Saucy postcards reinvented for home
The British saucy seaside postcard is being reinvented in a range of household items designed to raise a titter at home and abroad.
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The British saucy seaside postcard is being reinvented in a range of household items designed to raise a titter at home and abroad.
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Syrian opposition seeks support
Syria’s opposition appealed for international backing today, a day after Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at pressuring President Bashar Assad to end his bloody crackdown on an uprising that has raged for almost 11 months.
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Syria’s opposition appealed for international backing today, a day after Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at pressuring President Bashar Assad to end his bloody crackdown on an uprising that has raged for almost 11 months.
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Tear gas fired during Egypt demo
Volleys of tear gas left a white cloud over Cairo’s Tahrir Square and streets surrounding Egypt’s Interior Ministry, in the fourth day of clashes between security forces and rock-throwing youths protesting after a deadly football riot.
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Volleys of tear gas left a white cloud over Cairo’s Tahrir Square and streets surrounding Egypt’s Interior Ministry, in the fourth day of clashes between security forces and rock-throwing youths protesting after a deadly football riot.
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Bloc backs Argentina over Falklands
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez and other leaders in the left-leaning ALBA bloc have backed Argentina in its long-running dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands.
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Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez and other leaders in the left-leaning ALBA bloc have backed Argentina in its long-running dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands.
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Virus hits cruise ship passengers
A stomach virus has made nearly 100 passengers ill on a Princess Cruise Lines ship sailing from South Florida, as people on another of its liners complained of gastrointestinal illness.
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A stomach virus has made nearly 100 passengers ill on a Princess Cruise Lines ship sailing from South Florida, as people on another of its liners complained of gastrointestinal illness.
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Police officers die in Afghan blast
A large explosion has hit just outside the police headquarters in a southern Afghanistan city, killing five police officers.
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A large explosion has hit just outside the police headquarters in a southern Afghanistan city, killing five police officers.
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Pay cuts row delays Greece's vital debt deal
Debt talks vital to avoiding bankruptcy are at “a satisfactory level of agreement” but are being held up by a disagreement over drastic workplace reforms, A senior Greek official said today.
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Debt talks vital to avoiding bankruptcy are at “a satisfactory level of agreement” but are being held up by a disagreement over drastic workplace reforms, A senior Greek official said today.
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Romney rolls to easy win in Nevada
Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney cruised to victory in the Nevada caucuses today, notching a second straight triumph over a field of rivals suddenly struggling to keep pace.
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Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney cruised to victory in the Nevada caucuses today, notching a second straight triumph over a field of rivals suddenly struggling to keep pace.
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Embassies attacked as Russia and China block UN action on Syria
The United Nations Security Council failed again to take decisive action to stop the escalating violence in Syria as Russia and China blocked a resolution backing an Arab League plan for President Bashar Assad to step down.
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The United Nations Security Council failed again to take decisive action to stop the escalating violence in Syria as Russia and China blocked a resolution backing an Arab League plan for President Bashar Assad to step down.
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Slump sees 'lipstick effect' buying
Tough economic conditions have triggered the "lipstick effect", with a rise in shoppers buying small beauty treats to cheer themselves up, retailers said.
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Tough economic conditions have triggered the "lipstick effect", with a rise in shoppers buying small beauty treats to cheer themselves up, retailers said.
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Record hope in rare whisky auction
A charity is hoping that a rare bottle of whisky will smash a world record when it is sold at auction on Friday.
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A charity is hoping that a rare bottle of whisky will smash a world record when it is sold at auction on Friday.
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Russians defy cold and rally for Putin to resign
ANTI-GOVERNMENT protesters returned to Moscow's streets with renewed vigour and a more defiantly anti-Putin message yesterday, despite temperatures that plunged to -20C.
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ANTI-GOVERNMENT protesters returned to Moscow's streets with renewed vigour and a more defiantly anti-Putin message yesterday, despite temperatures that plunged to -20C.
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12 dead in fresh clashes as soccer dead are buried
Bleeding from a knife cut to the wrist and winded by a kick to the stomach, Mohammed Salema watched in terror as the mob of hooligans closed in.
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Bleeding from a knife cut to the wrist and winded by a kick to the stomach, Mohammed Salema watched in terror as the mob of hooligans closed in.
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The man who fell to earth: jumper plans skydive from edge of space
IT is the ultimate parachute jump: from the edge of space, Felix Baumgartner will leap from a balloon and plummet 120,000ft.
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IT is the ultimate parachute jump: from the edge of space, Felix Baumgartner will leap from a balloon and plummet 120,000ft.
