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June 11, 2020
Coronavirus Ireland Live Updates: Eight more deaths and eight more cases of Covid-19 confirmed

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June 11, 2020
Over 90,000 people displaced in Yemen since January as conflict continues – UN

The UN refugee agency said on Thursday that more than 94,000 people have been displaced and forced to flee their homes in several parts of Yemen since January. “The ongoing...

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June 11, 2020
Over 90,000 people displaced in Yemen since January as conflict continues – UN

The UN refugee agency said on Thursday that more than 94,000 people have been displaced and forced to flee their homes in several parts of Yemen since January. “The ongoing...

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June 11, 2020
Over 90,000 people displaced in Yemen since January as conflict continues – UN

The UN refugee agency said on Thursday that more than 94,000 people have been displaced and forced to flee their homes in several parts of Yemen since January. “The ongoing...

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June 11, 2020
Global markets tumble as US trading hit by fears of second wave

Global markets plunged amid increasing fears that a second wave of coronavirus could hit major economies, with traders in the US particularly cautious.

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June 11, 2020
Global markets tumble as US trading hit by fears of second wave

Global markets plunged amid increasing fears that a second wave of coronavirus could hit major economies, with traders in the US particularly cautious.

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June 11, 2020
Covid-19: Irish made decontamination wipe awarded nearly €2m in funding from European Commission

A decontamination wipe conceived by ordnance officers in the Defence Forces has received funding worth almost €2m from the European Commission to help fight the spread of the coronavirus.

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June 11, 2020
Whether you’re a slave trader or a colonial administrator – why most historical statues are living on borrowed time

Whether you are a slave trader atop a plinth in Bristol, or a British colonial administrator on his pedestal in Dublin's Phoenix Park, the life of a statue is precarious.

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June 11, 2020
Whether you’re a slave trader or a colonial administrator – why most historical statues are living on borrowed time

Whether you are a slave trader atop a plinth in Bristol, or a British colonial administrator on his pedestal in Dublin's Phoenix Park, the life of a statue is precarious.

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June 11, 2020
Whether you’re a slave trader or a colonial administrator – why most historical statues are living on borrowed time

Whether you are a slave trader atop a plinth in Bristol, or a British colonial administrator on his pedestal in Dublin's Phoenix Park, the life of a statue is precarious.

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June 11, 2020
‘No white flag’: Serbia will keep balancing ties with West, Russia & China, President Vucic says

Belgrade wants to keep balancing its ties with the West, China and Russia, as Serbia seeks to join the EU and reach a settlement with Kosovo, President Aleksandar Vucic said...

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June 11, 2020
Denmark to send more troops to NATO training mission in Iraq

Denmark will send up to 285 military personnel to NATO's non-combat training operation in Iraq, Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofoed said on Thursday. Copenhagen takes over leadership of the mission training...

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June 11, 2020
‘Desperate times’: East European leaders want richer EU states to pay more into bloc’s budget

Wealthier EU countries should pay more into the bloc's budget in the wake of the coronavirus economic recovery, Poland's PM Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday in Lednice, Czech Republic. His...

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June 11, 2020
EU urges member states to reopen borders to travelers from ‘safe countries’

The European Commission on Thursday urged all its member countries to start lifting travel restrictions on their common borders from next week. The Commission wants Europe's ID check-free travel area...

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June 11, 2020
Lufthansa warns 22,000 jobs at risk despite bailout

German airline Lufthansa has said 22,000 full-time jobs may need to be cut worldwide due to the drop in demand for flights caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

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June 11, 2020
Egypt extends night-time curfew but foreign tourists will be allowed to some resorts from July 1

Egypt will extend a night-time curfew by a further two weeks in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Information Minister Osama Heikal said on Thursday, citing the...

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June 11, 2020
Zoom caught in China censorship crossfire

Video app company Zoom said it regrets that some meetings involving US-based Chinese dissidents have been disrupted.

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June 11, 2020
Watchdog warns Viagogo’s £3.2bn StubHub deal could lead to higher ticket prices

The competition watchdog has warned that ticket resale site Viagogo's deal to buy rival StubHub could leave customers with “higher prices and fewer options”.

