[ad_1] Tonight marks a spectacular event, an event in our solar system so rare that it can take decades to get a good view. Jupiter and Saturn will appear closer to each other than they have been in hundreds of years, which is also the winter solstice. So-called ‘conjunctions’, where objects appear very close to … Read more
[ad_1] Boris Johnson canceled Christmas for millions of people in London and south-east England after scientists said a new variant of the coronavirus is spreading faster. This means that any Irish living in London will not be able to travel to Ireland for Christmas. The British Prime Minister announced that, starting on Sunday, the Southeast … Read more
[ad_1] Shane MacGowan’s wife has responded to “cruel comments” directed at the star and his appearance during his appearance on the Late Late Show. The Pogues frontman appeared on the show along with many more star names for the Big Busk special in aid of the homeless. And Victoria Mary Clarke has taken to social … Read more
[ad_1] Updated 5 hours ago FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL Macron has a fever, cough and fatigue from coronavirus in Versailles, authorities said. They did not provide details about his treatment, but said he is staying at the La Lanterne presidential residence in the old royal city. While Macron generally wears a mask and adheres to social … Read more
[ad_1] It appears at low tide and quicksand – the skeletal remains of a shipwreck on Streedagh Beach in Co Sligo. Known locally as the Butter Boat, several stories have been told about its origins, but the true identity of the wreck has just been confirmed thanks to a detailed investigation led by the National … Read more
[ad_1] The cabinet will today approve a plan to deliver vaccines worth more than 100 million euros throughout the country, including in mass vaccination centers, as the state moves to implement the most important inoculation program since its founding. Under the plan, the state will launch 14 million doses of at least five different vaccines. … Read more
[ad_1] Negotiators are trying to secure the release of 300 students after their school was attacked by men armed with AK-47s. The Government Science High School, a boarding school for boys, was attacked Friday night, according to the governor of Nigeriais Katsina State, Aminu Masari. About 300 of the students were detained and taken from … Read more
[ad_1] It is “too early” to know if the new strain of the coronavirus, confirmed in Britain, has emerged in Ireland, said Dr. Ronan Glynn. The deputy chief medical officer said Irish authorities only received a formal notification of the new strain on Monday, at the same time the UK government publicly announced news of … Read more
[ad_1] State-sponsored hackers have been monitoring emails at the US Treasury Department and another US federal agency for months, according to the Reuters news agency. The US intelligence community is reportedly concerned that hackers who targeted the Treasury and a Commerce Department agency may have been spying on other agencies as well. People familiar with … Read more
[ad_1] The parents gathered today at a secondary school in Nigeria’s northwestern Katsina state, begging authorities to save hundreds of children abducted by gunmen. The army had exchanged gunfire with a gang that took students from the government’s all-boys science school in Kankara, a spokesman for the president said last night. Today, parents said they … Read more