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Malta, EU’s smallest nation, becomes the 15th member of the bloc to legalise same-sex marriage. The predominantly Catholic island of Malta voted for legalisation of the same-sex union on Wednesday evening, July 12. The lawmakers voted 66-1 in favour of…
Research conducted by Trinity College Dublin shows that 42% of the homeless people in Ireland are women, rising to 47% in Dublin. In Europe, the rate is much lower where women typically account for between 20% and 33% of the…
Austria has barred Turkish economy minister Nihat Zeybekci from entering the country to attend an event marking the anniversary of last year’s failed coup in Turkey, a spokesman for Austria’s foreign ministry said on Monday. “He has been barred because…
As per the company diversity data reports 2015, only 21% women were in the tech roles in pinterest and apple, 19% in intel, 18% in Google and Linkedin, 13% and 16% in twitter and Facebook. However, for 2016 the numbers…
Austria has deployed armoured vehicles and will also send upto 750 soldiers close to its border with Italy to block any migrants trying to head north, the government announced. The move reflects deep concern in Vienna and elsewhere in Europe…
A bus crashed into a lorry on the A9 motorway in South Germany on Monday morning. The accident took place near Stammbach in North Bavaria where the coach burst into flames after the collision. However, it is still not clear…
Donald Trump signed a new travel ban that will be in force in the next 90 days. The rules apply to people from 6 Muslim countries, namely Sudan, Iran, Libya, Syria, Somalia and Yemen, but even all refugees are under…
The annual Trafficking in Persons Report, 2016 revealed figures related to human trafficking on Wednesday, which shows how Ireland lags behind when it comes to supporting the victims. The number of detected victims of trafficking in Ireland has gone up…
A team of Irish astronomers from the Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies led by Eamon O’Gorman captured an image of unprecedented detail of another star, called Betelgeuse. It was captured using the world’s largest radio telescope, the Atacama Large Millimetre/sub-millimetre…