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There are estimated to be 12,000 to 14,000 leopards in India (File picture)

Meditating monk killed in India leopard attack

News Lens / 5 hrs

Irene O'Shea has completed three skydives (SA Skydiving)

102-year-old breaks world record as oldest skydiver

News Lens / 6 hrs

Image: Feuerwehr Werl

Sticky mess as tonne of chocolate spills in Germany

News Lens / 23 hrs

The pups need an indoor foster home with an enclosed garden

Rudolph and friends seek foster home for Christmas

News Lens / 11 Dec

A continuous 24-hour service is taking place at the church in order to make it illegal for police officers to go inside

Dutch church holds service to stop family's deportation

News Lens / 11 Dec

A delayed exit: May's car door momentarily stuck

News Lens / 11 Dec

Politicians have been complaining about the 4,000-5,000 Rhesus Macaque monkeys around parliament buildings

Monkeys run wild around New Delhi parliament buildings

News Lens / 11 Dec

Steve Bray has put his job as a self-employed numismatist on hold, to campaign full time

It's all go for Mr Stop Brexit

News Lens / 11 Dec

Image: BNPB Indonesia

Drain snake: Huge python found in house drain in Java

News Lens / 11 Dec

Image: EPA-EFE/The Kangaroo Sanctuary

Internet sensation Roger the Buff Kangaroo dies

News Lens / 10 Dec

A protester stands near a fire in Bordeaux, southwestern France | Image: Nicolas Tucat/AFP/Getty

RTÉ News on Instagram: Images from around the world

News Lens / 10 Dec

Rescuers had to dismantle the cab to drag the driver from the severely damaged vehicle

Driver rescued from truck dangling off bridge in China

News Lens / 10 Dec

The study eventually aims to show whether screen time is addictive

Heavy screen use linked to brain changes in children

News Lens / 10 Dec

The 26-year-old was using the Twitch video platform to broadcast himself

Man charged over incident heard on live Fortnite stream

News Lens / 10 Dec

From this week, Cubans were able to access the internet on their mobile phones

More than half of global population 'now online'

News Lens / 07 Dec

The video shows the difference between a watered tree and a dry tree when exposed to a spark

US consumer body warns over Christmas tree fire risks

News Lens / 07 Dec

Image: Coral Springs Fire Department

Synchronised sparkling: Fire service puts on show in US

News Lens / 07 Dec

The centre is managed by the Libyan interior ministry, UNHCR, and UNHCR's partner LibAid

Facility offers alternative to dangerous sea crossings

News Lens / 07 Dec

Riot police vans took up positions near the Eiffel Tower last weekend

France to close Eiffel Tower fearing new unrest

newslens / 07 Dec

In 2016, more than 100 million passengers used public transport in the country

Luxembourg eyes free public transport

News Lens / 06 Dec

One million children are internally displaced in Yemen

Yemen's 'descent into hell' in numbers

News Lens / 06 Dec

Images of Murtaza Ahmadi's handmade Messi 'jersey' flooded social media in 2016

'Little Messi' and family flee Taliban offensive

News Lens / 06 Dec

In a post on Twitter, the group suggested alternatives for popular idioms involving animals

Hold your horses? PETA seeks end to anti-animal phrases

News Lens / 05 Dec

The crossing has now been closed (Image: ProRail)

A cycle of near misses: Dutch warning over rail safety

News Lens / 05 Dec

Theresa May has been accused of throwing taxpayers' money 'down the drain'

May slammed for €59k spend on social media Brexit ads

News Lens / 05 Dec

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