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Calls for clarity from Government over monkeypox vaccine
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Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall said there was no information about supplies of the vaccine to combat MonkeyPox or about any plans to cope with the virus.

What the papers say: Friday's front pages
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On Friday's front pages, the bodies of a brother and sister who drowned after they got into difficulty while swimming off Ballybunion in north Kerry have been recovered.

Wind energy companies see profits sky-rocket as electricity prices soar
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Taoiseach Micheál Martin says the Government will consider a windfall tax on profits made by energy companies in next month's budget.

US public health emergency on monkeypox: What does it mean?
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Amid a surge in monkeypox cases, the United States declared the monkeypox virus a public health emergency as reports claimed cases nationwide had r

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Heatwave in Paris reveals paucity of trees in the city
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The temperature outside of Paris' Garnier Opera house reached 56 Celsius on urban planning expert Tangui Le Dantec's thermometer as a third heatwav

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Long COVID symptoms affect 1 In 8, suggests Lancet Study
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According to one of the most thorough research on long-term COVID to date, one in eight people who contract coronavirus experience at least one sym

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China reduces ties with US
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Beijing has severed communication with Washington in several areas in retaliation for Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan

China has decided to cut diplomatic ties with the US in a number of military and civilian areas, the Foreign Ministry announced on Friday. The devolvement of ties is Beijing’s way of retaliating for this week’s visit to Taiwan by Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi.

The ministry released a list of areas in which there will no longer be communication between Chinese and American officials. It includes working meetings between defense departments, maritime security consultation, cooperation on illegal migration, judicial assistance, transnati...

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North Korea ready for more nuclear tests – Reuters
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Pyongyang is also seeking to ramp up fissile material production, a UN report seen by the outlet says

North Korea laid the groundwork for a nuclear test in the first half of this year, Reuters reported on Friday citing a confidential report submitted to a UN watchdog committee.

“Work at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site paves the way for additional nuclear tests for the development of nuclear weapons,” independent monitors reportedly told the UN Security Council Sanctions Committee on North Korea.

According to Reuters, the experts also believe that North Korea “...

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Exxon­Mo­bil bid to end In­done­sia law­suit found ‘mer­it­less’
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US judge dis­miss­es oil and gas gi­ant’s ar­gu­ments for avoid­ing tri­al over al­leged hu­man rights abus­es in In­done­sia.
Published On 5 Aug 2022

Groups mo­bilise to help un­der­weight bel­u­ga whale in Seine Riv­er
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The species, usu­al­ly found in Arc­tic wa­ters, had made its way up the wa­ter­way and reached a lock some 70km from Paris.
Published On 5 Aug 2022

‘His­toric’ drought prompts French gov­ern­ment into ac­tion
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‘Cri­sis’ task force ac­ti­vat­ed in France, as pro­longed UK dry spell caus­es ‘alarm­ing’ prog­no­sis for British farm­ers.
Published On 5 Aug 2022

Chi­na sanc­tions US House Speak­er Nan­cy Pelosi af­ter Tai­wan trip
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Bei­jing says US House speak­er dis­re­gard­ed its con­cerns and res­olute op­po­si­tion to her ‘provoca­tive’ vis­it.
Published On 5 Aug 2022

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Xi test­ed as Chi­nese na­tion­al­ists bris­tle at Pelosi Tai­wan vis­it
Chi­na’s Xi Jin­ping needs to show tough re­sponse to Nan­cy Pelosi’s Tai­wan vis­it with­out dam­ag­ing the Chi­nese econ­o­my.
Published On 5 Aug 2022

WATCH: Lightning strike near White House leaves four people in critical condition
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In the United States, a lightning strike on Thursday (August 4) near the White House left four people in critical condition.

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Toyota's Q1 profit sinks 42 per cent. Shortage in chip supply and rising costs blamed
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A global pandemic and a complete breakdown in the supply chain system has hit the automobile sector incredibly hard.

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US police fatally shoot medical technician, sparks countrywide racial injustice protests
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Four US police officers have been detained and charged in connection with Breonna Taylor's shooting death.

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China invites Turkey to visit Xinjiang. The ground zero of Uyghur Muslims genocide
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In an attempt to show the world that its treatment of Uyghur Muslims is not as barbaric as the world media reports it to be, China has allowed a Tu

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'You can't switch off death': The 'chilling' effect of the Russia-Ukraine war on Germany's dead
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"You cannot switch off death," says Germany's cremation consortium chairman, Svend-Joerk Sobolewski.

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Kremlin ready to discuss prisoner swap in private after US basketball jailed in Russia
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Earlier this week, a Russian court jailed US basketball star Brittney Griner for nine years for a drug offence

One-legged woman who offered man sex for €40 is jailed for robbery
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The court heard the defendant 'dragged the man down a lane in Portlaoise, where a second man stole the money from his pocket