The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland says that it wants to become Ireland’s new safety regulator for harmful content on social media. If it becomes this entity, what might it actually do? Crack down on child abuse imagery? Dam the flood of pornography on social media platforms? Or would it be a light-touch regulator that checks […]

Good morning. We’re covering new penalties against Iran, anger toward Hong Kong’s police force and all the hats at the Royal Ascot. U.S. imposes new sanctions on Iran President Trump moved to ramp up pressure on the Iranian economy in retaliation for what American officials have said are recent acts of aggression. “We will continue […]

(Reuters) – Shareholders of Centene Corp and WellCare Health Plans Inc voted in favor of a merger of the health insurers, setting the stage for the creation of a major new player in government-sponsored healthcare plans. The $15.27 billion buyout of smaller rival WellCare would help Centene bulk up its government-backed Medicare and Medicaid businesses. […]

At the heart of every murder trial is a death. Someone has died in either violent, suspicious or tragic circumstances. The trial of two 14-year-old boys for murdering schoolgirl Ana Kriegel has been particularly difficult for all involved – two teenagers on trial for causing another teen’s death. All of them so young. Three families […]

(Reuters) – Acacia Mining said on Monday it strongly disagreed with majority shareholder Barrick Gold Corp’s valuation of the company, saying it rejected Barrick’s view of its life of mine plans. However a fair value buyout offer from the world’s No. 2 gold miner would be attractive, it added. Barrick’s proposal to take full control […]

NASHVILLE — Certain old-fashioned words from fairy tales and storybooks still cling to me from childhood. Moor. Vale. Bog. Glade. For a child, such words conjure magical places — untouched, holy lands where fairies might live and animals might speak in ways I understand. Not long after I moved to Tennessee, I heard the term […]

I must commend the Irish Independent for refusing to work with An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, in his attempt to “find the leak” which, he claims, will allow him to explain how “damaging” information about Maria Bailey’s compensation claim made its way into the public domain – especially her quite impressive 10km running time post-swing fall. […]

In the first visit by a Chinese leader to North Korea in 14 years, Kim Jong-un welcomed Xi Jinping, and denuclearization was expected to be among the topics for discussion, despite stalled talks on the same topic between President Trump and Mr. Kim. The Times is committed to publishing a diversity of letters to the […]

This is a fine time to be British. Indeed, to be proud to be British. You would not, to be sure, think so from this past week in London – as the House of Commons humiliated Prime Minister Theresa May by throwing out her plan for Brexit in Tuesday by 432 votes to 202 – […]

It’s not rocket science. If the Government has no petrol in its budgetary tank, it won’t have the wherewithal to hit the accelerator in the event of a slowdown in the economy. Worse still, if a slump happens the State may have to put the brakes on its many activities in order to avoid losing […]