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# Chemical

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'He was in so much pain': Teenager moved to Cork hospital for treatment after chemical attack
Tega Agberhiere was one of three teenage boys attacked with a chemical in Waterford last Thursday.
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Apr 30th 2019, 1:54 PM
Trump slams 'horrible' alleged chemical attack in Syria, vows to respond 'forcefully'
The United States, backed by Britain and France, has said it is ready to act with or without support from the United Nations.
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Apr 10th 2018, 7:04 AM
Seven UK police officers hospitalised after incident with chemical substance during routine arrest
Officers were conducting an arrest when they became aware of a chemical hazard in the building.
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Nov 9th 2017, 12:48 PM
Spicer apologises over 'insensitive' Hitler remarks amid calls for him to be fired
“I mistakenly used an inappropriate and insensitive comment about the Holocaust and there is no comparison.”
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Apr 12th 2017, 7:11 AM
33 people including 5 children die after eating poisoned sweets
The poisoning is thought to have been an accident.
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May 1st 2016, 3:35 PM
Bomb squad examines hazardous substances in two schools
The callouts took place this afternoon in Dublin.
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Oct 7th 2013, 9:51 PM
Syria: Inspectors prepare to destroy chemical weapons
UN chemical weapons experts leave country as separate disarmament group moves in to take next step against banned arsenal.
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Sep 30th 2013, 11:17 AM
Syria weapons inspection delayed over safety fears
The investigation has been delayed until tomorrow as rebels fail to guarantee the experts’ safety.
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Aug 27th 2013, 11:43 AM
US threatens Syria over 'obscene' chemical strike
The US cancelled a meeting with Russia on the Syrian conflicted that was due to take place this week.
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Aug 27th 2013, 7:22 AM
'Every hour counts' for UN chemical arms probe
Meanwhile, Bashar al-Assed has said claims that his regime used chemical weapons were an “insult to common sense”.
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Aug 26th 2013, 7:22 AM
Syrian forces bomb area of alleged chemical attack
The United States, Britain and France have demanded that a team of UN experts already in Syria be granted immediate access to investigate the site of an alleged chemical attack.
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Aug 22nd 2013, 12:50 PM
Highly explosive, unstable chemical found at Dublin school lab
The army bomb disposal team was called in to make the Brady’s reagent chemical safe at Ballinteer Community School.
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Jul 3rd 2013, 8:00 AM
Billion-year-old water discovered in Canada could give clues to early life on Earth
Life-giving chemicals have been discovered in isolated water believed to be 1.5 billion years old, raising hopes of scientists finding surviving microscopic organisms from a prehistoric age.
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May 16th 2013, 10:13 AM
Unstable chemical made safe in Cork school
There were no pupils present as classes had finished for the day.
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Mar 19th 2013, 6:38 PM
'Unstable chemical' made safe at Tipperary school
The chemical, known as ‘Brady’s Agent’ can be found in school laboratories all over the country but can become unstable over time.
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Mar 15th 2013, 9:54 PM
Bomb disposal team make chemical safe in secondary school
The army bomb disposal team were called in to deal with an unstable chemical at Christ the King Secondary School in Douglas, Cork today.
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Nov 16th 2012, 6:35 PM
Astronomers find diamond planet twice the size of Earth
The planet is made up mainly of graphite and diamond and was spotted zooming around a nearby star.
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Oct 11th 2012, 9:29 PM
Unstable chemical made safe at Cork school
The army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal team carried out a controlled explosion on the substance.
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Aug 31st 2012, 5:19 PM
Agent Orange clean-up launched in Vietnam decades after war ends
US and Vietnam are commencing a landmark project to remove dangerous defoliant sprayed by American forces to defoliate Vietnam’s forests.
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Aug 9th 2012, 12:17 PM
Deeper underground: could you live in a bunker?
Missile silos and Nazi bunkers have been converted into habitable homes, while other designers are focused on preparing shelters for surviving catastrophes.
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Jul 28th 2012, 8:00 AM
Controlled explosion carried out on chemical discovered at Cork school
The Army Bomb Disposal Unit was called to St Finbarr’s Seminary after unstable chemical was found in an old school lab.
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Jul 27th 2012, 11:58 AM
New technology will make your car clean itself
The self cleaning, self repairing coating can also be used in mobile phones and contact lenses.
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Jul 23rd 2012, 7:36 PM
Army team makes unstable chemical safe on Malahide Road
Picric Acid that could have been sensitive to shock or friction was made safe with a controlled explosion.
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Mar 13th 2012, 8:10 PM
Army called in after unstable chemical found at Meath school
The Irish Defence Forces carried out a controlled explosion after the chemical was discovered during a routine audit.
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Aug 5th 2011, 2:51 PM