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An image shows a pool of blood and damage tp a classroom after it was reportedly hit by rebel rocket fire in the Furqan neighbourhood of the government-held side of west Aleppo, on Sunday. Photograph: George Ourfalian/AFP/Getty Images
Aleppo bombings leave 250,000 without hospital access

The remaining hospitals on the rebel-held side of Aleppo have been badly damaged and forced to stop providing care amid an intensifying bombardment, a(...)

Alcohol consumption and speeding are two of the major contributors to road traffic deaths on South Africa’s roads
Dicing with death on South Africa’s notorious road system

The captivating beauty of the landscape through which South Africa’s N2 highway winds its way from Cape Town in the Western Cape to Durban in KwaZulu(...)

A member of the White Helmets inspects the damage at a Syrian civil defence centre recently targeted by government strikes in Aleppo’s rebel-held neighbourhood of Bab al-Nayrab. Photograph: AFP/Getty
All hospitals out of action in eastern Aleppo after airstrikes

All hospitals in Syria’s besieged rebel-held eastern Aleppo are out of service after days of heavy air strikes, its health directorate and the World H(...)

Members of International delegations at the climate conference in Marrakesh on Friday. Photograph: Fadel Sennafadel/AFP/Getty
200 countries agree climate timeframe and appeal to Trump

Nearly 200 nations agreed around midnight on Friday to work out the rules for a landmark 2015 global deal to tackle climate change within two years i(...)

The WHO said the Zika virus, carried by mosquitoes, remains a highly significant problem, but it is not any more a public heath emergency of international concern. File photograph: Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images
World Health Organization declares end of Zika emergency
  • Health
  • November 18, 2016, 21:11

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Friday that the Zika virus and related neurological complications no longer constitute an internationa(...)

While Prof Geoffrey Shannon commends Ireland’s role in embedding human rights principles in efforts to eliminate poverty overseas, he says efforts are “somewhat in contrast... at home where child poverty is at a high level”. File photograph: Getty Images
Tackle child poverty as crucial rights issue, says top adviser

Child poverty must be tackled as a human rights issue with legal implications rather than from a charitable perspective, the Government’s most senior (...)

Three new Trump appointments: US Representative from Kansas Mike Pompeo, retired Lt Gen Michael Flynn, and Senator Jeff Sessions. Composite: AFP/Getty Images
Jeff Sessions named attorney general as Trump fills key roles
  • US
  • November 18, 2016, 13:25

President-elect Donald Trump has announced the nomination of Alabama senator Jeff Sessions as US attorney general and Kansas congressman Mike Pompeo a(...)

Singer Christy Moore performs at an event for families of road crash victims at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins
Christy Moore ‘appalled and angered’ by texting truck drivers

Singer-songwriter Christy Moore is angered and appalled by the number of heavy trucks being driven by people while texting on their mobile phones. He(...)

Syria: Noose tightens on Aleppo

The timing of the resumption of the offensive against besieged eastern Aleppo and other rebel-controlled areas of Syria is no accident. The raids outs(...)

Easyjet chief executive said the budget carrier is likely to apply for an airline licence in ‘another EU country’ to enable it to fly freely in the bloc after the UK’s departure from the EU. Photograph: PA
Easyjet may apply for Irish licence to ensure EU access

British budget carrier Easyjet is understood to be considering applying for an Irish airline licence to ensure full access to EU countries following B(...)