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# North America

This year
2023
# China
White House says US has no intention of returning recovered balloon debris to China
It comes after Beijing confirmed earlier that a similar balloon spotted flying over Latin America is Chinese.
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# hurricane orlene
Orlene upgraded to Category Four hurricane as it heads for Mexico
Orlene is due to make landfall tomorrow night.
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Oct 2nd 2022, 4:16 PM
# Health
Rare monkeypox outbreaks detected in Europe and North America
Britain has confirmed nine cases of the virus since 6 May, and the United States verified its first on Wednesday.
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May 19th 2022, 7:44 AM
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# Touchy subject
'Is that what was in the media? That my wife got her own way?' - Rooney rebuffs reports of MLS exit
The former England captain bristled when asked about stories that wife Coleen demanded he quits North America when his contract expires.
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Jul 30th 2019, 7:43 PM
# decisions decisions
Tomorrow Fifa will choose between North America and Morocco to host 2026 World Cup
On the eve of the World Cup in Russia, 207 Fifa member nations will cast their vote in a congress of world football’s governing body.
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Jun 11th 2018, 9:12 PM
# world in peace
This 1979 news report about a solar eclipse had a poignant message for 2017
The report was on a solar eclipse that was moving across North America.
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Aug 19th 2017, 4:12 PM
# little swimmers
Warning of 'huge public health problem' as men's sperm counts have halved in last 40 years
Sperm counts among men in western countries dropped by over 50% between 1973 and 2011.
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Jul 26th 2017, 7:56 AM
# far north
Scientists baffled by appearance of pink sea creatures off Alaska
The tropical, filter-feeding spineless creatures are usually found along the equator.
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Jul 8th 2017, 9:00 AM
# Aer Lingus
What Does Your Favourite Destination Say About You?
We can tell you.
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Sep 1st 2016, 11:24 AM
Voices
Opinion: Get used to 'freak weather' – that’s climate change, folks
Extreme weather like North America’s current ‘Snowmaggedon’ may be something we should learn to expect.
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Feb 1st 2015, 12:00 PM
# winnipeg
Bodies of four babies found in Canada storage locker
Police say they are speaking with “a number of individuals”.
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Oct 22nd 2014, 7:50 AM
# Taxi
Taxi app Hailo is pulling out of North America because of a price war
The company has also lost one of its CEOs.
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Oct 14th 2014, 9:03 PM
# oh canada
Quebec says 'Non': Separatists who want to leave Canada handed crushing defeat
Quebec has had two referendums on sovereignty. The last such vote, in 1995, narrowly rejected independence.
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Apr 8th 2014, 2:44 PM
# leo var-glad-kar
Looks like The Gathering worked — last year was officially our best for tourism since 2008…
Tourism bosses say they’re thrilled with today’s official figures. Gabriel Byrne, probably not so much…
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Jan 28th 2014, 10:50 PM
# New Job
Ex-CEO of Enterprise Ireland to become chair of IDA Ireland
Frank Ryan will appear before the Joint Committee for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation later today to discuss the appointment.
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Dec 19th 2013, 9:56 AM
# Flights
Up and away: Fourth month of air traffic growth at Dublin Airport
Air traffic saw a growth of 3.9 per cent in June – but how many flights were there per day on average?
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Jul 15th 2013, 5:24 PM
# Tourism
Trips to Ireland increase – with American visitors leading the way
Tourism Ireland says certain markets, such as North America, were performing particularly well this year and that mainland Europe would be a “critical” area for tourism growth for the rest of 2013.
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Jul 1st 2013, 12:39 PM
# new dawn
5 things we learned from Ireland's summer tour
Les Kiss and Joe Schmidt turned down the chance to experiment wildly and Ian Madigan was the go-to guy.
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Jun 16th 2013, 2:18 PM
# summer tour
McFadden ends season on hat-trick high as Ireland chisel out win in Canada
Ireland finished strong, with four tries in the final 25 minutes of the season.
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Jun 16th 2013, 8:32 AM
# summer tour
No party in the USA as Ireland labour to narrow win
Houston, we had some problems.
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Jun 9th 2013, 2:34 AM
# New guys
Olding and Henshaw to make debut in USA as Madigan given the nod at 10
Ian Madigan will make his first start for Ireland as will Iain Henderson and David Kilcoyne.
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Jun 7th 2013, 12:09 AM
# hit or kiss
Some pearls of Aussie wisdom from Ireland’s new head coach Les Kiss
The Australian will take charge of the national team for the summer rugby tour to North America.
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Apr 3rd 2013, 7:35 AM
# Hasta luego?
Raul Castro raises possibility of retiring as Cuban president
The 81-year-old is due to be installed for another five-year term on Sunday – but may not see it through.
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Feb 22nd 2013, 6:50 PM
# beat girl
Irish-produced DJ drama could be the next Ugly Betty (with decks)
This is the first time an Irish company has sold drama format rights to the US, the company behind Beat Girl said.
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Feb 8th 2013, 6:15 AM
# earthquakes
US-Mexico border hit by two offshore earthquakes
The two quakes – which struck only 17 seconds apart – are of magnitude 6.4 and 6.1, but no tsunami alerts have been issued.
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Dec 14th 2012, 10:59 AM
# I will find you...
Taken 2 tops North American box office on debut
Liam Neeson’s Taken 2 brought in around $50 million at the US box office this weekend.
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Oct 7th 2012, 7:09 PM
# grisly
Canada: Woman's severed head found in park
The grim find comes just one day after a human foot was discovered by hikers near the location.
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Aug 17th 2012, 10:29 AM
# Visit Ireland
Latest visitor figures described as 'flat' by Tourism Ireland
Three million tourists came to Ireland in the first six months of the year.
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Jul 27th 2012, 4:36 PM
# Ring of Fire
PHOTOS: Last night's annular eclipse as seen around the world
The sun, moon and earth came into specific points of their orbit last night which made it look like there was a ring of fire around the moon.
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May 21st 2012, 10:54 AM
# Goodbye Riverdance
Riverdance bids farewell to US
After 16 years Riverdance will end its US tour in June. The final St Patrick’s Day performance will take place in Chicago this weekend.
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Mar 13th 2012, 12:49 PM
# Tourism
Number of overseas visitors to Ireland up for the first time in four years
The Irish Tourist Industry Confederation said the number of overseas visitors to Ireland had risen this past year.
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Dec 29th 2011, 9:16 AM
# Legal Injection
North America's only legal drug injection facility to stay open, says Canadian court
Canada’s Supreme Court ruled today against the government’s efforts to shut down the facility in Vancouver.
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Sep 30th 2011, 7:43 PM
# Hurricane Irene
Department of Foreign Affairs advises against travel to Bahamas
A travel advisory warns against all non-essential travel to the Bahamas, with Hurricane Irene set to hit within 48 hours.
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