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March 1, 2020
Washington signs deal with Taliban to end Afghan conflict

The US has signed a peace agreement with Taliban militants aimed at bringing an end to 18 years of bloodshed in Afghanistan and allowing troops to return home from America's...

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March 1, 2020
Cynical spin and squandered credibility

Panic abounds, and nonsense. And it isn't confined to politicians - have you had a look at the horror-fest that is social media over the past few days?

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March 1, 2020
Why trust the Health Minister when he contradicts the HSE?

The Government's response to the novel coronavirus, now known as Covid-19, is an object lesson in why people no longer trust authority. Simon Harris's appearance on Sean O'Rourke on Friday,...

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March 1, 2020
Biden wins and Sanders slips in South Carolina ahead of Super Tuesday

Joe Biden has claimed victory in South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary election and ended progressive rival Bernie Sanders's winning streak.

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February 29, 2020
US and Taliban sign deal aimed at ending war in Afghanistan

The United States has signed a peace agreement with the Taliban aimed at ending America's longest war and bringing troops home from Afghanistan.

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February 29, 2020
Washington state declares emergency over coronavirus as CDC warns risk is ‘increasing’

Washington Governor Jay Inslee has declared a state of emergency after three new cases of COVID-19 and one death resulting from the coronavirus were confirmed there on Saturday. Inslee said...

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February 29, 2020
First case of coronavirus confirmed in Republic of Ireland

THE FIRST case of coronavirus has been confirmed in the Republic of Ireland.

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February 29, 2020
First coronavirus death in US reported in Washington state

Washington state health officials reported the first patient death from coronavirus in the United States on Saturday, according to a news release, as federal and local health officials scramble to...

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February 29, 2020
US increases travel restrictions as Trump confirms first coronavirus death

The US is banning travel to Iran in response to the outbreak of the Covid-19 coronavirus and elevating travel warnings to regions of Italy and South Korea.

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February 29, 2020
Trump to discuss coronavirus threat at White House

President Donald Trump has said he will address the nation about the coronavirus threat, as officials reported the first US death from the strain known as Covid-19.

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February 29, 2020
Boris Johnson, Carrie Symonds and their ‘Brexit baby’

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds made history as the first unmarried couple to officially live together in Downing Street.

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February 29, 2020
Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds announce they are engaged and expecting first child together

BRITISH Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have announced that they are expecting a baby in the early summer and that they are engaged.

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February 29, 2020
Coronavirus death toll in Italy jumps to 29 as number of infected passes 1,000

Italy on Saturday reported eight new deaths from COVID-19, which brought the total national death toll related to the disease to 29. The Italian authorities have also confirmed as many...

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February 29, 2020
Turkey opens gates into Europe as migrants gather on border

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said his country's borders with Europe are open.

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February 29, 2020
Luxembourg becomes first country to make public transport free

Luxembourg abolished fares for trains, trams and buses on Saturday in what the government said was a bid to tackle road congestion and pollution, as well as supporting low earners.

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February 29, 2020
Moscow march in memory of murdered opposition leader Boris Nemtsov

Thousands of people marched in central Moscow on Saturday in remembrance of a Russian opposition leader who was gunned down five years ago while walking on a bridge adjacent to...

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February 29, 2020
US to leave Afghanistan in 14 months under peace deal

The US has signed a peace agreement with Taliban militants aimed at bringing an end to 18 years of bloodshed in Afghanistan and allowing troops to return home from America's...

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February 29, 2020
US to leave Afghanistan in 14 months under peace deal

The US will begin withdrawing thousands of forces from Afghanistan after signing a peace agreement with Taliban militants aimed at ending America's longest war.

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February 29, 2020
Pope cancels audiences for third day with apparent cold

Pope Francis has cancelled official engagements for the third day in a row as he battles an apparent cold.

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February 29, 2020
19 killed as train crashes into bus in Pakistan

A train has crashed into a bus carrying passengers at an unmanned railway crossing in southern Pakistan, killing 19 people and injuring 28 others, police said.

