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Indonesia Earthquake 400 People Dead
About 400 people have been killed in Indonesia after a strong earthquake. The number is expected to rise. At least more than 500 have been injured. A few days ago a tsunami hit an Indonesian city. It was caused by…
50 Girls Treated for Botched Circumcisions in Burkina Faso
Female genital mutilation has been illegal in the Burkina Faso region of West Africa since 1996. However, around 50 girls are being treated for failed circumcision attempts. Twelve girls have been admitted to the Kaya Regional Hospital while 38 are…
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Suu Kyi Defends Arrest of Journalists
Nobel Peace Prize winner and Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi stated that the jailing of two Reuters journalists had “nothing to do with freedom of expression at all”. Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were found in…
In Conversation with Dublin’s Culture Connect’s Iseult Byrne
Ensconced in the heart of Dublin city, a whiff of vanilla scenting the air,14 Henrietta Street chronicles the tale of time. Leading us from a Georgian townhouse to Tenement dwellings, the villa tells us the story of those who lived…
Climate Change: Extreme Climate
The University of Oxford and World Weather Attribution in United Kingdom released a new meteorological report on 27th July. It said that the high-in-temperature summer in Europe, estimates heatwaves in Europe will be more common in the future. This is…
Villages in Germany evacuated as forest wildfire spreads
Three villages southwest of Berlin have been evacuated as wildfire the size of 400 soccer fields spread today. Hundreds of firefighters were trying to cut trees to make long swathes in the forests to prevent the fire from spreading further.…
Three cities of Ireland voted friendliest cities in the world
Every year Condé Nast Traveler asks readers to decide on their favourite cities around the world, in its Readers’ Choice Awards Survey. In 2018, Condé Nast Traveler has just published the 10 friendliest cities in the world. There are…
Agreement reached between pilots and Ryanair
Ryanair and trade union Forsa have reached agreement in their talks over pilots’s dispute at the airline. Talks between Ryanair and the pilot’s union Forsa began on Wednesday morning and concluded on Thursday morning, at about 7.30am, after a…