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July 13, 2020
Irish govt may strengthen measures at airports to implement 14-day quarantine curbs after criticism

Ireland will consider strengthening measures at airports to implement 14-day quarantine restrictions on people traveling from abroad, the tourism minister said on Monday. Opposition politicians and tourism operators have criticized...

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July 13, 2020
Millionaires ask governments to ‘please tax us’ to aid Covid-19 recovery

Eighty-three millionaires have signed an open letter calling on governments around the world to tax them more to help fund the economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis.

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July 13, 2020
Engineered llama antibodies neutralise coronavirus, study suggests

Antibodies derived from llamas have been shown to combat coronavirus in laboratory tests.

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July 13, 2020
Police officers deliver baby before being injured at rave on eventful shift

Two police officers went through the shift of a lifetime when they delivered a baby before suffering injuries later on in the day.

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July 13, 2020
Police officers deliver baby then deal with violence on eventual shift

Two police officers went through the shift of a lifetime when they delivered a baby before suffering injuries later on in the day.

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July 13, 2020
Pakistan bans open-air livestock markets in cities ahead of Eid

Pakistani authorities are banning open-air livestock markets in cities for the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or Feast of Sacrifice, to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

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July 13, 2020
Ankara ‘to inform UNESCO’ about Hagia Sophia moves after it is converted back into mosque

Turkey will inform the UN's cultural body UNESCO about steps being taken regarding Istanbul's Hagia Sophia, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told state broadcaster TRT Haber on Monday. On Friday, a...

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July 13, 2020
Grandson of Elvis Presley mourned following death aged 27

The grandson of Elvis Presley has died at the age of 27.

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July 13, 2020
Catalonia’s leader calls on citizens to follow home confinement orders despite Spanish judge’s ruling bar lockdown

The leader of Spain's Catalonia Quim Torra has called on the residents of the city of Lleida to follow his government's home confinement orders after a rise in coronavirus cases....

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July 13, 2020
Man suspected of abusing hundreds of Indonesian children dies in custody

A French man accused of molesting more than 300 Indonesian children has died two days after a guard found him lying in his cell with a wire wrapped around his...

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July 13, 2020
Germany can prevent 2nd-wave coronavirus outbreak ‘if people are vigilant’ – health minister

Germany can prevent a second wave of coronavirus infections in the autumn if people stay vigilant, particularly during the summer vacation season, according to Health Minister Jens Spahn. It is...

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July 13, 2020
Hopes of marriage for Russian same-sex couples ended by constitutional amendment

Same-sex couples in Russia are frustrated by a recent constitutional amendment stipulating that marriage is between a man and a woman.

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July 13, 2020
33 rivers in China hit record levels amid floods as torrential rains continue

As many as 33 rivers in China have risen to their highest levels in history during the current wave of floods, a senior water ministry official said on Monday. Regions...

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July 13, 2020
New subscription management service added to Lloyds Bank’s app

Lloyds Bank customers should find it easier to see just how much they are spending on subscriptions – and cancel the ones they no longer want – due to a...

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July 13, 2020
Yemen’s Houthi rebels ‘target Saudi Jizan oil facility’ as coalition ‘intercepts missiles & drones’

Yemen's Houthi group said on Monday it attacked and hit a large oil facility in an industrial zone in the southern Saudi city of Jizan. The attack was part of...

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July 13, 2020
Australian pub cluster adds to second-wave coronavirus fears

Australia's most populous state reported 14 new cases of Covid-19 on Monday, with a growing cluster at a pub used by freight drivers travelling the country adding to fears of...

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July 13, 2020
G4S expects to beat market expectations

Shares in security giant G4S boomed on Monday after the business revealed that the first six months of the year had gone a lot better than experts predicted.

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July 13, 2020
Poland’s incumbent Andrzej Duda wins presidential election – majority results

Poland's incumbent Andrzej Duda has won the presidential election, results from over 99% of polling stations show, with remaining uncounted votes unlikely to sway the final outcome, the National Electoral...

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July 13, 2020
South Africa alcohol ban reimposed as coronavirus cases surge

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said the country will immediately return to a ban on the sale of alcohol to reduce the volume of trauma patients so hospitals have...

