BreakingNews.ie Headlines for August 18, 2020

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world

23:30:00 Honey may be better than usual care for easing respiratory symptoms – study

23:30:00 Antibiotics ‘may reduce effectiveness of contraceptives’

22:45:00 S&P 500 closes at a record to erase last of pandemic losses

21:19:00 WHO urges all nations to work together for Covid-19 vaccine

20:23:00 Chrystia Freeland named Canada’s first female finance minister

20:00:00 Gordon Brown to launch drive to support science jobs and research

19:46:00 Mali’s president and prime minister held by mutinous troops

18:21:00 France mandating masks at all workplaces as virus reawakens

17:27:00 Trump campaign’s Russia contacts a ‘grave’ threat – report

16:24:00 Mortar shells strike Kabul as Afghans mark Independence Day

16:24:00 EU warns post-Brexit trade deal must be done ‘in October at the latest’

16:12:00 Estimates of plastic in Atlantic ‘massively underestimated’

15:49:00 Mali soldiers detain senior officers in apparent mutiny

15:43:00 Trump to pardon women’s suffrage leader Susan B Anthony

14:43:00 Hezbollah member found guilty over death of former Lebanese PM

14:41:00 Women leaders saved lives from Covid-19 by locking down earlier, study says

14:25:00 Strikes grow as pressure mounts on Belarus president

11:23:00 South Korea tightens coronavirus restrictions amid spike in cases

10:52:00 Belarusian ambassador to Slovakia resigns after supporting protesters

09:43:00 Casualties reported after Philippines rocked by strong quake

09:14:00 Would-be first lady Jill Biden set to address Democratic convention

08:11:00 Rocket attacks in Afghanistan capital as country marks Independence Day

08:04:00 South Korea links hundreds of Covid-19 cases to church in Seoul

07:55:00 Michelle Obama takes aim at Donald Trump in scathing convention speech

07:28:00 Michelle Obama and Bernie Sanders rally Democrats behind Joe Biden

06:50:00 US tightens restrictions on Huawei’s access to chip technology

05:14:00 Michelle Obama: Vote for Joe Biden ‘like our lives depend on it’

02:56:00 Canada’s finance minister steps down amid pandemic

00:01:00 Differences in biomarkers in people with genetic risk of Alzheimer’s – study

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entertainment

22:11:00 Britney Spears asks court to curb father’s power over her

22:05:00 Chariots Of Fire star Ben Cross dies aged 72

21:38:00 Fast Show reunion will tackle jokes ‘that would not be acceptable today’

16:01:00 Margaret Atwood and James Norton sign letter supporting Polish LGBT rights

15:47:00 Apple shuffles radio stations for its Music platform

10:15:00 Danny and Dani Dyer launch agony aunt podcast with Spotify

06:57:00 Billie Piper says she is only now coming to terms with her early stardom

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sport

22:03:00 Paris St Germain book place in Champions League final with RB Leipzig rout

22:02:00 Celtic put six past KR Reykjavik in Champions League

21:07:00 Rovers fans enjoy one last win before sport goes behind closed doors

20:20:00 Barcelona President confirms intention to make Ronald Koeman new head coach

19:20:00 Liverpool to carry on with training camp in Austria amid positive test reports

15:53:00 Rio Ferdinand handed six-month driving ban for speeding

13:08:00 Joey Carbery set to be out for 'indefinite period'

09:16:00 Aubameyang on the verge of new deal, Barca looking to get Neymar back

06:47:00 David Silva joins Real Sociedad and is honoured with Manchester City statue

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business

19:06:00 Pizza Express to shut 73 restaurants

14:33:00 Bombardier to cut a further 95 jobs in Belfast

12:46:00 Apple will not ‘make an exception’ for Fortnite in payments row

12:30:00 Majority of businesses worried about further lockdown, survey shows

11:58:00 House price growth flatlines to 0.1% nationally

10:32:00 Free Now app leaves up to 14,000 taxi drivers unpaid for fares

09:38:00 Selfridges considers move into 'renting' out fashion items

08:35:00 Around 7,000 jobs being cut in further M&S overhaul

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ireland

18:55:00 Government rolls out tighter Covid-19 restrictions

18:30:00 Covid-19 'on the advance' in Northern Ireland as lockdowns to be considered

17:44:00 Storm Ellen set to batter entire country with 'severe gusts'

17:08:00 Dublin City Council offers parking at reduced rates for frontline workers

17:04:00 Gemma O'Doherty denies trying to evade service of defamation proceeding

16:59:00 Advertising watchdog will not review ban of controversial tampon ad

16:50:00 Leaving Certificate students urge Government to scrap calculated grades algorithm

16:29:00 Husband accused of murdering wife with samurai sword remanded again

16:07:00 Stormont education minister criticised for ‘following London’ over A-level grading

15:45:00 Detective approached Adams over Sinn Féin member’s statement on Donohoe murder

15:25:00 190 new Covid-19 cases confirmed as Taoiseach announces new measures

14:50:00 Covid-19 case confirmed in two south-east nursing homes

14:33:00 Four police injured as vehicles rammed in Co Armagh

13:28:00 Covid-19 outbreak confirmed at Kildare Glanbia factory

12:05:00 Concerns raised about Government’s age-segregated approach to Covid-19

10:59:00 Students removed from UCD housing after fire safety issue uncovered

09:51:00 Test and trace system now taking up to four days

09:01:00 Two men arrested in connection with robberies across the country

08:50:00 Nursing home model needs radical reform, according to owner

07:58:00 Lockdown in Tipperary would be hugely 'damaging', according to local councillor

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lifestyle

18:20:00 Covid-19: new measures and restrictions in full

14:36:00 Seven signs the pandemic has made you more anti-social

07:06:00 6 of the best new films to look forward to this autumn

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