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July 21, 2020
Revealed: The 15 EU countries on the much anticipated ‘green list’ where people can travel without quarantine

The Government is expected to agree on a list of 15 countries where people can travel without being asked to quarantine on their return.

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July 21, 2020
Revealed: The 15 countries on the much anticipated ‘green list’ where people can travel without quarantine

The Government is expected to agree on a list of 15 countries where people can travel without being asked to quarantine on their return.

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July 21, 2020
Tortoise given VIP tour of new police station

A tortoise was given a VIP tour of a police station after being spotted having “infiltrated” the grounds.

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July 21, 2020
Ukraine hostage-taker surrenders with bus passengers unharmed

An “unstable” armed man who seized more than a dozen hostages on a long-distance bus in Ukraine has been detained after a stand-off that lasted for over 12 hours.

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July 21, 2020
Parents alerted after childcare worker diagnosed with Covid-19 – but crèche remains opens

A crèche on Dublin's northside has become the first childcare facility to be hit by Covid-19.

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July 21, 2020
Parents alerted after childcare worker diagnosed with Covid-19 – but crèche remains open

A crèche on Dublin's northside has become the first childcare facility to be hit by Covid-19.

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July 21, 2020
US moves closer to allowing Boeing 737 Max to fly again

Federal safety regulators are moving closer to letting the grounded Boeing 737 Max fly again following changes that Boeing has made to the plane after two deadly crashes.

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July 21, 2020
Coronavirus Ireland: No new deaths, 36 additional cases

There have been 36 additional confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.

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July 21, 2020
Nurse given ‘second chance at life’ clapped by colleagues after 40 days in coma

A senior nurse who spent 40 days in a coma because of Covid-19 said she has “been given a second chance at life” after finally going home.

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July 21, 2020
Amber Heard claims she heard ‘rumour’ Johnny Depp ‘pushed Kate Moss down stairs’

Amber Heard has claimed she punched Johnny Depp to stop him pushing her sister down the stairs after remembering a "rumour" he had done the same to Kate Moss.

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July 21, 2020
Armed man seizes bus, holding 10 people hostage in Ukraine

An armed man has seized a long-distance bus and taken people in it hostage in north-western Ukraine, launching an hours-long standoff with police, authorities said.

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July 21, 2020
Swedish coronavirus strategy ‘is working,’ top epidemiologist insists

A rapid decline in new critical Covid-19 cases alongside slowing death rates indicate that Sweden's strategy for slowing the epidemic is working, the country's top epidemiologist said on Tuesday. Sweden...

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July 21, 2020
‘I can’t wear one because it starts me into a fit of coughing,’ Danny Healy Rae says he won’t be wearing a facemask in Dáil

Kerry TD Danny Healy Rae says he won't be wearing a mask in the Dáil chamber.

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July 21, 2020
German synagogue attacker saw Jews as threat to white race, trial told

A 28-year-old German right-wing extremist has gone on trial for a Yom Kippur attack on a synagogue that is considered one of the worst anti-Semitic assaults in the country's post-war...

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July 21, 2020
‘Historic deal or failure’: French leadership defends EU recovery plan after criticism from left & right

France's Foreign Minister Yves Le Drian has dismissed accusations by right-wing and left-wing parties that President Emmanuel Macron had struck an EU economic recovery deal that sold Paris short. “You...

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July 21, 2020
Markets close higher after EU rescue package sparks positive sentiment

The London markets nudged higher despite a decline in European trading sentiment after the EU's 750 billion euro rescue-package had sparked early positivity.

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July 21, 2020
Spain ‘not holding talks’ on closing land borders with EU countries

Madrid is not holding any talks with other EU countries over the potential closure of land borders, Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya said on Tuesday. The minister was answering a...

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July 21, 2020
Trump to send federal agents to Chicago as unprecedented crackdown widens

Donald Trump is planning to deploy federal agents to Chicago and possibly other Democrat-run cities as he continues to assert federal power and use the Department of Homeland Security in...

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July 21, 2020
Apple goes green, promising ‘carbon neutral’ status for all tech products and manufacturing by 2030

Apple has promised to make all of its products, including its entire manufacturing and supply chain, ‘carbon neutral' within 10 years.

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July 21, 2020
In Video: A cut above as lavender harvest gets under way in West Sussex

Lavender is harvested in bright sunshine on the Lordington Lavender farm in West Sussex.

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July 21, 2020
US accuses Chinese hackers of targeting coronavirus vaccine firms

The US Justice Department has accused two Chinese hackers of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars of trade secrets from companies across the world and targeting firms developing a vaccine...

