Claire Heffron

World News

Late summer: Heatwave to return to Europe

Strong heatwave ahead for parts of Europe

17/09/2018

Egypt

Archaeologists discover ancient sphinx in Egyptian temple

Egyptian archaeologists draining water from a temple in the southern city of Aswan have uncovered a sandstone sphinx likely dating to the Ptolemaic era.

17/09/2018

United Kingdom

Meghan Markle supports Grenfell community cookbook

The Duchess of Sussex is backing a community cookbook helping Grenfell families as part of her first solo charity project.

17/09/2018

United Kingdom

London mayor calls for second EU referendum

Sadiq Khan's demands come ahead of Labour’s annual conference next week, with over 100 anti-Brexit motions submitted.

16/09/2018

World News

World Cleanup Day: Global event highlights pollution

People all over the world have taken part in a cleanup campaign to raise awareness of the negative impact posed by plastic waste and other types of litter.

15/09/2018

Philippines

Super typhoon slams into China after pummeling Philippines

Typhoon Mangkhut is lashing China's most populous province, bringing winds of up to 162-kph

15/09/2018

World News

'Brothers and sisters' of the Mafia, repent, pope says in Sicily

On a trip to Sicily to honour a priest murdered by the mafia the Pope tells followers that if they do not trust a priest they should confront him and tell him why

15/09/2018

United Kingdom

British ex-Foreign Minister says supports May, opposes Brexit plan

Boris Johnson said he wants Theresa May's Chequers Brexit plan dropped, but not her.

15/09/2018

Russia

Russia's Orthodox Church freezes ties with Constantinople over Ukraine

The Russian Orthodox Church has downgraded "diplomatic relations" with Istanbul-based Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople.

15/09/2018

Canada

Mummified remains, more than 50,000 years old, unveiled in Canada

Rare, mummified remains of two ice age animals — wolf pup and a caribou calf — have been dug up from the permafrost by gold miners near Dawson City, Yukon.

15/09/2018

Mexico

Three killed in Mexico City tourist hotspot

Mexico City police chase ‘mariachi’ gunmen after 3 killed in tourist plaza

15/09/2018

USA

Eight killed as Florence dumps 'epic' rain on Carolinas

Florence is expected to leave large parts of the Carolinas deluged in the coming days

14/09/2018

Netherlands

Geert Wilders cancels Mohammad cartoon contest over safety concerns

Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders said on Thursday he was cancelling plans to hold a contest for cartoons caricaturing the Prophet Mohammad, saying the danger of violence against innocent people was too great.

30/08/2018

Germany

Over 1,000 gather at right-wing rally in eastern Germany's Chemnitz

Far-right rallies have sparked mob violence in Germany this week

30/08/2018

Hungary

Hungary to end gender studies funding

Hungary’s government will stop financing gender studies university courses.

30/08/2018

Italy

Renzo Piano offers new bridge design for hometown Genoa after tragedy

Renowned Italian architect Renzo Piano has offered to help design a new Genoa bridge to replace the one that collapsed, killing 43 people.

29/08/2018

USA

Serena Williams wins US open match in designer tutu

French Tennis Federation President Bernard Giudicelli’s said that the catsuit Serena Williams wore at this year’s French Open would be banned at the tournament in the future

29/08/2018

Argentina

Watch: Whale washed up on beach returned to the ocean

The video shows a stranded orca returning to the sea in Nueva Atlantis, Argentina

28/08/2018

Austria

Asylum seekers in Austria to be denied apprenticeships

Austria is set to ban asylum-seekers from taking up vacant training spaces while their claims are still being assessed.

28/08/2018

Russia

Watch: Putin enjoys the great outdoors as he hikes in Siberia

Russian President Vladimir Putin gets back to nature in the Siberian hills on his summer holiday

28/08/2018