DUBLIN – Ireland is a nation of saints, scientists and the status quo. This small island in the northwestern periphery of Europe is ruled by two old enemies: the right-wing Republican Fianna Fáil party and the fellow Christian-Democratic Fine Gael, which since independence in 1922 on opposite sides of ‘ …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – The North Korean Red Cross has deployed 43,000 volunteers to help communities prevent coronavirus outbreaks and provide flood relief, an official with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said in a statement. Monday. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared a state …
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(Reuters) – When polls show Texans continue to be frustrated with President Donald Trump’s response amid a massive resurgence in coronavirus cases, Democrats say they have a real chance to turn a long-held dream into reality : winning the state presidential contest for the first time in more than four …
Read More »Anxious Mauritans use hair to disrupt the oil loss of Japanese ships
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Mauritians make floating bombs of human hair and leaves in a round clock to leak oil from a grounded Japanese ship on its pristine shores of the Indian Ocean. FILE PHOTO: A satellite image shows the MV Wakashio ship and the oil spill off the southeast coast …
Read More »No parties, no travel: Colleges set COVID-19 rules for fall
While struggling this fall to shed some light on a campus experience, U.S. colleges are promising students promises to help contain the coronavirus – no keg parties, no long road trips and no guests outside on campus. No kidding. Administrators warn that failing masks, practicing social distance and avoiding mass …
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