26 h. ago Two children among 16 people dead after severe storms and flooding impact US

Tennessee has been the worst affected state, with at least 10 deaths occurring since the storms began.

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61 h. ago Six children among 14 people killed in Russian strike on Ukraine, officials say

At least 50 people were wounded in the strike on Kryvyi Rih.

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63 h. ago Russian missile strike kills 12 people, including three children, in Zelenskyy's home city

The head of the city’s military administration said more than 50 people were wounded in the evening attack.

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3 d. ago Two people killed in major US storms as Midwest states brace for 'generational flooding'

Both deaths occurred in the state of Tennessee this morning, local officials confirmed.

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5 d. ago Women at Mothers Against Genocide Leinster House protest 'were strip

Eleven people in a vigil for the children and mothers of Gaza were arrested yesterday morning outside Leinster House.

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8 d. ago ‘If we flood again, we’re homeless’: Midleton homeowners in crisis without flood insurance after storms

Homeowners say they are ‘living in terror’ because nothing has been done to protect them from a recurrence of Storm Babet’s devastating floods

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9 d. ago Record number of people living in emergency accommodation last month

Some 15,378 people recorded as homeless, including 4,563 children

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9 d. ago Number of people in emergency accommodation reaches record 15,378, including 4,653 children

Today’s figures have broken the previous record, set in January, when the number of people in temporary housing rose to 15,286.

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2 w. ago Galwegian tackles series of half marathons to support young people with cancer

A Galway runner is taking on six half marathons in six European cities this year to raise funds for a children’s and young people’s cancer charity. Mountbellew native John Connolly is running the SuperHalfs Challenge – a series of six half marathons that takes in races in Lisbon, Prague, Berlin, Copenhagen, Cardiff and Valencia – […] The post Galwegian tackles series of half marathons to support young people with cancer appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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2 w. ago 'This can't be the world we're living in': Doctors describe the toll on children from Israel's strikes on Gaza

The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israel’s barrage of strikes killed 409 people across Gaza, including 173 children and 88 women.

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2 w. ago Winter flood and storm damage may worsen due to Atlantic wind system changes, scientists warn

Changes to North Atlantic oscillation could increase frequency of cold snaps, floods and storms, says study

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3 w. ago Houthi rebels claim attacks on US aircraft carrier group after air strikes on Yemen

The group’s health ministry said women and children were among the 53 people killed and 98 wounded in US strikes on Saturday.

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3 w. ago Inis Oírr exhibition highlights new initiative to give youth its creative head

The fruits of a new initiative to facilitate children and young people to achieve their creative goals can be seen in every aspect of an exhibition that opened on Inis Oírr recently. The GRETB Local Creative Youth Partnership and Muintearas Teo are working as strategic creative delivery partners to support artists, volunteers, and creative facilitators […] The post Inis Oírr exhibition highlights new initiative to give youth its creative head appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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3 w. ago North Macedonia nightclub fire: Several people detained over blaze that left 59 dead

Minister says blaze caused by ‘pyrotechnic devices’

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3 w. ago Five children among 53 people reported dead after Trump orders air strikes on Yemen

Donald Trump promised to use ‘overwhelming lethal force’ until the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels stop their attacks on shipping

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