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BreakingNews.ie Headlines for August 17, 2021

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world

22:24:57 Texas governor tests positive for Covid-19 but is in ‘good health’

22:18:23 Death toll from Haiti earthquake raised to 1,941

21:12:22 British veteran trapped in Afghanistan says it has been ‘abandoned to wolves’

20:30:10 Growing number of Covid cases in New Zealand confirmed as Delta variant

19:30:27 'Times have changed': Some Afghan women defiant as Taliban return

19:10:30 EU says it must engage with Taliban, even if it does not recognise them

17:17:50 Taliban vow to respect women’s rights within norms of Islamic law

16:45:23 Women will live 'within framework of Islam', Taliban say in first press conference

15:52:45 Afghanistan’s vice-president claims he is caretaker president

15:29:51 Viral photo shows 600 Afghans cram into US cargo plane for desperate flight

15:14:54 Nato boss blames Afghan leadership for collapse of armed forces

14:24:07 Thousands evacuated as crews battle wildfires near French Riviera

13:24:59 Israeli firefighters continue to tackle wildfires near Jerusalem

11:55:02 Gorbachev, leader who pulled Soviets from Afghanistan, says US campaign was doomed from start

11:42:50 Well-preserved skeleton suggests Greek cultural presence in Pompeii

10:43:32 Malaysia’s king tries to resolve political deadlock amid coronavirus crisis

10:06:31 Tropical storm drenches earthquake-stricken Haiti

09:37:00 Two people missing after floods sweep them off bridge in Germany

09:25:45 New Zealand to enter lockdown after single coronavirus case found

08:38:05 ‘Godfather of Sudoku’ Maki Kaji dies aged 69

08:19:59 Taliban officials declare ‘amnesty’ and urge women to join government

07:53:28 Don’t forget Afghan women, pleads 22-year-old Kabul student seeking asylum

07:36:27 Visitor performs daring rescue after handler dragged into enclosure by alligator

06:00:52 Senior Taliban leader ‘in Kabul negotiating with political leaders’

soccer

21:51:09 Cristiano Ronaldo hits out at ‘disrespectful’ transfer speculation

ireland

21:43:20 Six people arrested as fight breaks out in Derry petrol station forecourt

20:59:29 Limerick Mayor pens cheeky response to All-Ireland letter from Cork counterpart

20:04:16 Man arrested in connection with Dublin road collision

18:29:56 Body found in van in Co Fermanagh

18:06:45 No clear timeframe from Government on Irish Kabul evacuation

17:22:01 Covid: 1,496 cases amid warning of potential surge linked to All-Ireland final

16:42:01 Wally the walrus to get 'floating couch' to avoid him sinking boats

16:00:44 Police release video footage of moment Gerard ‘The Monk’ Hutch arrested

15:08:18 Ireland to provide 150 humanitarian visas to Afghan refugees

14:58:10 Ireland must take ‘appropriate’ share of Afghan refugees, says Sinn Féin

14:45:16 Covid booster programme to begin next month as Niac authorises vaccine mixing

13:40:50 State of Irish gambling regulation ‘unbelievable’, says Sinn Féin

13:25:37 Travel association slams 'disgraceful' passport backlog

12:57:32 Over-60s struggle with loneliness during lockdowns, research finds

12:37:33 Irish leader of World Food Programme in Afghanistan will stay in country

12:19:45 Ryanair announces four new Dublin routes

12:18:37 Eoin Ó Broin calls on Dublin City Council CEO to ‘withdraw’ homeless comments

11:48:18 Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch arrested carrying fake documents, Spanish police say

11:39:52 Search underway for missing hiker on Connacht's highest mountain

11:12:53 Irish woman stuck in Kabul confident she will get flight home soon

10:51:16 Irish Olympian undergoes lip reconstruction surgery following street attack

10:00:28 Men's weekly alcohol limit costs just €7.65, women's costs €4.95

09:33:39 Restrictions won't ease in September if Covid cases continue to rise

09:05:13 MEP calls for focus on plight of 'vulnerable' Afghan women and girls

08:36:28 ‘Big Jab Weekend’ to boost North's vaccination drive

07:48:32 Homeless charity criticises Dublin City Council chief's comments on tents

06:55:18 Independent expert to review abortion laws

entertainment

21:34:35 Kristen Stewart’s Diana film gets a release date

20:13:09 Piers Morgan sets sights on dethroning Ant and Dec at NTAs

19:45:49 Dominic West and Elizabeth Debicki pictured as The Crown’s Charles and Diana

18:07:03 Love Island’s Faye and Teddy feel hurt after compatibility vote

13:01:10 Britney Spears shares reason for posting nearly-nude photos of herself

12:03:07 Dolly Parton helped fund Covid vaccine because ‘something bad’ was on its way

11:43:13 Selling Sunset’s Chrishell Stause and Jason Oppenheim make red carpet debut

11:21:17 Piers Morgan shortlisted for National Television Award after GMB exit

10:36:56 Mariah Carey launches new liqueur, Black Irish

07:55:10 Marvel chief Kevin Feige says its films are best seen on the big screen

07:35:55 Lorde announces imminent release of latest single Mood Ring

07:03:36 Madonna to revisit classic albums under new music deal

06:27:44 Bob Dylan accused of molesting 12-year-old girl in 1965

business

21:30:53 Nando’s temporarily closes stores across UK due to peri-peri chicken shortage

17:53:25 Baldoyle developer plans to sell 122 apartments for €46.4m to Council

12:54:09 Irish company eyes growth in professional soccer market

lifestyle

17:57:05 Marian Keyes announces sequel to Rachel’s Holiday

13:40:42 4 simple ways to boost your money confidence

olympics

17:51:04 Kellie Harrington says she will not go ‘chasing money’ as she plots next move

video-news

17:31:56 Video: Niac approve vaccine mixing, footage of Hutch arrest released

12:38:36 Video: Visas for Afghans, pause on easing restrictions, Mayo mountain search

sport

11:16:49 ‘Right time to move on’ – Pablo Zabaleta hoping Harry Kane makes Man City switch

10:05:37 Naomi Osaka gets tearful in first press conference for almost three months

08:14:45 West Ham receive boost in bid to bring back Jesse Lingard

07:27:55 Mark Allen triumphs over Reanne Evans in snooker’s battle of the exes

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