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Why experiences beat material gifts every time
- Fitness
- December 18, 2020, 06:01
If happiness was for sale, we imagine it would be quite an expensive commodity. But they say how we spend our money can determine our level of happine(...)

December sky: Jupiter and Saturn to appear closest to each other since 400 years ago
- Space
- November 25, 2020, 11:24
For some celestial events you really do have to wait almost a lifetime. Jupiter and Saturn met three times in the sky during 1981, but it was while I(...)

Westlife’s fans across Africa: ‘I listen to them every day’
- Music
- September 26, 2020, 06:00
From his small music store in the main bus park in Gulu, northern Uganda, Felix Lutalo has provided the soundtrack to 27 years of his region’s life. I(...)

Namibia rejects €10m from Germany as apology for genocide
- Africa
- August 12, 2020, 17:54
Namibia has rejected €10 million in development aid from its former coloniser Germany, as an apology for a genocide carried out more than a century ag(...)

Garth Owen-Smith – an African conservation hero
- People
- June 1, 2020, 19:01
Garth Owen-Smith (1940-2020), a great African conservation visionary and globally recognised pioneer in community conservation, died on April 11th aft(...)

Nigeria reopens main cities Lagos and Abuja as lockdowns phased out
- Africa
- May 4, 2020, 19:27
Nigeria began easing restrictions on Monday in its capital Abuja and in the largest city Lagos, heralding the reopening of Africa’s biggest economy af(...)

My favourite sporting moment: Les Bleus tear up formbook to stun New Zealand
- Rugby
- April 20, 2020, 06:00
2007 Rugby World Cup quarter-final: France 20 New Zealand 18 - Millennium Stadium, Cardiff This is tricky. To begin with, to be a fan or no(...)

Coronavirus: Africa prepares for surge in cases and mass casualties
- Africa
- March 30, 2020, 20:51
As Africa prepares for a surge in coronavirus cases, the lack of intensive care beds and ventilators in many countries is becoming starkly apparent. (...)

White rhino calf weighing 50kg born at Dublin Zoo
- Irish News
- February 20, 2020, 12:23
A southern white rhinoceros calf has been born at Dublin Zoo. The male calf, estimated to weigh about 50kg, was born at 4.30am on February 10th. Visi(...)

Tullow Oil finds itself over a barrel after ‘epic setback’
- Energy & Resources
- November 22, 2019, 15:27
The whiff of sulphur around Tullow Oil’s stock continues to linger. Shares in the company, founded in 1985 by one-time Aer Lingus accountant Aidan H(...)