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February 25, 2020
Assange put lives in danger by leaking US secrets, court told

Julian Assange is wanted for crimes that put at risk the lives of people in Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan who had helped the West, said a lawyer acting for the...

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February 25, 2020
The view from Italy: Coronavirus brings solemn sense of sacrifice and isolation as Italy warily recalls plagues of ages past

In the rash of quarantined towns across Lombardy, not even the cats are out.

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February 25, 2020
Billion-year-old seaweed fossils found in China

Seaweed fossils that are one billion years old are believed to be the oldest green algae discovered.

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February 25, 2020
Coronavirus Ireland: Outbreak threatens travel and tourism after seven deaths in Italy

The coronavirus outbreak threatens to wreak economic havoc with the travel and tourist industry - forcing the cancellation of major sporting and cultural events in Ireland.

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February 25, 2020
Children among 30 injured after car drives into packed carnival

Thirty people - many of them children - were injured when a man drove his car into a carnival parade in Germany yesterday.

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February 25, 2020
Coronavirus now threatens travel and tourism after seven Italy deaths

The coronavirus outbreak threatens to wreak economic havoc with the travel and tourist industry - forcing the cancellation of major sporting and cultural events in Ireland.

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February 25, 2020
Israeli jets target Islamic Jihad sites after rocket attack

Israeli military jets targeted sites linked to Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip, hours after militants from the group fired more than 20 rockets into Israeli territory.

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February 25, 2020
Iran denies covering up the true scale of outbreak as virus spreads

The Iranian government has insisted it is not covering up the true scale of the coronavirus outbreak in the country after an MP claimed the death toll from the disease...

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February 25, 2020
Irish and world markets slump over virus fears

IRISH and world stocks plunged yesterday as parts of northern Italy faced lockdown in response to the spreading coronavirus.

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February 25, 2020
Judge dismisses smear by Stone to disqualify her

The federal judge who oversaw Roger Stone's trial and sentenced him last week to 40 months in prison dismissed as a baseless smear his demand that she be taken off...

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February 25, 2020
Marsquakes deliver an InSight into the Red Planet for Nasa scientists

NASA's robotic InSight lander has for the first time established Mars is seismically active. But do not call the shaking, rattling and rolling taking place on the Red Planet "earthquakes"...

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February 25, 2020
Merkel’s crisis-hit party to pick leader at congress

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats will convene a special congress on April 25 to pick a new leader, participants at a meeting of top CDU officials said yesterday as...

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February 25, 2020
Molly Martens to stay in jail as retrial challenged

The North Carolina Supreme Court has granted US prosecutors a challenge to the shock retrial of the father and daughter convicted of the brutal murder of Irish businessman Jason Corbett.

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February 25, 2020
Outrage as officials ‘wrap man in clingfilm’ to be deported on flight

A video of a Cameroonian man wrapped in clingfilm being carried on to a Turkish Airlines plane to be deported has caused outrage.

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February 25, 2020
Sanders is powered by a diverse liberal coalition as he forces a reckoning for Democrats

Bernie Sanders has seized a commanding position in the Democratic presidential race, building a diverse coalition that is driving his liberal movement toward the cusp of a takeover of a...

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February 25, 2020
White House calls for emergency funding over coronavirus

The White House on Monday sent legislators an urgent budget request for $2.5 billion (£1.93 billion) to address the deadly coronavirus outbreak, whose spread and threat to the global economy...

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February 24, 2020
Actor Jussie Smollett pleads not guilty to restored charges

US actor Jussie Smollett has pleaded not guilty to restored charges that accuse him of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself and falsely reporting to police that it was...

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February 24, 2020
Italian man tests positive for coronavirus in the Canary Islands

An Italian man has tested positive for coronavirus in Tenerife in the Canary Islands, the region's health authorities said on Monday.

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February 24, 2020
British Weinstein accuser admits to feeling ‘torn’ following partial conviction

A British woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by Harvey Weinstein has admitted to feeling “torn” after the once all-powerful Hollywood executive was acquitted on the most serious charges...

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February 24, 2020
Los Angeles honours ‘amazing’ Kobe Bryant and daughter at public memorial

Kobe Bryant's wife has offered a poignant portrait of her NBA superstar husband and their daughter at a sold-out memorial service after they were among nine people killed in a...

