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Sinn Fein surges as most popular party in Irish election

10:28 am February 10, 2020

Dublin: Nationalist party Sinn Fein won the popular vote in Ireland’s general election, ballot counts revealed on Sunday, with the one-time political wing of the IRA disrupting a duopoly of centre-right parties which have historically controlled the Republic. After all 39 constituencies across Ireland were tallied, Sinn Fein received 24.5 per cent of the first […]

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Five British test positive for coronavirus in France

7:37 pm February 8, 2020

Paris: Five British nationals including a child have tested positive for the new coronavirus in France, the health minister said Saturday, adding that they had all stayed at the same ski chalet. France has now detected a total of 11 cases of the novel coronavirus, and the new “cluster” is centred on a Briton who […]

German governor apologizes for 'little Merkel' comment

Germany’s Merkel fires official following far-right fiasco

6:19 pm February 8, 2020

Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday fired a government official whose congratulating of a state governor elected with a far-right party’s help angered Merkel’s coalition partners. Christian Hirte, a member of Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union who was the government’s commissioner for the formerly communist east and a deputy economy minister, tweeted that he resigned […]

Report: Death toll in Turkey avalanche disaster rises to 39

6:34 pm February 6, 2020

Istanbul: Search efforts have resumed in eastern Turkey, following two avalanches that killed dozens and left at least two people missing, Turkish news agencies reported. The private DHA news agency said one body was recovered Thursday, bringing the death toll from the two avalanches to 39. Rescue workers, aided by dogs, were conducting scans in […]

Brexit, homelessness dominate in Irish election

2:47 pm February 6, 2020

Dublin: Ireland goes to the polls on Saturday, with Prime Minister Leo Varadkar touting his successful handling of Brexit, but facing pressure over housing and healthcare. A late surge in support for the republican Sinn Fein party, once the voice of the IRA paramilitary group, also threatens to shake up the political landscape. Varadkar’s Fine […]