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Russia puts Estonia PM, Baltic politicians on wanted list

Russian police have put Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Lithuania’s culture minister and members of the previous Latvian parliament on a wanted list, according to the Russian interior ministry’s database. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Ms Kallas was wanted for the “desecration of historical memory”. Russian state agency TASS said …

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Heavy snowfall in US northeast, flights grounded

A powerful, fast-moving storm has brought heavy snow to the northeast of the United States, disrupting air travel and forcing schools to close. More than 30 million people from West Virginia to New England are under a storm warning as the Nor’easter brought as much as 15cm of heavy, wet …

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Ninth departure throws up stark questions for Fine Gael

Nine Fine Gael TDs have now announced that they are standing down at the next general election, and it must have party headquarters wondering. The latest in a slew of departing deputies is Paul Kehoe – TD for Wexford since 2002 – and a man with a decade’s experience at …

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C-3PO head from Star Wars could fetch $1m at auction

A light-up C-3PO head from Star Wars: Episode VI – Return Of The Jedi is expected to fetch up to one million dollars at auction. It comes following a sale in November 2023 where another C-3PO head, also from the collection of actor Anthony Daniels and worn during the first …

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Negotiation needed for hostages release, says relative

An Israeli man whose cousin is being held hostage for the last 130 days in Gaza has said that the key to the safe release of hostages by Hamas is negotiation. Gil Dickmann’s comments followed the rescue of two hostages from Rafah by Israeli defence forces yesterday morning. The same …

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Macquarie to buy Denis O’Brien controlled Beacon Hospital

The asset management wing of Australian financial services giant Macquarie Group has agreed a deal to buy the Beacon Hospital in Dublin which is controlled by businessman Denis O’Brien. Financial details have not been disclosed but it is understood that the deal is worth between €400m and €500m. The hospital …

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Pressure mounts on Israel for Gaza ceasefire

Israel is facing growing international pressure to agree to a ceasefire with Hamas, as it planned an incursion into the southern Gaza city Rafah where more than a million Palestinians are trapped. CIA Director William Burns was due in Cairo for a new round of talks on a Qatari-mediated ceasefire …

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Child benefit for some 18-year-olds due in May

The Cabinet will be asked to approve the extension of child benefit to 18-year-olds from 1 May, for those in full-time education or who have a disability. The measure is being proposed by Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys, who estimates it will benefit families of 60,000 18-year-olds. It was …

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Why a group of Russian soldiers’ wives are protesting

Maria Andreeva is a 34-year-old paediatrician and mother of a two-year-old boy who lives in Moscow. Her husband, an army medic, was mobilised by October 2022, one month after the Kremlin’s mass mobilisation of 300,000 army reservists. He was sent to the front in Ukraine in January 2023 and has …

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New plan aims to improve childcare policy for parents

Chartered Accountants Ireland has outlined a plan aimed at improving childcare policy for the benefit of both providers and parents. The institute has proposed a series of steps which it said could leave working parents up to €4,500 a year better off and free up vital working capacity in the …

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