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# ceasefire - Thursday 14 November, 2019
Ceasefire called in Gaza after fresh violence sees 8 members of same family killed in air strike
The Palestinian health ministry said that the Abu Malhous family was killed in the Israeli air strike earlier this week.
# ceasefire - Wednesday 23 October, 2019
US to lift sanctions on Turkey after successful ceasefire
Donald Trump made the comment in an address at the White House today.
# ceasefire - Thursday 17 October, 2019
Turkey has agreed to a ceasefire in Syria, Pence says
Pence spoke after he and other US officials met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
# ceasefire - Sunday 9 July, 2017
Quiet reported as ceasefire begins in south Syria
The ceasefire was announced on Friday.
# ceasefire - Friday 30 December, 2016
Pockets of fighting erupt after a calm start to Syria's new ceasefire
Rebels involving in fighting this morning are not covered by the ceasefire.
# ceasefire - Wednesday 28 December, 2016
Russia and Turkey 'have agreed to a Syria ceasefire plan'
The ceasefire is expected to begin at midnight tonight.
# ceasefire - Monday 19 December, 2016
Where is Bana? Seven-year-old girl who tweeted the Aleppo siege found safe and well
Several online videos have emerged showing Bana Al-Abed in the countryside outside Aleppo.
# ceasefire - Thursday 15 December, 2016
Packed onto buses, hundreds of civilians face uncertain future as they leave Aleppo
Around 951 people have been evacuated so far.
# ceasefire - Wednesday 14 December, 2016
Deal reached to evacuate civilians and wounded from Aleppo
But it’s not clear if bombing has stopped.
# ceasefire - Friday 9 December, 2016
'Too little, too late' - Syrian army halts shelling of Aleppo to allow trapped civilians to leave
The Syrian Army said it has halted bombing yesterday.
# ceasefire - Saturday 24 September, 2016
At least 25 dead as air strikes pound Syrian city of Aleppo
The attack left a pool of blood and body parts strewn at the site, an AFP correspondent reported.
# ceasefire - Monday 19 September, 2016
UN aid convoy delivering food destroyed by airstrikes in Syria
A week-long ceasefire came to an end today with “non-stop” bombardment in some areas.
# ceasefire - Saturday 17 September, 2016
Putin appears to offer strongest support yet for Trump... without actually naming him
Putin has so far refused to publicly endorse either candidate. .
# ceasefire - Tuesday 13 September, 2016
'The last chance to save Syria' - the ceasefire has held overnight
US Secretary of State John Kerry says it’s far too early to draw conclusions, but that the plan has a chance to work.
# ceasefire - Saturday 3 September, 2016
Fifty years of conflict in Colombia summed up in five key points
Here are the important points you should know about Colombia’s recent deadly history.
# ceasefire - Monday 29 August, 2016
Half-century-long war in Colombia comes to an end as historic ceasefire takes hold
Rebels and government forces have both agreed to the ceasefire, which began at midnight last night.
# ceasefire - Saturday 27 February, 2016
'This is the first time we've woken up without the sound of shelling'
Fighting groups in Syria agreed to cease hostilities at midnight.
# ceasefire - Tuesday 16 February, 2016
Syria's leader says ceasefire "does not mean everyone stops using their weapons"
Bashar al-Assad said his troops would continue fighting “terrorists”.
# ceasefire - Friday 12 February, 2016
After five years and 250,000 dead, a ceasefire has been agreed in Syria
The International Syria Support Group also agreed “to accelerate and expand the delivery of humanitarian aid beginning immediately”.
# ceasefire - Tuesday 28 July, 2015
Gerry Adams: The IRA was never defeated
The Sinn Féin leader was speaking on the 10th anniversary of the formal end to the IRA’s armed campaign.
# ceasefire - Friday 17 October, 2014
Schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram could finally be released
Nigerian’s government claims a ceasefire has been agreed.
# ceasefire - Wednesday 10 September, 2014
Russian troops are streaming out of Ukraine
Petro Poroshenko has said that there are now “good prospects for the peace initiative”.
