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BreakingNews.ie Headlines for August 23, 2023

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world

22:45:21 North Korea says its second attempt to launch a spy satellite has failed

22:41:58 Mercenary leader Prigozhin was on crashed plane, Russian agency says

22:19:56 Voting extended after delays as Zimbabwe president seeks second term

22:06:59 Giuliani turns himself in on Georgia 2020 election charges

21:28:27 Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin on passenger list of crashed plane

20:26:47 Giuliani surrenders at Georgia jail over 2020 election charges

19:32:37 Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin on passenger list of crashed plane

18:17:55 Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin on board plane that crashed near Moscow – reports

17:41:03 India becomes first country to land spacecraft near Moon’s south pole

17:31:17 Video game technology helps paralysed woman speak, researchers say

17:19:01 ITV boss says they do not have 'anything to hide' as Schofield inquiry continues

15:56:23 NHS ombudsman calls for Letby inquiry to be put on statutory footing

15:52:43 Teen hacked Uber and Revolut during cyber crime spree, jury finds

15:41:18 'Exceptional vintage': French hot spell to cut wine output but boost quality

15:32:45 India lands spacecraft near Moon’s south pole at second attempt

15:29:40 Explained: Who is Vivek Ramaswamy, the 'anti-woke' US presidential hopeful?

14:49:13 Giuliani expected to turn himself in on Georgia 2020 election indictment charges

14:25:20 European crews join battle against wildfires that have left 20 dead in Greece

14:24:55 Irishman arrested in Magaluf on suspicion of drug smuggling

13:17:00 Tropical Storm Franklin makes landfall on Haiti and Dominican Republic

13:01:09 Thailand’s Thaksin moved from jail to hospital a day after returning from exile

12:37:52 Parents of Lucy Letby victims accuse former hospital director of ‘total fob off’

12:31:59 Pakistani children saved from broken cable car feared they would die

12:13:59 Russia's 'General Armageddon' fired after vanishing in wake of Wagner uprising

11:45:20 Australian prosecutors drop case against Amber Heard over pet Yorkshire terriers

10:53:32 MP accuses Greece of ‘blatant opportunism’ following British Museum thefts

10:52:30 Philippine supply boats breach Chinese coast guard blockade in South China Sea

10:03:05 Polls open in Zimbabwe as president known as ‘the crocodile’ seeks second term

09:21:42 Russia launches drone attack on Odesa as Ukrainian drones target Moscow again

09:02:42 India prepares to land spacecraft on the Moon on second attempt in four years

06:32:40 Trump’s presence will be felt at presidential debate in his absence

04:19:18 Hawaii officials urge families of people missing after fires to give DNA samples

sport

20:45:18 Rhasidat Adeleke takes fourth in 400m final at World Athletics Championships

19:06:16 Bernardo Silva signs new Manchester City contract

18:24:50 Manchester United receive interest in Mason Greenwood

17:12:20 Ireland international Ruesha Littlejohn signs for London City Lionesses

16:54:53 Rory McIlroy fully focused on the course in bid for fourth FedEx Cup title

14:43:02 Seamus Coleman hopes for return from knee injury by October end

12:52:21 Luke Donald losing sleep over Ryder Cup wild card selections

12:43:08 Megan Rapinoe: Luis Rubiales antics highlight ‘misogyny and sexism’ within RFEF

12:12:18 World Athletics Championships: Rhasidat Adeleke going for gold in 400m final

10:40:32 Billy Vunipola joins Owen Farrell in being banned for start of World Cup

10:33:35 Arsenal put £50million fee on Folarin Balogun as rival circles

explained

20:36:26 Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner chief listed as a passenger on crashed plane?

entertainment

18:18:06 Alec Baldwin's motion to dismiss Rust civil lawsuit denied by US judge

16:00:09 Netflix boss says future is strong beyond shows like The Crown

15:50:23 Public Enemy and Ice-T to headline free concerts marking 50 years of hip-hop

15:30:53 Electric Picnic announces date change for 2024 as loyalty tickets go on sale

14:31:37 British Museum boss ‘frustrated’ art dealer did not mention more missing items

13:27:24 Barbie overtakes Top Gun: Maverick as it races up all-time box office chart

12:57:29 'Unusual and odd' that ITV did not know about Schofield – TV company boss

10:45:39 Jennifer Aniston: I’m so over cancel culture

ireland

18:09:55 PSNI apologise after man waited 15 hours for officers following death threat

17:51:30 Hate speech legislation not my sole focus, says McEntee

17:34:26 Childcare firm at centre of RTÉ Investigates report shows rise in post-tax profits

17:22:04 Body recovered from River Shannon near Limerick City

16:51:35 Three people arrested after high-speed chase in Dublin

16:36:07 'Mixed messaging' about armed garda units on patrol in Dublin – assistant commissioner

16:20:06 Council rejects penthouse suite plan for new Dublin hotel

16:12:31 Tourist (65) dragged down Dublin lane in 'predatory' robbery, court told

15:26:42 Daa hits out at decision to refuse planning to expanded US customs facility

15:08:16 Doctor questioned by gardaí over alleged human trafficking settles dispute with employer

13:54:08 Cars set on fire in attacks linked to drugs feud

13:35:48 ‘I live each day at a time’ – Charlie Bird on receiving hospice care at home

12:42:25 'A new dawn': Ryan Tubridy posts cryptic video amid speculation over his future

12:29:33 McEntee says there may have been ‘a different response’ to Harris garda pictures

12:24:01 Simon Harris ‘won't ask voters to spend more money on RTÉ without reform plan’

12:23:52 Harris criticises ‘unedifying’ dispute between triathlon groups after fatal swim

12:16:58 Youghal Ironman event: Who is involved?

11:45:48 Concerns raised over dispute between triathlon groups after fatal Cork swim

11:16:26 Lost and found: Volunteers restore castle’s millennium maze

10:35:49 Calls for Government to increase allocation for teachers to combat teacher shortage

10:27:26 Row breaks out between organisers over authorisation of Ironman event

10:15:11 Armed gardaí won't be on every street corner, says McEntee

08:40:58 What the papers say: Wednesday's front pages

08:01:51 Close to 2,000 Ukraine refugees could be without accommodation

07:17:31 New York Rose Róisín Wiley wins Rose of Tralee 2023

lifestyle

17:22:27 5 new books to read this week

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