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BreakingNews.ie Headlines for August 24, 2021

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world

21:52:02 More than 1,000 festivalgoers in the UK test positive for Covid after Latitude

20:14:49 Algeria breaks off diplomatic ties with neighbouring Morocco

19:32:57 More arrests made as Extinction Rebellion protests cause chaos in London

17:41:24 Biden decides to stick with August 31 deadline for Afghanistan evacuation

15:58:17 CIA director met Taliban leader in Afghanistan on Monday, sources say

15:38:33 Taliban says no evacuation extension as G7 meets on Afghan crisis

15:31:14 German SPD ahead of Merkel's conservatives a month before election, poll shows

15:14:48 UN rights chief warns of abuses amid Taliban’s Afghan blitz

14:36:52 Scotland to launch coronavirus public inquiry by end of year

14:22:32 Local citizen scientists map genetics of Darwin’s Galapagos

14:14:20 Airbnb opens up housing for 20,000 Afghan refugees

13:24:38 Ukraine leader stresses Nato and EU ties at independence day parade

12:51:38 Greece to end free Covid testing for unvaccinated

12:42:29 Italy pauses to remember victims of 2016 quake on anniversary of disaster

11:56:04 Paralympics set to open in Tokyo amid worsening Covid crisis

11:14:34 New Zealand Covid outbreak spreading rapidly as cases jump

10:54:48 Second World War veteran reunited with Italians he saved as children

10:34:30 Milkshakes off the menu as McDonald’s hit by supply chain issues

10:24:17 Israel's Covid-19 vaccine boosters show signs of taming Delta

09:43:23 China advocates development rather than sanctions in Taliban-run Afghanistan

09:16:53 Hawaii governor wants travel curtailed to US state amid coronavirus spike

08:24:32 Japan backs interim plan geared towards release of radioactive water

07:58:13 US steps up pace of evacuations as Taliban warn deadline must be met

07:16:26 Kathy Hochul becomes first female governor of New York

06:54:00 Boris Johnson to chair G7 Afghanistan meeting as race to evacuate continues

05:23:41 Kamala Harris rebukes China in major speech on Indo-Pacific

04:48:18 California firefighters battle a dozen large wildfires

lifestyle

21:21:04 'I lost a lot of friends when I became a mum' - Binky Festead

20:15:57 Chrissy Teigen admits she used to be a functioning alcoholic, experts outline 10 warning signs

business

20:33:03 OnlyFans founder blames ‘unfair’ banks for ban on explicit sexual content

12:28:18 Strong bookings keep Ryanair on course to hit targets, says Michael O'Leary

09:27:43 Health insurance, pensions and paid sick leave most sought after employee benefits

sport

19:57:48 Premier League clubs will not release players for games in UK 'red-list' countries

13:21:43 Anthony Joshua prioritising brains over brawn for Oleksandr Usyk showdown

13:20:07 Robert Page delighted with Gareth Bale’s impact on Real Madrid return

12:17:32 Steven Davis and Jonny Evans back in Northern Ireland squad for September games

12:11:33 Michail Antonio heads Paolo Di Canio and Mark Noble as top-scoring Hammer

10:57:13 Arsenal duo Martin Odegaard and Alexandre Lacazette available to face West Brom

10:31:15 Mohamed Salah to miss Egypt World Cup qualifiers

09:29:36 Tributes paid to ‘lovely man’ Kyle Anderson following Australian’s death aged 33

08:29:08 Patrick Reed appears a doubt for Ryder Cup after being hospitalised by pneumonia

06:30:37 David Moyes hails ‘different class’ Michail Antonio as West Ham beat Leicester

entertainment

19:45:51 Greta Thunberg: There is a lack of storytelling about the climate crisis

17:54:46 The Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies aged 80

13:41:38 Lorraine Kelly ‘can’t wait’ to return to ITV daytime show

12:23:48 Sienna Miller, Paul Rudd and Steve Coogan to star in Channel 4 series Chivalry

11:15:57 TV presenter Alex Jones has given birth to her third child

10:28:55 Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer teases multiverse and return of old villain

10:14:06 Man released on police bail after Katie Price was allegedly attacked

09:07:53 Michael Parkinson offers apology to Meg Ryan for infamous 2003 interview

07:42:30 Tinie Tempah to present new property programme on Channel 4

07:02:16 Kerry Katona says Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins was like therapy for her

06:28:07 Netflix announces release date for Leonardo DiCaprio film Don’t Look Up

ireland

18:51:38 'Tell us tomorrow and we are on our way': EP organisers plead for green light after CMO comments

18:14:32 Derry GP suspended over Covid-19 vaccine comments

17:23:41 Pedestrianisation of Dublin streets extended to end of September, council confirms

16:40:42 Ryanair to cease services from Belfast airports

16:32:29 Sixteen pregnant women admitted to ICU with Covid since start of year

16:03:21 Gardaí investigating road crash in Co Tipperary after woman (60s) killed

15:41:26 Handbag snatcher ordered to weed parents' garden to avoid criminal conviction

14:51:58 Covid: 1,571 new cases confirmed, young people 'dominate' infections

13:55:38 Funeral held for Dublin councillor and homeless activist Anthony Flynn

13:47:13 Man in 80s arrested over attempted murder after arson attack

12:55:17 Donnelly expects remaining Covid restrictions to be lifted before Christmas

12:21:49 Not all Irish citizens may be evacuated from Kabul by end of August – Coveney

11:46:21 Call for urgent increase in mental health funding to tackle ‘perfect storm’

10:52:26 Pandemic 'body blow' puts 80% of retailers in rent arrears

10:48:38 DUP leader plans to run for Lagan Valley in Assembly elections

10:38:40 Repatriation fund for Kurdish family killed in M6 crash raises €60,000

09:55:10 One in five teenage boys do not believe consent is always necessary before sex

08:58:41 TD says Rangers had to 'hitch hike' to Kabul, calls for State to buy aircraft

08:02:06 Dublin City Council criticised for ending pedestrianisation of two streets

07:32:04 Proposals for full reopening of live events sector will face opposition

07:11:24 Funeral of Limerick man who died in crash before wedding takes place today

video-news

17:32:58 Video: Unvaccinated told to avoid All-Ireland final, Coveney defends Kabul decision

12:33:51 Video: Mission to evacuate Irish from Kabul, end to Covid curbs, and retail rent arrears

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