It may only be August, but that doesn't seem to be hampering the festive spirit of department stores in Cork city. Despite it being four months until December, shops including Brown Thomas and Guineys have already begun to set up their Christmas sections.
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There are people who "prefer dogs and cats instead of children," Pope Francis said yesterday during an audience at the Vatican for the Canossian sisters, adding that it is "a programmed feeling, a feeling without problems". So he spoke again of the "demographic winter" in Europe, as he calls the huge fall in the birth rate.more
Frenchman Karim Benzema of Real Madrid among the men and Spaniard Alexia Putellas of FC Barcelona among the women were named the best male and female footballers of the past season in Europe.more
More than half of Polish employees expect more holiday days to prevent job burnout and 36 per cent want more support from their employers in terms of mental health, according to the 'What employees want' report.more
The British are facing a record number of 80 percent increase in energy prices. From October 1, average bills will increase from £ 1,971 to £ 3,549 per year, Ofgem, energy regulator, announced today.more
Bayern Munich and Barcelona - Robert Lewandowski's former and current club - are in the same group (C) of the football Champions League. They will also compete in it against Inter Milan and Viktoria Plzen. The draw took place yesterday in Istanbul.more
From the spectacular floats to the steel bands and mouthwatering food, it’s guaranteed to draw a huge crowd to west London this August, with about 2 million people expected to celebrate. Here’s what you need to know.
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Small businesses are starting to brace for a steep rise in redundancies, a law firm has warned, amid double-digit inflation and a looming recession. more
A group of SPD politicians urges a diplomatic offensive to end the war in Ukraine quickly. "We need a ceasefire as soon as possible as a starting point for comprehensive peace negotiations," they write in an appeal entitled "Weapons Must Be Silent!" To which Spiegel weekly reached.more
Three-time US Open Grand Slam tennis tournament triumph Novak Djokovic has confirmed that he will miss this year's edition. The reason is his lack of COVID-19 vaccination. "Unfortunately, I will not be able to come to New York this time," - the Serb wrote on Twitter.more
Only 21 foreign nationals who did not have standing to claim asylum in the UK were sent back to 'safe third countries' after the end of the post-Brexit transition period - according to Home Office statistics published yesterday.more
The pace of the Russian campaign in Ukraine has slowed down not to reduce the number of civilian casualties, according to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, but because of fierce Ukrainian resistance, the British Defense Ministry said.more
Refuse workers in east London are set to go on a week-long strike over a pay dispute. Around 130 Unite members in Newham, including loaders, sweepers and drivers, will walk out from Sunday August 27 until September 3.more
French national team player Samuel Umtiti, 2018 world champion and 2016 European runner-up, will be loaned from Barcelona to Lecce, who plays in the Italian league, both clubs said. The contract is expected to run until June 2023, but with no buyout option.more
Scientists were amazed by the case of a 36-year-old Italian from Sicily who recently returned from a holiday in Spain and began to complain of various ailments. He is the first man in the world to be simultaneously diagnosed with COVID-19, monkey pox, and HIV.more
Nearly a third of UK households have found it difficult to pay their energy bills in the past three months, according to a survey released yesterday. Meanwhile, according to forecasts, bills will increase by 80 percent from October.more
NATO assesses the harmfulness of the leakage of classified military documents sold online by a group of hackers. The data they contain include plans for weapons used by NATO allies in Russia's war against Ukraine, the BBC reports today.more
Women's tennis rankings leader Iga Swiatek will play against Italy's Jasmine Paolini in the first round of the US Open Grand Slam tournament. On the other hand, number eight seed Hubert Hurkacz is set to face Germany's Oscar Otte.more
Experts at Oxford University have begun clinical trials of an antiviral drug that could help treat monkeypox. The results will be known in a few months.more
Almost one million Russian citizens have legally entered the European Union since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, of which more than 60 percent. crossed the border with Estonia or Finland, according to data from the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex).more
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said its members are taking industrial action for a “dignified, proper pay rise” after they voted in favour by 97.6% in a ballot.
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Arkadiusz Milik has been loaned to Juventus Turin, "La Gazzetta dello Sport" reported, informing about the conclusion of negotiations between the Italian club and Olympique Marseille. In the afternoon, the footballer is expected in Turin, where he is to undergo a medical examination.more
An unprecedented trial began in the Helsinki district court against journalists from the Helsingin Sanomat newspaper, accused of divulging information about the operation of the Finnish armed forces' intelligence center, and the prosecution is demanding a suspended sentence of at least one and a half years in prison.more
Albanian police officers are to arrive in the UK to help speed up the deportation of illegal immigrants trying to cross the Channel into the country, British Home Secretary Priti Patel announced yesterday.more
