Wednesday’s Lotto jackpot heading for €10m
There was no winner of tonight’s Lotto jackpot, worth almost €8.5m. The numbers drawn were 7, 9, 16, 26, 40, 45, Bonus Number 13. Next Wednesday’s Lotto jackpot is heading for €10m, so get your …
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At least 100 people killed after car bomb blast hits refugee convoy in Syria
At least 100 people are confirmed dead, and many more injured, after a convoy ferrying refugees was hit by a car bomb blast in Syria today. The convoy, which was stationary at the time of …
David Dao: The bloodied face of an airline’s hubris gone too far
The battered, bruised, and bloodied face of 69- year-old doctor David Dao made international headlines a few days ago, after he was forcibly removed from an overbooked United Airlines flight. Mr. Dao suffered a broken …
The Carl Vinson Strike Group (CSG-1): All you need to know
The Carrier Group The US Navy has ordered the deployment of a strike group led by the flagship Nimitz-class aircraft carrier Carl Vinson (CVN-70) to North Korean waters, as a show of force to the …
Your Saturday weather report: Dry but cool day ahead, and rain later on
Today, Saturday, will begin largely dry everywhere, with a lot of cloud cover and occasional sunny spells. There will be some rain showers later on though, mostly along western coastal counties, with temperatures ranging between …
Scorpions on a plane: United Airlines passenger gets stung by stowaway scorpion
United Airlines is going through a rough patch as of late, after the highly publicized incident of a passenger being dragged out of an overbooked flight. Now, a passenger on a Texas to Calgary flight …
Cyclist rushed to hospital after being struck by a lorry in Dublin
A male cyclist is in a serious condition in hospital this evening, after being struck by a lorry earlier today. The incident happened at the junction of Harold’s Cross Road/ Grove Road at around 3.55pm …
World on the brink: Chinese Minister for Foreign Affairs warns that war could break out in North Korea ‘at any moment’
Wang Yi, Chinese Foreign Minister, issued the stark warning while talking to reporters earlier today. Yi’s words come amidst a heightened state of military readiness around the Korean Peninsula. Earlier this week, the Chinese Army …
US air assets drop largest non-nuclear bomb on suspected ISIS tunnel network in Afghanistan
A Lockheed MC-130 from the US Air Force Special Operations Command dropped the largest conventional bomb available in the US arsenal on ISIS-held position in Afghanistan. The aircraft dropped a GBU-43B Massive Ordnance Air Burst …
You are not alone: Cassini spacecraft detects conditions favorable to life in one of Saturn’s moons
The Cassini spacecraft has revealed some interesting data about Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons. Enceladus, which takes its name from a Giant in Greek mythology, features an icy surface beneath which a vast ocean of …
