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Thursday 26 November 2020
Gardaí attended the scene at Miesian Plaza on Baggot Street in Dublin after 1pm today.
Washington will send a plane to Japan for the evacuation tomorrow.
There have been two confirmed cases of the novel virus in the UK so far.
At least 25 people have been killed and 2,000 homes destroyed by the blazes.
The Los Angeles Fire Department said the blaze had expanded over six square miles.
A number of buildings in Edenderry were evacuated last night.
Prime Minister Hubert Minis has warned residents of the Bahamas they could face serious harm if they do not evacuate.
Two men were killed in their cars during heavy flooding.
The police said it found “no evidence of any acts of violence or any injuries”.
Forecasters say the area could see gusts of up to 200 kilometres per hour.
Eighty people had to leave the building.
Police reported the passengers would be evacuated by helicopter.
Around 175 staff have been evacuated and postal services in Limerick are off today.
The man, who is in his mid-forties, was arrested and taken to the Bridewell Garda station following the incident.
This incident is one of three security alerts that police in Derry have been dealing with today.
A man and a woman have been arrested.
A security cordon is currently in place at the courthouse on Catherine Street in Waterford City .
The 3,763-metre volcano is one of the most active in Central America.
President Trump said this is one of the worst storms to hit the east coast in many years.
The store in Belfast city centre was evacuated earlier today.
A partly built hydropower dam in southeast Laos collapsed after heavy rain and sent a wall of water surging through six villages
Three men were arrested following the discovery.
A man was reported after making threatening comments about security forces.
The Mayon volcano began erupting two weeks ago.
Evacuations have been ordered in several areas.
A spokesperson for the emergency services said there was “a bad mix of chemical products on the kitchen level”.
It’s not clear when – or even if – the volcano will erupt.
The Lyric FM news bulletin, normally broadcast from a studio in the RTÉ newsroom, went to dead air.
Over 30 locations were temporarily emptied after anonymous threats.
The 35-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted grievous bodily harm.
The operation will allow for the safe defusal of the bomb, which German media said was nicknamed “Wohnblockknacker” (blockbuster).
The landslide forced the evacuation of a village in the Swiss Alps
“There are still two active fronts which are a cause for concern,” authorities said.
The Paris landmark was evacuated as a precaution.
The army bomb disposal unit was called to investigate the ancient naval artillery shell at 2.15pm this afternoon.
“Had this device not been found when it had, there is no telling what we may have been dealing with,” said police.
At least 112 people have died in the blast, 109 of them evacuees.
Ukrainian authorities said that they suspected Russian involvement.
Tens of thousands of homes are without power, and hundreds of flights have been cancelled due to the storm.
New Zealand’s Prime Minister says the fires may have been lit deliberately.
THE GREYHOUND RACING industry has been put in the spotlight again this week, the Social Democrats put forward a motion proposing to end State funding of the sector.
Writing for TheJournal.ie this week, TD Holly Cairns explained that greyhound racing in Ireland will receive €19.2m in public funding next year – an increase of €2.4m on 2020.
Last year, an RTÉ investigation claimed that almost 6,000 greyhounds were killed for not racing fast enough in 2017.
But advocates for the sector have claimed it supports thousands of jobs and that annual Government funding represents an economic investment.
So, today we’re asking: Should the Government stop funding greyhound racing?
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