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Sunday 20 September 2020
The suspected gas attack reportedly left more than 40 people dead.
Yury Filatov said it was “absolutely ridiculous” to suggest Russia was covering up any chemical attack.
Western countries are mulling retaliation over the weekend’s gas attack in eastern Ghouta.
Widespread claims today suggest that an attack on the town of Douma, which killed 70 people, saw the Syrian regime use deadly chlorine gas on the town’s residents.
Comments from French foreign minister Alain Juppe reflecting mounting international frustration with the fragile ceasefire
Human rights groups now say that more than 1,000 people have been killed in the two-month long crackdown on protests by Bashar Assad’s government troops.
The UN is sending a team into Syria to investigate the circumstances surrounding the apparent crushing of the uprising and the European Union is expected to place sanctions on Syrian officials next week.
News of new deaths emerge a day after a violent crackdown by security forces loyal to president Bashar Assad killed as many as 100 people during demonstrations on Friday.
OKAY, IT’S SUNDAY morning, and we need to talk about eggs…again.
We’re sorry, but amid a global pandemic let’s not forget our horror earlier this week when a photo of sacks upon sacks of discounted wet eggs in a British supermarket was shared on Twitter.
It not only prompted my colleague Nicky Ryan to write a quiz about them, but we now want to know what your favourite type of egg is.
Tell us: What’s the best way to serve eggs?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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