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# India
Daily coronavirus cases in India dip below 100,000
India peaked at adding more than 400,000 cases a day in May, but new infections and deaths have declined across the country since then.
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Jun 8th 2021, 9:23 AM
# Drop
Norwich suffer Premier League relegation as West Ham's Antonio grabs four
A seventh successive league defeat for Daniel Farke’s side sealed their fate.
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Jul 11th 2020, 2:36 PM
# Facing The Drop
Relegation looms large for Werder as teams take knee for Floyd protests
Wolfsburg pushed back up to sixth in the Bundesliga thanks to their 1-0 win.
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Jun 7th 2020, 2:51 PM
# Drop
Three years on from tragic plane crash, Chapecoense suffer relegation
The Brazilian side has dropped out of the top flight.
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Nov 28th 2019, 9:36 AM
# Drop
England set to displace Ireland in world rankings after Twickenham trouncing
Ireland had an eye on top spot before kick-off.
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Aug 24th 2019, 7:28 PM
# Drop
MacHale Park capacity reduced by 6,000 for Mayo's crunch Super 8s tie against Donegal
An All-Ireland semi-final is up for grabs on Saturday, 3 August.
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Jul 24th 2019, 6:06 PM
# good news
NFL concussions show big drop after rule changes
With concussions from pre-season games included, the number dropped from 281 in 2017 to 214 in 2018.
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Jan 25th 2019, 12:52 AM
# Drop
'Shortly after launching our main device, I had to let people go - it was gut-wrenching'
Drop CEO Ben Harris also talks about learning to become a ‘facilitator’.
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May 10th 2018, 4:04 PM
# how to impress me
6 must-haves to make it in the tech world, according to Ben Harris of Drop
The startup founder wants to hear about your failures.
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Sep 1st 2017, 4:58 PM
# Drop
'Just put the ball down, it's the same points as a big dive'
Wasps coach Dai Young tried to deflect attention off his player, but there’s no getting away from the Springbok’s howler.
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Apr 3rd 2017, 9:48 AM
# Team 33
Ireland down in latest Fifa rankings despite Georgia and Moldova wins
The Boys in Green fell in the October ranking after two months of no change.
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Oct 20th 2016, 3:47 PM
# results 2016
Increase in Maths fails and fewer A1s overall: Here's how students got on with the Leaving Cert
A1s are down but there’s a few positive trends as well.
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Aug 17th 2016, 9:20 AM
# smashed up
A new smartphone screen will make smashed displays a rarer sight
The new Gorilla Glass 5 will be able to survive shoulder-height drops “up to 80% of the time”.
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Jul 21st 2016, 12:32 PM
# News Fix
Here’s What Happened Today: Thursday
A bonfire in Dublin, garda reject pay deal and the Marriage Bill gets signed into law… all the day’s big stories.
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Oct 29th 2015, 11:13 PM
# on the boil
Here's what your kitchen could look like in 10 years
According to Ikea, that is.
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Jul 2nd 2015, 1:41 PM
# sex education
Teenagers are having a lot fewer children than they used to
There has been a 60% decline since 2001 in the number of 15- to 19-year-olds having children.
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May 30th 2015, 12:32 PM
# post-recession low
Number of under 25s on the dole is rising (but unemployment rate has fallen again)
The unemployment rate it hit 10.5% in January – down from 10.6% in December.
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Feb 4th 2015, 10:50 PM
# In trouble
Samsung's year goes from bad to worse as profits continue to plunge
Weak smartphone sales and increased competition meant the company recording its smallest quarterly profit in three years.
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Oct 30th 2014, 9:20 AM
# mind the gap
Ireland makes the top 10 in global study on gender gap
Iceland came out on top while Yemen was listed last.
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Oct 28th 2014, 8:41 AM
# Rise of the Machines
This kitchen scale probably knows more about cooking than you... and now it has more money
Irish startup Drop has scored $2 million to develop more smart kitchen products.
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Oct 14th 2014, 12:00 PM
# plunging
Samsung is bracing itself for a massive drop in profits this quarter
The company has said it expects earnings to be 60% lower than a year earlier, thanks to increased competition in the smartphone market.
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Oct 7th 2014, 9:16 AM
# Catholic Church
The numbers of priests and nuns in Ireland are dropping
In Dublin diocese there are now just two priests under the age of 40.
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Jul 5th 2014, 6:40 PM
# HSE
Number of discretionary medical cards falls by over 16,000
In January 2013, 63,126 were eligible for a discretionary medical card. In April 2014, just 46,535 now have a discretionary medical card.
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May 27th 2014, 6:30 AM
# Spending
Retail industry "still experiencing difficulties"
New CSO figures show that people spent less money in supermarkets and petrol stations last month.
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Oct 29th 2013, 5:25 PM
# long-term illness
Govt criticised over reports it will "drop" free GP card scheme
The scheme, which would have applied to people with long-term illness, was an election commitment from the government.
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May 8th 2013, 1:35 PM
# Morning After Pill
HSE costs for morning after pill fall
The drop in reimbursement is being explained by the availability of the pill over the counter – one brand became available OTC in pharmacies in February 2011.
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Sep 20th 2012, 11:20 AM
# Cow Pat
A load of bull: Hereford relegated from Football League despite final day win
Not even a pat on the back from the club mascot could cheer up United goalkeeper Adam Bartlett.
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May 5th 2012, 6:41 PM
# Doctors
Global index shows drop in Irish medical costs
The cost of common dental treatments is down by 21 per cent in some cases, as are elective medical procedures – but the cost of laser eye surgery is up by 21 per cent.
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Nov 21st 2011, 8:31 AM
# Drop
Woods to fall out of top 10 in world rankings
It will be the first time Woods is out of the top 10 since he was No 13 on April 6, 1997, the week before he won the Masters for the first of his 14 majors. But he’s still the most powerful athlete according to Forbes.
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May 19th 2011, 9:15 AM