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Selfie-centred teens taking snaps destroy Dali painting

News Lens / 06 Nov

Researchers found that those with an in-built morning preference were 40%-48% less at risk of breast cancer

Early risers less likely to get breast cancer - study

News Lens / 06 Nov

People complained of breathing difficulties as the smog worsened

New Delhi under cloud of smog as pollution level jumps

News Lens / 06 Nov

Bill Gates was drawing attention to a problem affecting developing countries around the world: not enough toilets

Poop at hand, Gates backs China's toilet revolution

News Lens / 06 Nov

Water Safety New Zealand warned of the dangers children face around water (File image)

'Miracle' as New Zealand baby rescued from sea

Virgin CEO John Borghetti (left) put the chocks back on the plan

'Faux-American b******s': Virgin drops veteran priority

News Lens / 05 Nov

Drivers have had to use emergency brakes 223 times so far this year

Phones blamed as more people step in front of trams

News Lens / 05 Nov

A child is helped aboard a truck in Mexico, as a caravan of mostly Honduran migrants heads for the United States | Image: Guillermo Arias/AFP/Getty

RTÉ News on Instagram: Images from around the world

News Lens / 05 Nov

Around 50 of the mammals and their young pups turned on the angler as he walked along the beach

Angler forced to climb Scottish cliff to escape seals

If visitors feel queasy there's no need to run for the bathroom - the entry tickets are printed on vomit bags

Rotten shark on the menu at the Disgusting Food Museum

News Lens / 02 Nov

Members of French NGO Reporters Without Borders gathered in front of the Paris landmark

Eiffel Tower goes dark to remember murdered journalists

News Lens / 01 Nov

Spare a thought for Molly Malone - the tourist favourite is the cheapest square on the board

Molly and Croker aboard as Dublin Monopoly launched

News Lens / 01 Nov

David Mzee who suffered full paralysis of his left leg in 2010 can walk with a walker using electrical stimulation

Breakthrough treatment helps paralysed patients walk

News Lens / 01 Nov

More than 400 passengers were said to have been on board at the time of the incident (Image: Aleix Badia)

Ferry hits Barcelona harbour sparking fire

News Lens / 01 Nov

The mangled car was found lodged in the tree

US woman found alive six days after car lands on tree

News Lens / 01 Nov

Ryanair no longer allows any luggage in the hold free of charge

Ryanair luggage rule changes come into effect

News Lens / 01 Nov

French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn has vowed to investigate further

France investigating baby birth defects

News Lens / 31 Oct

Researchers say the robots could eventually be recalibrated for use in real-world scenarios

Transformer: Robot sets new milestone

News Lens / 31 Oct

Image: Ocean Exploration Trust/NOAA

Dumbo octopus spotted off California

News Lens / 31 Oct

A sub-marine Halloween

News Lens / 31 Oct

Images: Simone Sciascia/ S.b.l. WORK ACADEMY DI Venezia

Venice pizzeria opens despite ankle-deep flooding

News Lens / 31 Oct

Only about 1% of tweets hit the 280-character limit

Brevity the soul of Twitter: Users avoid longer tweets

News Lens / 31 Oct

515 'scarecrows' turned out for the record attempt

NI school breaks world scarecrow record

News Lens / 30 Oct

The bodies were recovered last week

Couple dies in Yosemite while apparently taking photo

News Lens / 30 Oct

For infants, risks rose among closely-timed pregnancies regardless of the mother's age

Study backs minimum 12-month gap between pregnancies

News Lens / 30 Oct

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