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Dr Anthony Fauci said US authorities are 'starting to see the turning around of numbers of cases'

CDU's Armin Laschet casting his vote

Race wide open as Germany votes in post-Merkel election

Evergrande Group claims to operate more than 1,300 building projects across 280 Chinese cities

Evergrande: The firm that's put markets into a panic

Sabina Nessa had been walking to meet a friend in London when she was attacked on 17 September

Man arrested over murder of British teacher

Lowry carded six birdies during a sensational display

Lowry heroics not enough as US take 11-5 lead

A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Reykjavikarea

Majority of women elected in Iceland's new parliament

Many filling stations across the UK have run out of fuel supplies because of a HGV driver shortage

UK offers 10,500 post-Brexit visas to counter shortages

The US rail network Amtrak suffers from chronic underfunding (file pic)

Three dead, dozens injured after US train derailment

Gardaí say that the road where the collision happened is closed and diversions are in place

Man dies following crash on M7 in Co Kildare

The Windy Fire blazes through the Sequoia National Forest

California fights fire with fire to protect sequoias

Mandatory Hotel Quarantine was introduced in March to help stop the spread of Covid-19 (File pic)

Mandatory Hotel Quarantine ends with immediate effect

Regional

Nichola Mallon said the passports would act as an incentive for young people to get vaccinated

Covid-19 vaccine passports to be discussed at Stormont

The protest was organised by the Abortion Rights Campaign

Abortion rights demonstrators attend rally in Dublin

The parade went through Omagh's main street before returning to the assembly point for a concert

Hundreds attend Pride parade in Tyrone town

An appeal for information has been issued by gardaí

Man injured in Dublin stabbing incident

The Time for Truth campaign protesting in Belfast

Protests against Troubles legacy proposals

The two injured men are being treated in University Hospital Waterford

Investigation into two assaults in Waterford

The facility is planned by Glanbia in partnership with a Dutch cheesemaking company (file image)

Supreme Court to hear Glanbia Kilkenny plant appeal

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Volcanic explosions force airport on La Palma to close

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Volcanic explosions force airport on La Palma to close

Mandatory Hotel Quarantine system in Ireland comes to end

Poc Fada competition marks 60th anniversary of tournament

Voters in Germany to decide who will replace Angela Merkel

Some petrol stations in UK run out of fuel as panicked motorists fill up

Chancellor Merkel

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet: EU braces for post-Merkel era

Analysis and Comment

It is a measure of the influence of Angela Merkel that the German election campaign may be decided on which candidate can appear most like her.

Angela Merkel has indicated she would like to continue to work on environmental issues

Angela Merkel - from scientist to world leader

Angela Merkel is the first chancellor not to seek re-election since 1949

Germany readies for election that will end Merkel era

Enda Kenny said Angela Merkel was supportive of Ireland as a country that was an example to others

Merkel can look back at her career with pride - Kenny

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The 'Well of Hell' is believed to be millions of years old

Explorers venture deep into Yemen's 'Well of Hell'

A single patch of land avoiding lava flow in La Palma, Spain

Drone video shows 'miracle house' escaping lava flow

Elderly woman overpowers would-be thief in Russia

They are the latest of 238 cheetahs born at the park since 1984 (Image: Darragh Kane)

Five Northern Cheetah cubs born at Fota Wildlife Park

Robyn Quigley said she had some trepidation before she started her work placement

Work placement helps woman feel comfortable in her skin

For the first time ever, Swiss authorities will soon start mapping the piles of munitions in the lake to determine what kind of explosive debris is there, how much, and whether it should be removed

Swiss search for munitions in the depths of Lake Geneva

A Frida Kahlo doll is seen next to a picture of the Mexican artist

Frida Kahlo self-portrait set to smash records

African penguins face a high risk of extinction

Swarm of bees kills dozens of endangered penguins

Only one area in the study was estimated to have more than 5,000 koalas, and some regions were estimated to have as few as five or 10

Australia loses 30% of its koalas in last three years

The cattle will be on the grounds of Áras an Uachtaráin for three months (Pic: Maxwell Photography)

Cattle begin three-month stay on Áras grounds

The Netherlands is still the tallest nation in the world (Stock image)

World's tallest country 'getting shorter'

Japanese students put the bottles to sea 37 years ago (stock image)

Japan message in bottle found in Hawaii 37 years later