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February 24, 2020
Rose McGowan celebrates Harvey Weinstein conviction

Actress Rose McGowan said Harvey Weinstein will finally know how it feels to have “power wrapped around his neck” after the disgraced film mogul was convicted of rape and sexual...

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February 24, 2020
Irish internet tout who made millions from reselling gig tickets for events such as Ed Sheeran and Adele, jailed in UK

Two internet touts who re-sold tickets worth millions of pounds to high profile events like Ed Sheeran and Adele concerts have been jailed in the UK.

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February 24, 2020
Violence hits Indian capital ahead of Trump visit

Hindu nationalist and communist groups have staged pro and anti-US street demonstrations in the Indian capital, as Donald Trump was being feted by prime minister Narendra Modi in the western...

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February 24, 2020
Harvey Weinstein: A timeline of his downfall

Hollywood kingmaker Harvey Weinstein has had a meteoric fall from grace since dozens of women accused him of sexual assault and harassment.

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February 24, 2020
‘Leaning Tower of Dallas’ resists second demolition attempt

The “Leaning Tower of Dallas” – a social media sensation born when a part of a building survived implosion – has endured scores of blows from a wrecking ball in...

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February 24, 2020
Kobe Bryant’s widow sues helicopter company over fatal crash

The widow of Kobe Bryant has sued the owner of the helicopter that crashed in fog and killed her husband and their 13-year-old daughter last month.

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February 24, 2020
Choose the window seat and bring your own hand sanitiser – how to protect yourself from coronavirus

With the global death toll heading towards 3,000 and almost 80,000 people infected, how can we protect ourselves from the spread of the virus known as Covid-19?

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February 24, 2020
Harvey Weinstein faces up to 25 years in prison after being found guilty of third degree rape and sexual assault

Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted of sexual assault by a New York jury on Monday but acquitted on the most serious charges that could have sent him to...

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February 24, 2020
Dozens injured as car deliberately hits crowd at German carnival, say police

A man intentionally drove a car into a crowd of people watching a Carnival procession in a small German town, injuring dozens of people including children, police said.

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February 24, 2020
30 injured as car driven into crowd at German carnival

A man has intentionally driven a car into a crowd at a carnival parade in a small town in central Germany, injuring around 30 people including children, officials said.

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February 24, 2020
Harvey Weinstein found guilty in landmark #MeToo moment

Harvey Weinstein has been convicted at his sexual assault trial, sealing his dizzying fall from powerful Hollywood studio boss to archvillain of the #MeToo movement.

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February 24, 2020
Harvey Weinstein facing jail after being found guilty in landmark MeToo moment

Harvey Weinstein has been convicted of rape and sexual assault against two women and was immediately led off to jail in handcuffs, sealing his fall from powerful Hollywood studio boss...

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February 24, 2020
Julian Assange ‘put lives at risk’ by sharing unredacted files, hearing told

Sources revealed by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange "disappeared" after he put them at risk of torture and murder, a court has heard.

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February 24, 2020
Tripadvisor halts reviews as hole in wall crowned town’s top attraction

Reviews of a hole in a wall near a bank have been suspended by Tripadvisor after it was ranked the best thing to do in Ilkeston.

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February 24, 2020
Explainer: What do the latest developments in the spread of coronavirus mean for Ireland?

Concern about the spread of the new coronavirus seems to have escalated sharply in recent days.

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February 24, 2020
Explainer: What does the latest developments in the spread of coronavirus mean for Ireland?

Concern about the spread of the new coronavirus seems to have escalated sharply in recent days.

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February 24, 2020
Several injured as car hits crowd at German carnival

Several people have been injured after a car drove into a crowd at a carnival procession in Germany, police said.

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February 24, 2020
Several injured after car hits crowd at carnival procession in Germany

Several people have been injured after a car drove into a crowd at a carnival procession in Germany, police said.

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February 24, 2020
Trump mispronounces cricketer Sachin Tendulkar’s name at rally in India

Donald Trump mispronounced the name one of India's most beloved athletes during a welcome rally in Ahmedabad.

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