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Wednesday 25 November 2020
A former soldier died in Belarus after he was arrested in the capital earlier this week.
Student-led rallies are calling for the removal of Thailand’s head of government.
Scattered protests also took place from Seattle to New York City, but across the US there were no signs of widespread unrest.
The incident happened earlier this evening.
The protest related to the arrest of a man on foot of a bench warrant earlier in the day.
The demonstration took place in Bangkok’s shopping district.
Pro-democracy activists have been using social media to assemble major rallies in Thailand’s capital.
A number of taxi groups protested outside Leinster House today.
Irish journalist Aaron Mc Nicholas has returned from the territory and here, he documents the daily challenges faced by journalists and other activists in a politically tense Hong Kong.
Workers from around the country have been protesting since April in a dispute over redundancy terms.
The twins also hit out at conspiracy theorists and people who refuse to wear face masks.
Protests began on August 9 after a disputed election result.
The musician was given freedom of the city of Belfast in 2013.
The pubs have been given the green light to reopen on 21 September.
Daniel Prude died after being hooded and held down by Rochester police earlier this year.
Posts on social media have represented anti-government protests in Seoul as anti-coronavirus restrictions.
The meeting followed the Milwaukee Bucks’ boycott of their first round playoff game against the Orlando Magic.
Brazil has the second-highest number of infections and deaths in the pandemic, after the US.
The workers are calling on the liquidation process to be frozen or extended until after the Covid-19 crisis.
Employees from a broad range of industries briefly walked off their jobs in a call to end “systemic racism”.
The Ireland and Stoke winger has received racial and sectarian abuse.
Some 1,500 Debenhams workers in Ireland have lost their jobs.
Hamilton was quickest in both practice sessions, finishing two tenths clear of his team-mate Valtteri Bottas.
Fórsa says it has put forward a range of proposals aimed at securing pilot roles in Dublin
The incident is believed to be terror-related.
Hundreds of people converged on Parliament Square in London today after far-right groups, including Britain First, called on supporters to guard the monuments.
Grace Tierney of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties is living in the US through lockdown and witnessing the Black Lives Matter protest. She says Ireland must ask itself the hard questions.
The president attempted to cast doubt on footage showing police in the city of Buffalo shoving the man.
Thousands are expected to gather at the US Embassy today at 3pm.
The law was approved by Hong Kong legislators on Thursday.
Burden lost his first game 3-0 to Ryan Day.
A protest on Saturday is still scheduled to go ahead, despite concerns from health officials.
In a statement, the Bundesliga confirmed it would take ‘no proceedings’ against the player.
A garda investigation into Monday’s protest is underway.
There will be 3,000 job losses with 20,000 families expected to be affected in Spain’s Catalonia region.
One of the politicians was forcibly carried out of the legislative chamber by security forces.
In the Central business district, police shot pepper balls at protesters and searched several people.
The closure of the Irish branches of Debenhams saw the loss of 2,000 jobs.
A ‘March for Freedom’ protest was planned in the Park at 2pm today.
Some 500 people logged onto Zoom this afternoon for an e-rally in support of the Debenhams workers.
WELL, after over two months, tonight is the night. The Great British Bake Off 2020 final.
This has been a unique series, with the cast and crew forming a Covid-19 ‘bubble’ in a hotel for six weeks to record the episodes.
Tonight’s episode will see the three finalists battle it off in the tent before a winner is announced.
So, today we want to know… Will you watch the Great British Bake Off final tonight?
Poll Results:
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