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February 29, 2020
Pope cancels audiences for third day with apparent cold

Pope Francis has cancelled official engagements for the third day in a row as he battles an apparent cold.

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February 29, 2020
Turkey’s borders with Europe open as migrants gather, says president

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said his country's borders with Europe are open, as thousands of refugees gathered at the frontier with Greece.

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February 29, 2020
Coronavirus hits businesses, tourism and trade around the world

The coronavirus outbreak's impact on the world economy grew more alarming on Saturday amid plunging business confidence, empty shops and amusement parks, cancelled events and drastically reduced trade and travel.

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February 29, 2020
Russia, Turkey reaffirm commitment to deescalate Idlib hostilities – Moscow

Russian and Turkish diplomats, who held consultations in Ankara on the unfolding crisis in Syria's Idlib province, have reaffirmed their nations' commitments to deescalate the hostilities, the Russian Foreign Ministry...

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February 29, 2020
Q&A: Should I now change my lifestyle to avoid risk of infection?

The new coronavirus is likely on its way to the Republic, so what changes should I make to how I live my life now?

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February 29, 2020
Q&A: Should I now change my lifestyle to avoid risk of infection?

The new coronavirus is likely on its way to the Republic, so what changes should I make to how I live my life now?

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February 29, 2020
US reports second case of coronavirus in person who was infected locally

California health officials have confirmed a second person in the US who did not travel internationally has tested positive for the strain of coronavirus known as Covid-19.

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February 29, 2020
US reports second case of coronavirus in person who was infected locally

California health officials have confirmed a second person in the US who did not travel internationally has tested positive for the strain of coronavirus known as Covid-19.

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February 29, 2020
I made a call to pack my family into a car and head to Tuscany

It was Sunday night when the news broke that we were in the midst of an outbreak of the coronavirus.

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February 29, 2020
Italy resists pressure to bring in border controls as citizens ‘blocked by other countries’

Italy was last night resisting international calls to impose border controls as more than a dozen countries brought in their own travel restrictions to halt the spread of the Covid-19...

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February 29, 2020
Sanders on a roll as ‘strong movement for change’ grows

The thousands of people who showed up to a rally for Bernie Sanders five days before the Super Tuesday Democratic primaries did not come to size up the presidential candidate.

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February 29, 2020
Why caretaker government may be best to deal with virus scare

The public has been crying out for a new government for the last three weeks. The political parties are under mounting pressure to get it together to construct some form...

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February 29, 2020
Aer Lingus cuts Italian flights for March over virus

Aer Lingus has seen a fall in bookings to northern Italy as flyers worry about the spread of the coronavirus.

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February 29, 2020
Markets count losses in trillions as virus spreads

Irish and global equities have lost more than a tenth of their trillions in value this week, a plunge of historic speed that could last until the coronavirus fear factor...

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February 29, 2020
‘No artificial deadlines on talks,’ UK warned

French European Affairs Minister Amélie de Montchalin has said the European Union would not accept "artificial deadlines" in talks on a future relationship with the UK, urging London to be...

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February 29, 2020
‘Rock star’ welcome for Greta as 30,000 turn out in rain to hear teenage eco-warrior speak

It was the type of reception more often received by rock stars than environmental activists.

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February 29, 2020
‘Smile, nod or bow’: disease watchdog suggests alternatives to sign of peace

Catholic Masses across the country will suspend the sign of peace as fears grow about risks from the coronavirus.

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February 29, 2020
A milestone moment, but Ireland’s #MeToo battle is not over yet

This was the week in which the one-time King of Hollywood became Inmate Number 06581138Z.

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February 29, 2020
A moment of truth: could ‘Mini Mike’ Bloomberg’s splurge pay off?

Can The Billionaire stop The Bern?

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February 29, 2020
Boost for Merkel ally in race to take over as leader of CDU

A moderate ally of Angela Merkel consolidated his lead in the race to become leader of Germany's Christian Democrats (CDU) after securing the crucial endorsement of party members in Germany's...

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