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BreakingNews.ie Headlines for December 20, 2022

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world

23:15:48 Writer says her love life stopped after being raped by Trump in New York store

23:00:41 Argentina football team abandons parade amid swarms of people

22:43:19 Zelensky ‘preparing to visit Washington on Wednesday’

22:10:07 Taliban release two Americans in ‘goodwill gesture’

21:48:52 Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg testifies in VR acquisition case

21:17:32 Committee to vote on releasing Donald Trump’s tax returns

20:42:39 US police officer sentenced to nearly 12 years for killing woman in her home

19:03:45 Nasa’s Mars lander InSight falls silent after four years

17:48:05 Middle East and Europe leaders meet to focus on security in Iraq

17:12:09 Strong earthquake shakes parts of Northern California

16:49:27 Boris Becker returns to limelight after months in prison

16:16:15 No plea deal for Briton on trial for killing wife in Cyprus

15:46:04 Germany returns Nigerian bronzes as it addresses its ‘dark colonial past’

14:30:43 Wells Fargo to pay $3.7bn over consumer loan violations

13:51:31 Pakistan raid kills all Taliban hostage-takers, officials say

13:42:41 Bank of Japan loosens bond yield cap in surprise move

13:37:07 The man behind Trump World's myth of rigged voting machines

12:50:05 ‘The glory is worth it,’ says world record holder for most baubles in beard

12:45:24 Kate Middleton plants tree at Westminster Abbey in memory of Queen Elizabeth

12:43:40 Diana’s ex-butler Paul Burrell receives apology and damages over phone hacking

12:41:28 Jeremy Clarkson Sun column becomes Ipso's most complained-about article

12:06:19 Carol Vorderman: Clarkson article didn’t just cross the line, it obliterated it

11:15:58 Primal Scream and Charlatans keyboardist Martin Duffy dies aged 55

11:13:28 Justin Bieber slams H&M 'trash' merchandise featuring his image

11:03:35 Body of baby found at recycling centre was likely in household bin – police

10:53:27 US lawmakers to include ban on TikTok on government devices - sources

10:39:26 Liz Hurley among British Airways passengers hit by Christmas flight delays

10:24:48 German court convicts 97-year-old former Nazi camp secretary

09:58:42 More than 60 UK MPs write to The Sun editor condemning Jeremy Clarkson article

09:31:49 Pakistan launches operation to free officers held by Taliban

09:08:24 Designs unveiled for banknotes featuring Britain's King Charles

07:21:28 Facebook held back on naming Cambridge Analytica in 2017 - deposition

07:10:16 Putin orders border strengthening, demands greater control of society by special services

07:00:41 Sunak hits out at Gary Neville after pundit’s comments on striking workers

06:39:42 Ipso Chairman cancels event with Rupert Murdoch amid Jeremy Clarkson complaints

06:35:12 Musk: Future policy-related polls only open for Twitter Blue subscribers

00:45:09 Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape in Los Angeles trial

sport

21:52:56 Wolves strike late to edge past Gillingham as Julen Lopetegui starts with a win

21:52:53 Leicester brush aside MK Dons to book spot in Carabao Cup quarter-finals

21:32:52 Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk have agreed unification fight – promoter Bob Arum

20:31:23 Argentina complete World Cup victory tour in helicopters as fans swarm streets

20:04:50 Jadon Sancho remains absent from Man Utd training ahead of Carabao Cup return

18:38:13 Jubilant Morocco welcomes home history-making World Cup team

16:20:15 Man Utd extend Marcus Rashford, Luke Shaw, Diogo Dalot and Fred deals

16:19:03 LIV Golf players will not be barred from next year’s Masters

16:07:22 World champion boxer Amy Broadhurst named Irish Times Sportswoman of the Year

11:32:48 Gianluca Vialli’s family fly to London to visit him in hospital – reports

10:36:50 Finn Russell agrees to join Bath after next year’s World Cup

10:23:20 When can we expect to see World Cup stars back in club action?

