Hurricane Ophelia is currently gathering strength over the Atlantic, and is set on a collision course with Ireland. Ophelia is expected to take an northeastern course, which would put it right on track to strike …
The United States is to withdraw from UNESCO, the cultural and heritage preservation society, at the end of 2018. The US’s perceived bias of the society against Israel, plus UNESCO’s ‘arrears’, have been quoted as …
Salvator Mundi, the last painting attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, is expected to fetch up to $100m when it goes under the hammer later this month. The painting, which once sold for just $60 at …
The Bitcoin cryptocurrency briefly traded today at the stratospheric rate of 1 Bitcoin – $5,000, thus estalishing a new record. Bitcoin started 2017 trading at around $650, and its value fluctuated greatly before rising to …
A space rock roughly the size of a bus has skimmed past at just 44,000 km, a mere whisker in cosmic terms. As as means of comparison, the Moon is 384,400 km away from Earth. …
A woman found deceased inside a Belfast home may have laid undiscovered for up to two years, authorities say. The heavily decomposed body of 68-year-old Marie Conlon was found by officers who forced entry into …
Sally-Anne Jones, the so-called ‘White Widow’ was reportedly killed in a US drone strike last June, it has emerged today. The British-born woman had left her home to join ISIS after converting to Islam. She …
The sale of new cars dipped again during the month of September, according to figures released by the Central Statistics Office. At the same time, sales of second hand vehicles increased significantly. 4,282 new private …
An elderly man was found dead on the side of the road in Monaghan earlier today. The man, believed to be in his 80s, was found near a crashed car in Carnaveigh, Castleblayney, at around …
Ryanair and Aer Lingus were forced to cancel a number of flights today, due to strike action staged by French air traffic controllers. Ryanair was worst-hit, with a total of 222 flights cancelled. Passengers are …
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