Booker Prize: What are the secrets to Ireland's success?
Four Irish writers have been longlisted for this year's award, making up a third of the longlist.
1970-01-01 08:00
Vatican holds unprecedented beatification of Polish family of 9 killed for hiding Jews
In an unprecedented move, the Vatican is beatifying a Polish family of nine — parents and their small children — who were all executed for having sheltered Jews during World War II
1970-01-01 08:00
A southern Swiss region votes on a plan to fast-track big solar parks on Alpine mountainsides
Voters in a southern Swiss region are casting their ballots to decide whether to allow large solar parks on their sun-baked Alpine mountainsides as part of the federal government’s push to develop renewable energies
1970-01-01 08:00
NI rail: Is a bigger network coming down the track?
A new era for Northern Ireland's railway system appears to be edging closer.
1970-01-01 08:00
AP Top 25 Takeaways: Texas is ready for the SEC, but the SEC doesn't look so tough right now
Texas is ready for the Southeastern Conference
1970-01-01 08:00
Caleb Williams propels No. 6 USC to a 49-point first half in a 56-10 victory over Stanford
No. 6 Southern California routed Stanford 56-10 in this century-old rivalry’s final chapter for the foreseeable future
1970-01-01 08:00
Biden heads to Vietnam in latest attempt to draw one of China's neighbors closer to the US
President Joe Biden will arrive at Chinese leader Xi Jinping's doorstep on Sunday with a deal in hand to draw yet another one of China's neighbors closer to the United States.
1970-01-01 08:00
Oil permits and wind crisis threaten UK net zero pledge
With the provision of a swathe of new oil and gas exploration licences and a crisis in offshore wind energy, clouds are gathering over the...
1970-01-01 08:00
Afghanistan is the fastest-growing maker of methamphetamine, UN drug agency says
Afghanistan is now the world's fastest-growing maker of methamphetamine
1970-01-01 08:00
Wet feet dampen G20 leaders' Gandhi tributes in India
World leaders walked barefoot through puddles Sunday to pay their respects to revered Indian independence hero Mahatma Gandhi, after monsoon downpours dampened Prime Minister...
1970-01-01 08:00
Webb ends his 3-game skid in Giants' 9-1 win over Rockies
Logan Webb pitched six scoreless innings for his first win in more than a month, Thairo Estrada homered and had three RBIs, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 9-1
1970-01-01 08:00
Multiple sightings of convicted killer who escaped Pennsylvania prison confirmed within search area as manhunt continues
The convicted killer who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison was spotted two times on Friday within the search area being targeted by hundreds of officers in the manhunt, which enters its 11th day on Sunday.
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