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July 21, 2020
Iran president calls Iraqi premier’s visit ‘turning point’

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called a visit by the new prime minister of Iraq “a turning point” in relations between the countries and vowed to continue supporting the neighbouring...

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July 21, 2020
Face masks will be compulsory again in Austrian supermarkets & banks due to increase in infections

Austria is reintroducing a requirement that face masks be worn in supermarkets, banks and post offices, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Tuesday, citing an increase in coronavirus infections in recent...

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July 21, 2020
Exotic spider found in shipment of chairs that arrived in UK from China

An exotic spider that can grow up to 30cm in leg span was found in a shipment of chairs that arrived in the UK from China.

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July 21, 2020
Varadkar says Green List should be ditched if people in Ireland advised against foreign travel

Tanaiste Leo Varadkar has said the ‘Green List' of countries deemed safe for international travel should be ditched if people living in Ireland are advised against flying to destinations exempt...

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July 21, 2020
European leaders agree £676bn fund for recovery from coronavirus slump

European leaders have taken a historic step towards sharing financial burdens among the EU's 27 countries by agreeing to borrow and spend together to pull the economy out of the...

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July 21, 2020
Pentagon chief Esper hopes to visit China this year ‘to discuss issues of mutual interest’

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday he hoped to visit China by the end of the year to discuss areas of mutual interest. The statement came even as...

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July 21, 2020
Armed man seizes bus and holds 10 people hostage in Ukraine

An armed man has seized a long-distance bus and taken people in it hostage in north-western Ukraine, launching an hours-long standoff with police, authorities said.

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July 21, 2020
‘It’s high time we created club of countries hit by US sanctions’ – Iranian envoy to Russia

The states that have been targeted by Washington's sanctions could unite to jointly counter the US policy, Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali has said. “I believe it's high time...

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July 21, 2020
Astronauts squeeze in last spacewalk before SpaceX departure

Astronauts have squeezed in one last spacewalk before turning their attention to the all-important end to SpaceX's first crew flight.

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July 21, 2020
Man on trial over German synagogue shooting

A German man has gone on trial for a Yom Kippur attack on a synagogue that is considered one of the worst anti-Semitic assaults in the country's post-war history.

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July 21, 2020
Ted Baker shares jump after ‘resilient’ trading

Retailer Ted Baker has seen shares jump higher as the group hailed “resilient” trading after a better-than-feared sales hit from the coronavirus crisis.

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July 21, 2020
Russia sought to meddle in Scottish referendum as UK intelligence called on to assess potential interference in Brexit – report

Russia sought to meddle in the 2014 Scottish referendum and intelligence agencies should produce an assessment of potential interference in the Brexit referendum, a report by the British parliament's intelligence...

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July 21, 2020
Johnson holds UK’s first face-to-face cabinet meeting since March 17

British PM Boris Johnson on Tuesday held his first face-to-face cabinet meeting of top ministers since March 17. Meetings up to this had been via video conference. The weekly cabinet...

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July 21, 2020
Explainer: The EU has agreed a €1.8 trillion pandemic recovery deal – but what exactly does this mean for Ireland?

European Union leaders reached an "historic" deal on a massive stimulus plan for their coronavirus-hit economies at a pre-dawn meeting on Tuesday - but what does this mean for Ireland?

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July 21, 2020
Norwegian firm Adevinta buys eBay classifieds unit in £7.25bn deal

EBay is selling its classifieds business to Norway's Adevinta in a deal worth 9.2 billion dollars (£7.25 billion) that will create the world's largest online classifieds group, the companies have...

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July 21, 2020
‘It’s a long road to recovery’: two thirds of nurses who recovered from Covid-19 still experience post-viral fatigue

Almost two thirds of nurses who have recovered from Covid-19 are still experiencing post-viral fatigue, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) said.

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July 21, 2020
Hungary & Poland claim victory as EU delays rule-of-law conditions for recovery fund

Poland, Hungary and the Netherlands claimed victory on Tuesday after a European Union summit left open how to tie a new coronavirus recovery fund to democratic values. EU leaders negotiated...

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July 21, 2020
AO World staff could share out up to £240m bonus pot under new plans

Around 3,000 staff at online electricals retailer AO World could share a £240 million bonus pot as part of a bumper reward scheme unveiled by the group.

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July 21, 2020
Bulgaria’s government survives no-confidence vote after opposition accuses it of failing to uproot corruption

Bulgaria's center-right government survived a no-confidence vote brought on Tuesday by opposition Socialists who accuse it of failing to uproot endemic corruption. Some 124 lawmakers in the 240-seat parliament voted...

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