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Massive cocaine haul intercepted at Rosslare Europort

CO WEXFORD, Ireland - An operation by the Revenue Customs Service in Ireland at the Rosslare Europort on Saturday has ...


Rate hike causes annual Irish mortgage to jump 1,000 euros per year

DUBLIN, Ireland: After an interest rate hike this week caused yearly mortgage payments to increase 1,000 euros overnight, Sinn Fein ...


Search underway for 12-year-old boy missing in Dublin since Friday

DUBLIN, Ireland - The 12-year old boy reported earlier to have been missing in the Irish capital since Friday afternoon ...


EU places Ireland on refugee 'red list' as housing unavailable

DUBLIN, Ireland: The European Union has placed Ireland on a 'red list' of countries incapable of absorbing additional Ukrainian refugees. ...


Two men remain custody after shots fired at house in Galway City

CO GALWAY, Ireland - Two men remain in gardai custody following the shootings in Galway City on Thursday night.The men, ...


Gardai searching for teenage girl missing in Dublin since Monday

DUBLIN, Ireland - A teenage girl missing for four days in Dublin is now the subject of a search by ...


Ireland, other smaller countries, to gain seats in European Parliament

DUBLIN, Ireland: Ireland will gain one, and possibly a second, seat during the next term of the European Parliament.With European ...


Facebook expected to fire 10,000 as media companies contract

MENLO PARK, California: As the tech industry prepares for a major economic downturn, Facebook-parent company Meta Platforms has announced that ...


UK to send more submarine parts to Taiwan, China warns against exports

LONDON, England: Reflecting its increased willingness to support Taiwan, Britain approved a sharp increase in exports of submarine parts and ...


€2.5m fund targets energy assistance to 10,000 homeowners in Ireland

DUBLIN, Ireland: Ten thousand Irish homes will receive help in paying their energy bills, after Energy provider SSE Airtricity announced ...


Groups suing Ireland to end overfishing in its waters

DUBLIN, Ireland: The highest court in the EU is preparing to hear a case in which Ireland is accused of ...


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German police crackdown on gangs blowing up ATMs in robberies

FRANKFURT, GERMANY: Authorities said that as part of a crackdown on gangs suspected of blowing up ATM machines and stealing ...

German visitor to talk computer chips in Taiwan

BERLIN, Germany: Germany will send a cabinet minister to visit Taiwan next week, at a time when Berlin is reviewing ...

UBS to buy Credit Suisse for fraction of its value, Swiss government to underwrite losses

ZURICH, Switzerland - Depositors will be fully protected, shareholders will have their equity dwarfed, while bond holders will be largely ...

US CDC reports 40% rise in pregnancy deaths during Covid

ATLANTA, Georgia: Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released this week showed that in 2021 during the ...

San Francisco area to end installing gas appliances in 2027

SAN FRANCISCO, California: Demands by environmentalists have resulted in the passing of rules in which natural gas-powered furnaces and water ...

US will seek jail sentence for Chinese businessman Guo Wengui

WASHINGTON D.C.: The US government has charged exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui with being the mastermind behind a complex conspiracy ...

Business

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US loans $300 billion to banks following closing of SVB bank

WASHINGTON D.C.: The US Federal Reserve Bank has announced that cash-strapped banks throughout the US borrowed some $300 billion during ...

Deloitte agrees to pay $31 mln fine to China after mistakes in audit

BEIJING, China: Following the inability of China Huarong Asset Management Co Ltd to release financial reporting obligations in 2020, China ...

UBS to buy Credit Suisse for fraction of its value, Swiss government to underwrite losses

ZURICH, Switzerland - Depositors will be fully protected, shareholders will have their equity dwarfed, while bond holders will be largely ...

SpaceX, Netflix, Boeing join largest US business mission to Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam: SpaceX, Netflix and Boeing will join what is described as the "biggest-ever" U.S. business mission to meet in ...

After winning Apple contract, Foxconn to build factory in India

TAIPEI, Taiwan: Reuters reported that after winning an order to manufacture wireless AirPods earphones for Apple for the first time, ...

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German police crackdown on gangs blowing up ATMs in robberies

FRANKFURT, GERMANY: Authorities said that as part of a crackdown on gangs suspected of blowing up ATM machines and stealing ...


Ireland among highest users of cocaine worldwide

DUBLIN, Ireland: Ireland has the world's fourth highest consumption of cocaine, according to a new United Nations report.The UN further ...


German visitor to talk computer chips in Taiwan

BERLIN, Germany: Germany will send a cabinet minister to visit Taiwan next week, at a time when Berlin is reviewing ...


UBS to buy Credit Suisse for fraction of its value, Swiss government to underwrite losses

ZURICH, Switzerland - Depositors will be fully protected, shareholders will have their equity dwarfed, while bond holders will be largely ...


EU places Ireland on refugee 'red list' as housing unavailable

DUBLIN, Ireland: The European Union has placed Ireland on a 'red list' of countries incapable of absorbing additional Ukrainian refugees. ...


Ireland, other smaller countries, to gain seats in European Parliament

DUBLIN, Ireland: Ireland will gain one, and possibly a second, seat during the next term of the European Parliament.With European ...


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