Latin America
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European stocks subdued on Orsted profit warning
- Markets
- January 13, 2021, 09:28
European stocks were little changed on Wednesday as a profit warning from Danish wind farm developer Orsted hit utilities, while French grocer Carrefo(...)

Irish pharma group Icon carried out trial of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
- Health & Pharma
- January 4, 2021, 13:31
Irish clinical trials group Icon has revealed that it carried out the late-stage trial of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine. The trial, which i(...)

‘We did it sisters’: Argentina votes to legalise abortion
- World
- December 30, 2020
Argentina’s Senate voted on Wednesday to legalise abortion, a first for a big country in Latin America and a triumph for women’s rights campaigners a(...)

Aryzta to sell Americas units as €734m takeover bid rejected
- Agribusiness & Food
- December 18, 2020, 18:47
Bakery group Aryzta’s new board confirmed on Friday evening it was rejecting a €734 million takeover offer from US hedge fund Elliott Management and t(...)

Aryzta chief executive Kevin Toland steps down
- Agribusiness & Food
- November 19, 2020, 20:55
Kevin Toland stepped down as chief executive of Aryzta on Thursday in a shake-up of management at the embattled baked goods company. Shareholders hav(...)

Storm Eta batters Florida after wreaking havoc in Central America
- US
- November 9, 2020, 09:03
Tropical Storm Eta unleashed torrential rain on South Florida on Monday after making landfall in the Keys, flooding roads and residential neighbourhoo(...)

Irish teenagers taller and heavier than 35 years ago, study finds
- Health
- November 6, 2020, 15:34
Irish teenagers have become taller and heavier in the last 35 years, according to a global study published in The Lancet. The study of child and ado(...)

UN to examine whether Irish tax policy harms rights of children overseas
- Irish News
- November 6, 2020, 01:00
The United Nations is to examine whether Irish policies contribute to tax abuse by companies that harms children’s rights in other countries. Campai(...)

Coronavirus: Argentina becomes fifth country to surpass 1m cases
- World
- October 20, 2020, 07:45
Argentina health officials say the nation has officially surpassed 1 million coronavirus cases, becoming the fifth country to do so. Across Latin Ame(...)

Four more Trump years? It could all come down to the fight for Florida
- US
- October 17, 2020, 05:00
Twenty years ago the eyes of the world turned to Florida, as the identity of America’s next president lay in the balance. On election night 2000, TV n(...)