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Sun, 08 May 2022 01:24:50 +0000
NI Assembly to reconvene next week following election
The Northern Ireland Assembly will be reconvened next week in an attempt to reform a power-sharing government.

Fri, 06 May 2022 11:52:19 +0000
Stormont Election: Results from all 18 constituencies
Stormont Election: Results from all 18 constituencies

Sun, 08 May 2022 07:54:37 +0000
Ukraine's Zelensky to hold talks with G7 leaders
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to hold talks with G7 leaders via video conference today to discuss the situation in his country.

Sun, 08 May 2022 07:00:00 +0000
Victory Day in the shadow of war
Russian plans to use Victory Day as a full stop in its war in Ukraine will now have to be redrawn, instead marking an inflection point and a rallying cry for what Moscow calls a "special military operation."

Sun, 08 May 2022 03:08:51 +0000
New York subway shooting suspect charged with terrorism
A US grand jury indicted a man for terrorism and other charges stemming from a gunfire and smoke bomb attack on 12 April, that injured 23 people on the New York City subway.

Sun, 08 May 2022 07:00:00 +0000
'Long Corbyn' gives Johnson a better chance of recovery
Boris Johnson and his fellow Conservatives could be worried as they survey the political landscape following the local election results and the tectonic shifts that have occurred in recent years.

Sun, 08 May 2022 08:00:00 +0000
Young people's hopes after historic NI election
As the dust settles on a historic election in Northern Ireland, how do young people feel about the drastically changed political landscape?

Sun, 08 May 2022 08:45:21 +0000
Hong Kong's next leader endorsed by pro-Beijing elites
Hong Kong's leader-in-waiting, John Lee, has been endorsed for the city's top job by a committee stacked with pro-Beijing loyalists, as the financial hub attempts to relaunch itself after several years of political upheaval.

Sun, 08 May 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Inflation is eroding the value of our savings
With the rate of inflation running at multi-decades highs and interest rates on deposits at rock bottom, inflation is rapidly eating into the value of our savings. So, should we just spend our spare cash or are there ways of beating inflation?

Sun, 08 May 2022 07:00:00 +0000
Parents of children with disabilities show tears, anger
While most eyes were on the Northern Election on Friday, hundreds of families and advocates for children with additional needs gathered to protest in Dublin, Cork and Wexford.

Sat, 07 May 2022 20:54:53 +0000
'Incumbent on all parties' to form Executive - Martin
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said it is "incumbent on all political parties" to form an Executive as counting in the Northern Ireland election draws to a finish.

Sat, 07 May 2022 07:54:17 +0000
Ukraine says women and children evacuated from Azovstal
Ukraine said civilians have been evacuated from a besieged Mariupol steel plant today as Russian forces unleashed new bombardments across the country ahead of Victory Day festivities in Moscow.

Sat, 07 May 2022 12:52:26 +0000
Lending rate increase could hit social housing delivery
Some of the main providers of social housing have said a rise in lending rates by the State's Housing and Finance Agency may impact on the volume of social housing that can be delivered.

Sat, 07 May 2022 21:32:12 +0000
'Seismic moment' as nationalist set to lead Stormont
Sinn Féin will hope to use this historic result to galvanise its support base and increase votes in the Republic, while also increasing pressure for a border poll.

Sat, 07 May 2022 01:36:23 +0000
Death toll climbs to 26 in Havana hotel blast
The death toll after an explosion ripped through a luxury hotel in central Havana climbed to 26 people including a Spanish tourist, state television has reported, one day after the powerful blast due to a suspected gas leak.

Sat, 07 May 2022 07:30:53 +0000
As it happened: SF wins most Stormont seats
All the latest developments as counting in the Northern Ireland Stormont Assembly election draws to a close.

Sat, 07 May 2022 09:58:23 +0000
Thousands take part in Darkness Into Light event
The organisers of Darkness Into Light, which aims to raise funds for the suicide prevention charity Pieta, have said that around 120,000 people registered to participate this year.

Sat, 07 May 2022 06:00:00 +0000
Will the new maternity hospital ever get a due date?
The plan to relocate the National Maternity Hospital was announced in May 2013 - but even now in May 2022, there is debate about whether it should proceed, due to some concerns expressed about the nature of guarantees in the legal agreements over the...

Sat, 07 May 2022 09:09:35 +0000
Taliban orders all Afghan women to wear burqa
Afghanistan's supreme leader and Taliban chief has today ordered the country's women to wear the all-covering burqa in public.

Sat, 07 May 2022 14:39:33 +0000
Tories urged to back Johnson after election losses
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will use the Queen's Speech as an effort to secure his leadership following a bruising set of local elections which saw the Tories lose control of key authorities and suffer a net loss of almost 400 councillors.



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