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  The death toll after Venezuela earthquakes is 589

  June 27, 2026 0

  The death toll after two earthquakes struck Venezuela has risen to 589, with 2,980 people injured and thousands more reported missing. The magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 tremors struck approximately 160km west of Caracas on Wednesday, reports RTE. A website created to track missing people and…

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  RTE and Met Éireann practically have a meltdown over European heatwave

  June 27, 2026 0

  The record-breaking warmth across Europe in recent days represents the most severe heatwave ever recorded in the region and is unequivocally the result of climate change driven by the burning of fossil fuels. That is the conclusion of a new rapid analysis of the heatwave conducted by World…

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  Young boy remains critical after hit-and-run involving a scrambler

  June 27, 2026 0

  A teenage boy has been seriously injured in a hit-and-run involving a scrambler in north Dublin. The boy, who is aged in his early teens, was struck by the scrambler at the Five Lamps, at the junction of Killarney Street, Amiens Street and North Strand Road, on Saturday night, reports…

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  Garda roads policing numbers are down nearly 40% since 2019

  June 27, 2026 0

  The number of gardaí working in Roads Policing Units has fallen by almost 40% since 2009, according to the latest figures published by the Department of Justice and An Garda Síochána. The data, released in response to parliamentary questions from Fine Gael TDs Michael Murphy and Emer…

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  Australia considers further measures on controlling children’s use of social media

  June 27, 2026 0

  Australia's prime minister said he was keen to ensure the country's social media ban for children was as strong as possible, as a new study found that the measure — the first of its kind and now six months old — had little impact on teen use. The government plans to stress-test the law…