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Nato goes ahead with Europe-based missile plans despite Russia's fears
Nato leaders yesterday downplayed Russian fears that a new Europe-based missile defence system represents a threat to Moscow, while vowing to move ahead with it.
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Nato leaders yesterday downplayed Russian fears that a new Europe-based missile defence system represents a threat to Moscow, while vowing to move ahead with it.
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Iran warns strikes will damage West '10 times more'
IRAN'S powerful Revolutionary Guard began military exercises yesterday in the country's south, the latest show of force after threats to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for tougher Western sanctions.
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IRAN'S powerful Revolutionary Guard began military exercises yesterday in the country's south, the latest show of force after threats to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for tougher Western sanctions.
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Al-Assad's ragtag army massacres 330 civilians
Bashar al-Assad's army is close to a collapse that could plunge the Middle East into a "nuclear reaction", its most senior defector has said.
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Bashar al-Assad's army is close to a collapse that could plunge the Middle East into a "nuclear reaction", its most senior defector has said.
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Powers veto UN call for Assad's removal
Russia and China prop up murderous dictator
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Russia and China prop up murderous dictator
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US museum finds Bismarck recording
For the first time, 21st-century audiences are able to hear the voice of Otto von Bismarck, one of the 19th century's most important figures.
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For the first time, 21st-century audiences are able to hear the voice of Otto von Bismarck, one of the 19th century's most important figures.
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US museum finds Bismarck recording
For the first time, 21st-century audiences are able to hear the voice of Otto von Bismarck, one of the 19th century's most important figures.
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For the first time, 21st-century audiences are able to hear the voice of Otto von Bismarck, one of the 19th century's most important figures.
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12 held in London after day of Syria protests
A dozen protesters have been arrested amid violent scenes at the Syrian embassy in London as the United Nations failed to agree a resolution despite a new wave of killing by the Damascus regime.
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A dozen protesters have been arrested amid violent scenes at the Syrian embassy in London as the United Nations failed to agree a resolution despite a new wave of killing by the Damascus regime.
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Snow hits Sarajevo
Bosnian authorities declared a state of emergency in the capital Sarajevo today after it was paralysed by snow, while hundreds of people remain trapped in their homes and vehicles throughout the country.
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Bosnian authorities declared a state of emergency in the capital Sarajevo today after it was paralysed by snow, while hundreds of people remain trapped in their homes and vehicles throughout the country.
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Video: 'Hundreds killed' in Syrian city
Syrian forces have killed at least 200 people and wounded hundreds in a deadly barrage of shelling, in an offensive that appears to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said.
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Syrian forces have killed at least 200 people and wounded hundreds in a deadly barrage of shelling, in an offensive that appears to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said.
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Robbery suspect's 'petrol threats'
A MAN who allegedly poured fluid from a petrol can over shop counters and threatened to ignite it has been further remanded in custody.
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A MAN who allegedly poured fluid from a petrol can over shop counters and threatened to ignite it has been further remanded in custody.
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Cars left at home as more cycle to work
DUBLINERS are increasingly leaving their cars behind and hopping on their bikes to beat the city's traffic congestion.
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DUBLINERS are increasingly leaving their cars behind and hopping on their bikes to beat the city's traffic congestion.
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Women hid in ditch from duo's attack, trial told
TWO women who were allegedly attacked in a car park at a beauty spot ran from the location for half a mile and had to hide in a ditch because they believed the alleged attackers were searching for them in a car, a court has been told.
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TWO women who were allegedly attacked in a car park at a beauty spot ran from the location for half a mile and had to hide in a ditch because they believed the alleged attackers were searching for them in a car, a court has been told.
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Sporting leader cheated jobless out of €4k
A sports co-ordinator who defrauded over €6,000 from unemployed people who took his course and from South Dublin County Council has received a suspended sentence.
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A sports co-ordinator who defrauded over €6,000 from unemployed people who took his course and from South Dublin County Council has received a suspended sentence.
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Omagh families claim new clues in bomb probe
New evidence on the Omagh bombing has emerged to strengthen calls for an international inquiry into the atrocity, bereaved families have said.
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New evidence on the Omagh bombing has emerged to strengthen calls for an international inquiry into the atrocity, bereaved families have said.
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Apology / correction
IN our editions dated February 2 & 3 we carried an article about the murder of Mr Alan McNally.
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IN our editions dated February 2 & 3 we carried an article about the murder of Mr Alan McNally.
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Boy sentenced in tourist attack
A YOUTH has been given a six-month suspended sentence for his part in an unprovoked gang attack on a 16-year-old Finnish tourist in Dublin city centre.
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A YOUTH has been given a six-month suspended sentence for his part in an unprovoked gang attack on a 16-year-old Finnish tourist in Dublin city centre.
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