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Friday 4 December 2020
More than 50 opposition bills have been blocked, despite having majority support in the Dáil chamber.
Trump issued a trio of veteos to attempt to push through the sale.
Trump declared in the Oval Office that he was “proud” to sign the veto.
Trump tweeted “VETO” this evening in response to the vote.
At least 123 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since the protests began at the end of March.
The government has announced a raft of new measures to help people struggling to pay their mortgages.
The Security Council wants to bring the crisis to the International Criminal Court for investigation of possible war crimes.
Moscow has vetoed a resolution criticising tomorrow’s succession referendum in Crimea. China, which often backs Russia, abstained from the UN vote.
Meanwhile, President Assad’s wife is reportedly being added to the EU’s sanctions list.
Sergei Lavrov is in Damascus today but has remained tight-lipped about what he will tell Syrian officials after Russia’s veto of a UN resolution last week.
Meanwhile, the US has called China and Russia’s veto on a UN resolution on Syria a “travesty”.
Today’s vote follows days of negotiations and came amid reports of heavy casualties in Homs after Syrian forces fired mortars and artillery.
Syrian forces unleash a three-hour barrage of mortar bombs and artillery shells in Homs, with at least 200 people killed.
Russia has said it will reject any resolution that can be interpreted as calling for regime change.
2011 may be remembered in future as the year we sorted out the financial crisis – or the year in which it grew beyond our control.
Ian Paisley Jr and Nigel Dodds tell the House of Commons that Ireland will face further pressure to raise the 12.5 per cent rate.
European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso says last week’s deal is a compromise of ’27 minus’, not of ’17 plus’.
Ireland’s one of the 26 Euro members signing up to a new financial agreement. Do you support our signing up?
We try to cut through the legal language and figure out precisely what 26 EU members have signed up to in Brussels.
Hungary may now also sign up to the deal agreed by euro members overnight – leaving the UK as the only EU member outside it.
The full text of the deal adopted by euro members, and by at least six – and potentially nine – of the other 10 EU members.
Overnight talks in Brussels fail to reach a deal, with at least 23 countries instead signing up to a ‘fiscal compact’.
Meanwhile, Syrian TV has broadcast an interview with a woman who human rights groups had said was killed by security forces in July.
President Mahmoud Abbas is to ask the UN to officially recognise the State of Palestine next week.
Syria is referred by the IAEA over its secret programme of building nuclear reactors – but is likely to escape sanctions.
RESTAURANTS AND GASTROPUBS are allowed to reopen across the country from today.
Ireland entered Level 3 restrictions earlier this week after spending six weeks at Level 5.
Non-essential shops and services have reopened, cultural institutions like cinemas and museums are back open and from today, you can once again dine in a restaurant.
So, today we want to know: Do you plan on going to a restaurant/gastropub this weekend?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Some sun, then clouds, showers around
Max: 6 °C
Min: 5 °C
Clouds and sun with a couple of showers
Max: 7 °C
Min: 1 °C
Mainly cloudy and chilly
Max: 5 °C
Min: 1 °C