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June 11, 2020
Informa chief executive joins PA Media Group board as non-executive director

Informa chief executive Lord Carter of Barnes has joined the board of PA Media Group as a non-executive director.

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June 11, 2020
Stolen Banksy artwork honouring Bataclan victims found in Italy

Italian authorities have recovered a stolen artwork by Banksy that was painted as a tribute to the victims of the 2015 terror attack at the Bataclan music hall in Paris.

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June 11, 2020
Russian and Turkish military conduct patrol on new route towards Syria’s Idlib province

A new route has been charted on the map of patrols conducted by Russian and Turkish servicemen in Syria, according to Aleksandr Shcherbitsky, chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation...

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June 11, 2020
Tell Irish people they must wear face coverings against Covid-19 – World Health Organisation envoy to TDs

Ireland should tell people they “must” wear a face covering against Covid-19 and not just “should", a leading World Health Organisation (WHO) official said today.

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June 11, 2020
Israel’s PM still has no consensus with US and main coalition partner on West Bank annexations – minister

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has yet to bridge gaps with the US and his main coalition partner over his pledged annexation of parts of the West Bank, according to a...

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June 11, 2020
EU urges states to reopen domestic borders from Monday

The European Union has urged all member countries to start lifting travel restrictions on their common borders from next week, saying the closures they introduced to tackle coronavirus do little...

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June 11, 2020
B&M ‘well placed to weather Covid-19 storm’ as profits and sales rise

Discount retailer B&M has said it is better placed than many rivals to weather the Covid-19 pandemic as it posted a rise in annual profits and surging sales amid the...

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June 11, 2020
Turkey wants US to play more active role in Libya as UN says warring sides engaged in truce talks

The United States needs to play a more active role in Libya, both in achieving a ceasefire and in political talks, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told broadcaster NTV on...

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June 11, 2020
Doctor in India warns of ‘ticking time bomb’ in fight against coronavirus

India reported a record of nearly 10,000 new coronavirus cases on Thursday with health services in the worst-hit cities of Mumbai, New Delhi and Chennai swamped by the rising infections.

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June 11, 2020
Resurgence of virus threatens South Korea’s success story

A resurgence of infections in the Seoul region, where half of South Korea's 51 million people live, is threatening the country's success story in the battle against coronavirus.

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June 11, 2020
France plans to end government’s coronavirus emergency powers on July 10

France will end special government powers brought in to deal with the coronavirus pandemic on July 10, the prime minister's office has said. However, it will retain the ability to...

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June 11, 2020
Council bin thrown off Sussex pier washes up on German island

A council bin went on an amazing six month adventure before washing up on a German island 450 miles away.

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June 11, 2020
Beijing urges Australia to safeguard Chinese citizens’ safety as Canberra protests against warnings

China said on Thursday its advisories warning students and travelers about risks they could face in Australia are based on facts. Beijing also called on Canberra to take measures to...

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June 11, 2020
Coronavirus Ireland Live Updates: average number of close contacts rises to 3.5

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June 11, 2020
Coronavirus Ireland Live Updates: more than 82,000 have returned to work since restrictions started to lift

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June 11, 2020
Coronavirus Ireland Live Updates: hairdressers and beauticians to reopen from June 29, four weeks earlier than planned

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June 11, 2020
Coronavirus Ireland Live Updates: hairdressers and beauticians set to reopen from June 29, four weeks earlier than planned

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June 11, 2020
Protesters pull down Christopher Columbus statue

Protesters have pulled down a statute of Christopher Columbus outside the Minnesota State Capitol.

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June 11, 2020
TalkTalk swings to profit after Fibrenation sale

Families are gathering around their video games as lockdown speeds up the switch to more online entertainment, the boss of TalkTalk has said.

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June 11, 2020
Joe Biden faces criticism over support for 1994 crime legislation

Joe Biden has acknowledged that questions raised about his support for 1994 crime legislation are “legitimate”.

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June 11, 2020
As liberation takes hold, I discover lockdown has changed me forever

It is good to be putting my thoughts again in the Irish Independent, particularly in view of the fact that this is Liberation Week. As we all know, various measures...

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June 11, 2020
70pc rise in number of patients sent to nursing homes as virus loomed

Hundreds of patients were transferred from hospitals into nursing homes as the coronavirus loomed on the horizon in March.

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