07:51:54 I’ve written my story, ours is ending – Karim Benzema hints France career over

ireland

21:51:41 Firefighters battle major blaze at Limerick car sales business

18:45:11 Regency trial: Dowdall denies luring dissident republicans with promise of bomb timers

18:01:28 Buildings to be lit up green for mental health on longest night of the year

17:48:20 Future of An Bord Pleanála in critical state, report warns

17:34:09 Many pros to Universal Basic Income, but for 'very high' cost - ESRI

17:30:14 Dublin man jailed for subjecting elderly neighbour to savage attack with hammer

17:22:07 Judge intends to quash plans relating to zoning of Drogheda lands

17:11:18 Irish dancing teacher brings High Court challenge over her suspension

17:06:30 High-ranking members of West African crime gang jailed for fraud

16:51:11 Serial sex offender jailed for assaulting boy after taking him to Wicklow mountains

16:44:03 Stolen digger used to rip out ATM in Co Armagh theft

16:40:00 Minister for Justice pledges additional garda resources on visiting Rathkeale after clashes

16:11:53 Conor McGregor sued for allegedly calling Dublin-based MMA fighter a 'rat'

15:51:29 Religious congregation liable to €11,000 tax bill after failed appeal

15:40:53 Insanity verdict for man who killed his mother in Clontarf

15:25:28 Prisoner claims he is required to 'slop out' despite Supreme Court ruling

15:18:43 Jonathan Dowdall appeals sentence over role in Regency hotel murder

15:08:22 CMO urges people with Covid symptoms to stay at home over festive season

14:42:41 Garda dragged and injured by stolen car in Co Wexford

14:00:03 Four who didn't pay rent for three years get to remain in property for Christmas

13:51:53 Brittany Ferries to resume Rosslare to La Havre passenger service next year

13:18:58 'Persistent child sex abuser' who assaulted children over 28 years is jailed

13:05:33 Aaron Connolly gets life sentence for murder of student Cameron Reilly

12:34:20 Minister for Justice promises 'enhanced policing' of Rathkeale after violent scenes

12:05:03 Gardaí seize €1.3m worth of drugs in Dublin

11:22:38 Two teenagers seriously injured in Limerick collision

11:09:37 What the local papers say: Mother remembered after violent death; funding for Midlands tourism

10:59:10 Hundreds of appointments hit as nurses take to picket lines in Northern Ireland

09:40:52 Government urged to buy space in private hospitals to address waiting lists

09:25:07 Nurses in Northern Ireland join second walkout in row over pay

09:18:52 Public Accounts Committee to question RTÉ over 'risks' of Toy Show Musical

08:24:24 What the papers say: Tuesday's front pages

07:33:33 New junior ministerial role for refugees considered by Coalition leaders

business

17:26:50 Amazon to make big business changes in EU settlement

16:40:01 Former Davy employees ask court to strike out businessman's fraud claim

14:18:00 Longford accountant sentenced for making false tax returns

14:09:23 Twitter executive Sinead McSweeney settles High Court action against company

09:04:58 Ryanair agrees four-year pay deal with Irish pilots

video-news

17:16:42 Video: Aaron Connolly receives life sentence; Harris to visit Rathkeale

13:06:29 Video: Harris condemns violent scenes in Rathkeale; pay deal for Ryanair pilots

entertainment

16:40:54 Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie joins tributes to late keyboardist Martin Duffy

12:52:38 Rhod Gilbert postpones shows to have further surgery following cancer treatment

06:53:54 Kate Hudson admits she is super witchy and can intuit how her co-stars feel

06:51:13 Rebecca Ferguson gets married at her ‘dream venue’ in London

00:06:17 The Specials lead singer Terry Hall dies aged 63

ukraine

13:28:00 Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits combat zone as Vladimir Putin rallies forces

11:20:53 Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits frontline city of Bakhmut

advertising-feature

12:42:30 Dairy farmers are keen to be green

world-cup

11:33:56 Fans line streets to greet world champions – Argentina’s homecoming in pictures

09:10:54 Passing the torch – how Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe dominated the World Cup

08:01:57 Huge crowds welcome Argentina team after World Cup victory

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