# ceasefire - Monday 8 September, 2014
Opinion: Russia is in the driving seat of the Ukrainian crisis and she’s taking the West for a dangerous spin
Western powers have been reactive rather than proactive in their approach to the situation all summer, writes Jack Lahart.
# ceasefire - Sunday 7 September, 2014
Fears over Ukraine truce as woman killed in heavy fighting overnight
Ukraine, Russia and Moscow-backed separatists signed the ceasefire deal on Friday, but there’s been reports of fresh violence this weekend.
# ceasefire - Monday 1 September, 2014
Gerry Adams wants Dublin and London to counter "anti-agreement axis within unionism"
Adams was in The Guardian to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1994 IRA ceasefire.
The 9 at 9: Monday
It’s Monday – here’s everything you need to know as you start your week.
# ceasefire - Sunday 31 August, 2014
'Step away from conflict': Martin McGuinness's peace plea to dissidents
“I would urge dissident republicans still committed to armed actions to take that same step,” McGuinness said, as he marked the anniversary of the 1994 ceasefire in Derry.
# ceasefire - Wednesday 27 August, 2014
UN chief calls for "durable peace" in Gaza after indefinite truce
The ceasefire provides for the opening of border crossings.
# ceasefire - Tuesday 26 August, 2014
"I don't want to live through a fourth war." - Gaza erupts in peace celebrations
A long-term truce was signed today that will see an easing of the blockade on the enclave.
# ceasefire - Wednesday 20 August, 2014
The UNICEF chief in Gaza is doing a Reddit AMA today
Ask her anything.
A pregnant woman and four children have been killed in Gaza
The woman was nine months pregnant but medics were unable to save the foetus.
# ceasefire - Tuesday 19 August, 2014
Palestinians flee homes with bags of clothes and mattresses as Israel raids start over
Truce designed to buy time for peace talks in Cairo was extended by a day within minutes of last night’s deadline.
# ceasefire - Wednesday 13 August, 2014
Five more days of peace: Israel and Hamas agree to extend ceasefire
The previous 72-hour cessation ended at 9pm.
# ceasefire - Monday 11 August, 2014
Wounded Palestinians transferred to Turkey for treatment
A 72-hour ceasefire has held overnight which will allow talks to resume in Cairo.
# ceasefire - Saturday 9 August, 2014
Violence continues in Gaza with 30 air strikes, killing five Palestinians
The Palestinian interior ministry said Israeli jets destroyed three mosques, at least two of which were considered close to Hamas.
# ceasefire - Friday 8 August, 2014
Hamas rejects extension of ceasefire, but denies firing rockets
Israel says that two rockets were fired at the southern city of Ashkolon.
# ceasefire - Thursday 7 August, 2014
With six hours to go, no-one knows if the Gaza ceasefire will hold or not
“Right now there is uncertainty”.
# ceasefire - Wednesday 6 August, 2014
Israel and Hamas appear at odds over prolonging ceasefire
The Hamas deputy leader said, “There is no agreement to extend the ceasefire.”
Fragile Gaza ceasefire enters second day
Talks are due to take place in Cairo today aimed at securing a permanent ceasefire.
# ceasefire - Friday 1 August, 2014
Israeli soldier was 'dragged into a tunnel' by Gaza militants, says IDF
62 people have been killed on the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah today after the collapse of a US and UN brokered ceasefire
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CONCERTS AND MANY other events have, of course, been cancelled during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Images of a socially-distanced concert in England were widely shared during the week.
Fans at the Sam Fender concert at the Virgin Money Unity Arena, a pop-up venue in Gosforth Park, Newcastle, watched the outdoor concert in groups of up to five people from 500 separate raised metal platforms.
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Dr Anthony O'Connor: 'The rhetoric of “all being in it together” is dead'
By Dr Anthony O'Connor - @Antcon7062
Open Letter from Ireland's psychologists: 'Direct Provision is causing untold psychological harm'
By Psychologists for Social Change Ireland
“As a country we must do better,” according to about 150 signatories.
What we can learn from the world's 'Blue Zones' - where people regularly live into their 90s and 100s
By Professor Ciaran O’Boyle
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