extended until April next year, Independent.ie cane reveal.

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July 23, 2020
Revealed: Three tier change to Pandemic Unemployment Payment with new wage support scheme in works

The Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) will be reduced and split into three separate rates in September but will be extended until April next year, Independent.ie cane reveal.

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July 23, 2020
Pandemic Unemployment Payment to be reduced to €300 in September but will be extended until February

The top rate for the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) will be changed to €300 in the third week of September but will remain in place until February next year.

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July 23, 2020
Bulgarian PM overhauls government after anti-corruption protests

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borissov replaced key ministers on Thursday. The government reshuffle as designed to quell a wave of anti-corruption protests that have called for his resignation, Reuters reported....

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July 23, 2020
Budget cuts are difficult pill to swallow, EU leader says

The European Union's top official says that planned cuts in the next long-term multi-billion budget of the 27-nation bloc are a “difficult pill to swallow”.

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July 23, 2020
G4S profits beat expectations despite pandemic woes

Outsourcing giant G4S has seen shares leap higher after a better-than-expected first half thanks to a strong performance from its security business.

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July 23, 2020
Former concentration camp guard convicted in Germany

A German court has convicted a 93-year-old former SS private of being an accessory to murder at the Stutthof concentration camp, where he served as a guard in the final...

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July 23, 2020
Lorry driver extradited to UK to face Essex container deaths charges

An Irish lorry driver has been extradited to the UK to face charges over the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants who were found in a container in Essex.

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July 23, 2020
Firefighters battle to save seaside homes in Greece

Firefighters and water-dropping aircraft are fighting a blaze in southern Greece that has forced evacuations and a night-long battle to save seaside homes.

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July 23, 2020
Nearly a fifth of over-50s think Covid-19 will affect retirement plans

Nearly a fifth (18%) of people aged over 50 have said the coronavirus pandemic may affect their retirement plans or has already done so, according to a survey.

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July 23, 2020
Sudan’s govt appoints 18 civilian state governors as part of democratic transition

The transition government in Sudan has appointed 18 civilian state governors as a key part of a democratic transition after the ouster of Omar al-Bashir last year. The civilian government...

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July 23, 2020
Unilever hails ‘resilience’ as sales weather coronavirus crisis

Ben & Jerry's ice cream and Marmite giant Unilever has cheered its “resilience” as it posted higher half-year profits after a better-than-feared sales performance amid the coronavirus crisis.

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July 23, 2020
Still not known if warmer weather slows Covid-19 spread – study

It is currently impossible to know whether more people contract coronavirus in hot or cold weather, researchers say.

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July 23, 2020
China launches ambitious attempt to land rover on Mars

China has launched its most ambitious Mars mission yet in a bold attempt to join the United States in successfully landing a spacecraft on the red planet.

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July 23, 2020
President Trump deploys more federal agents under ‘law-and-order’ push

President Donald Trump has announced that he will send federal agents to Chicago and Albuquerque, New Mexico, to help combat rising crime in an expansion of his government's intervention into...

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July 23, 2020
Couples on a staycation can claim back up to €250 on bills

Couples will be able to claim back as much as €250 on hotel and restaurant bills under the Government's staycation subsidy.

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July 23, 2020
Ready for your close-up? The must-have cosmetic tweakments for Generation Zoom

Your screen keeps freezing. There's an awkward audio delay. Six faces are staring out at you, and you're staring down at your own face in the corner of the screen....

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July 23, 2020
‘Depp pelted me with 30 bottles, throwing them like grenades’

Amber Heard has denied doctoring photos of injuries allegedly caused by Johnny Depp which had to be covered up later by her make-up artist so she could appear on the...

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July 23, 2020
Ready for your close-up? The must-have cosmetic tweakments for Generation Zoom

Your screen keeps freezing. There's an awkward audio delay. Six faces are staring out at you, and you're staring down at your own face in the corner of the screen....

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July 23, 2020
Children in Yemen starve as catastrophic famine risk grows – UN

Weighing just 9kg at 10 years of age, Hassan Merzam Muhammad is so emaciated by the severe malnourishment plaguing hundreds of thousands of Yemeni children like him that he can...

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July 23, 2020
Schools and crèches with cases of Covid-19 to stay open

Schools and crèches will not close automatically if they have a suspected case of Covid-19.

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July 23, 2020
China warns of ‘firm countermeasures’ as US orders it to close Texas consulate

America has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston "to protect US intellectual property" and Americans' private information.

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July 23, 2020
Schools and crèches with cases of Covid-19 to stay open

Schools and crèches will not close automatically if they have a suspected case of Covid-19.

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July 23, 2020
Covid toll is now 15 million across globe as 616,000 die in pandemic

Global coronavirus infections surged past 15 million yesterday, according to a Reuters tally.

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July 23, 2020
Some services to operate at half capacity as HSE plans for ‘winter like no other’

Surgical operations on patients will be cut by a third between now and the end of the year and some health services will only operate at half the level they...

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July 23, 2020
Kim Kardashian asks for compassion amid Kanye’s bipolar struggle

Kim Kardashian-West, the reality television star, yesterday appealed for "compassion" for her husband Kanye West, the rapper running for US president, as she says he is suffering from a bipolar...

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July 23, 2020
Some services to operate at half capacity as HSE plans for ‘winter like no other’

Surgical operations on patients will be cut by a third between now and the end of the year and some health services will only operate at half the level they...

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July 23, 2020
Russian influence threat report ‘full of indifference’

The British government has denied a "catastrophic failure" by ministers over the threat of Russian influence in UK affairs.

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July 23, 2020
Trump will send federal agents onto city streets

US President Donald Trump announced last night that he will send federal agents into Chicago and Albuquerque, New Mexico, to help combat rising crime, expanding the administration's intervention in local...

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