COVID-19 could become ‘just like flu’ says World Health Organization chief
editorThe World Health Organization says the COVID-19 pandemic could settle down this year to a point where it poses a threat similar to flu. The UN health agency earlier voiced…
‘Keep Ireland Irish’: Say hello to Ireland’s growing far right
The far right in Ireland is rising. It is a broad church – encompassing religious fundamentalists, nationalists and many shades in between – but the movement has recently coalesced around…
President Zelenskyy considers petition calling for Russia to be renamed ‘Moscovia’
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced he would look into a petition that proposes officially renaming Russia as 'Moscovia'. Zelenskyy is reported to have asked Prime Minister Denis Shmigal that…
Three killed after tunnel collapses in Spanish potash mine
Three Spanish geologists have died after a tunnel collapsed deep inside a potash mine in northeastern Spain on Thursday, officials said. The accident occurred inside the Cabanasses de Súria mine…
‘This cannot go on’: IAEA chief furious as Russian strikes threaten Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
At least nine people were killed in the latest wave of Russian attacks across Ukraine during the early hours of Thursday morning. It was the heaviest aerial bombardment in weeks,…
Cyclone Freddy heads to Mozambique after trail of destruction and deaths in Madagascar
Tropical cyclone Freddy is heading towards Mozambique, after causing the deaths of five people in Madagascar. More than 16 thousand people were affected, with 4,500 houses flooded or damaged on…