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July 13, 2020
Fashion brand Quiz ‘extremely concerned’ about pay at Leicester site

Fashion brand Quiz has said it believes that one of its Leicester-based suppliers has used a subcontractor at the centre of allegations over breaches to the national living wage.

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July 13, 2020
Nelson Mandela’s daughter Zindzi dies at 59

Zindzi Mandela, the daughter of South African anti-apartheid leaders Nelson and Winnie Mandela, has died at the age of 59.

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July 13, 2020
Poland’s Andrzej Duda set for second term as president

Poland's conservative president, Andrzej Duda, is on course for a second term following the country's weekend election.

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July 13, 2020
Condolences and insults as Seoul mayor’s funeral held online

Masked mourners gave speeches and laid flowers in front of the coffin of Seoul's mayor during his funeral on Monday, while a live broadcast online drew a mixture of condolence...

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July 13, 2020
US to proceed with first federal execution in almost 20 years

The US government is planning to carry out the first federal execution in nearly two decades on Monday, over the objection of the family of the victims and after a...

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July 13, 2020
New Zealand mosque shooter sacks lawyers ahead of sentencing

The Australian white supremacist who has admitted killing 51 worshippers at two New Zealand mosques mosques has dismissed his lawyers and will represent himself when he is sentenced next month.

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July 13, 2020
New Zealand mosque gunman sacks lawyers ahead of sentencing

The Australian white supremacist who has admitted killing 51 worshippers at two New Zealand mosques has dismissed his lawyers and will represent himself when he is sentenced next month.

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July 13, 2020
Maxwell denies claim by Prince Andrew she introduced him to Epstein, says friend

Ghislaine Maxwell denies introducing Britain's Prince Andrew to Jeffrey Epstein, a friend has said, contradicting claims that the prince made in a BBC television interview.

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July 13, 2020
Opening schools is more important than restarting foreign travel – Taoiseach insists

There will be no change in the quarantine rule for people travelling to Ireland from Britain, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has insisted.

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July 13, 2020
President like a stubborn toddler in toilet training

President Donald Trump finally wore a face mask! In public! This development came more than three months after his own administration recommended that all Americans wear masks in situations where...

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July 13, 2020
Relatives of children in State care can’t see them during lockdown

Relatives have been unable to see vulnerable children in the care of the State due to visiting restrictions imposed since the Covid-19 crisis hit Ireland in March.

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July 13, 2020
Trump bows to pressure and finally dons face mask

Donald Trump finally bowed to mounting public pressure over the weekend and wore a face mask for the first time in public as coronavirus continued to cut a swathe across...

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July 13, 2020
UK ‘has at least 100,000 slave workers’ – 10 times the official figure

Britain has at least 100,000 slave workers - 10 times the official figure - according to a new report.

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July 13, 2020
Commuters face up to six months in jail if they don’t wear masks on public transport but confusion over who will enforce rule

Commuters risk a €2,500 fine or six months in jail for not wearing a face mask on public transport from today - but the new law is mired in confusion...

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July 13, 2020
Children feared not being able to hug friends on their return to childcare

Some children worried they would not be picked up if they fell when they returned to childcare during the Covid-19 crisis.

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July 13, 2020
Confusion on who will enforce masks on buses, trains

Commuters risk a €2,500 fine or six months in jail for not wearing a face mask on public transport from today - but the new law is mired in confusion...

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July 13, 2020
Confusion over who will police face masks on buses

Commuters risk a €2,500 fine or six months in jail for not wearing a face mask on public transport from today - but the new law is mired in confusion...

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July 13, 2020
Employees told to seek advice if hours and pay are cut

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) could be facing a 'tsunami' of cases down the line as the repercussions of Covid-19 on jobs and salaries hit home.

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July 13, 2020
Exit poll shows crucial Polish presidential election result too close to call

An exit poll in Poland's presidential run-off election shows a tight race that is too close to call between the conservative, populist incumbent and the liberal, pro-Europe mayor of Warsaw...

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July 13, 2020
Florida sets grim record of 15,299 cases in a day as fatalities also rise

Florida has shattered the US record for the largest one-day increase in coronavirus cases in any state since the beginning of the pandemic.

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July 13, 2020
Ireland risks losing out on EU Covid-19 economic aid deal under revised plans

Ireland is at risk of seriously losing out in the division of a post-coronavirus EU aid package worth €750m, the Taoiseach has been warned.

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