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Wales equaled its own record for consecutive wins after overcoming a plucky Italy 26-15 in Six Nations rugby on Saturday. Italy scored the only try of the first half and only trailed 12-7 at halftime. Wales didn't score a try until the 53rd minute and ...
EU's Tusk rebuffs May, and says Brexiteers deserve a place in hell
The European Union will make no new offer on Brexit and those who promoted Britain's exit without any understanding of how to deliver it deserve a special place in hell, Council President Donald Tusk said on Wednesday. The United Kingdom is on course to leave ...
Britain's department for exiting the European Union has been examining a secret new high-tech plan of keeping the Irish border open with the plan to be ready for a road test in March, the Sun newspaper reported late on Tuesday. Officials have been working on ...
Apple reaches €500 million settlement with France over back taxes
Apple said Tuesday that it had reached an agreement with French authorities to settle 10 years of back taxes, becoming the latest U.S. company to make a deal with France, which has led a European push for higher taxes on tech giants. Apple paid nearly ...
England is back and its reputation restored after upending Ireland 32-20 in the defending Six Nations champion's Lansdowne Road stronghold on Saturday. Following its worst championship finish in 31 years, England opened this campaign as an eight-point underdog to the mighty Irish, but subdued the ...
Irish unmoved by British PM Theresa May's plan to renegotiate Brexit deal with Brussels
After a week of missteps, Irish nerves are steadying again, unmoved by British Prime Minister Theresa May's promise to go back to Brussels to renegotiate the Brexit deal. The Irish government rejected any softening of the so-called backstop, immediately after Westminster on Tuesday backed May's ...
May seeks Brexit deal overhaul amid Irish border dispute but EU stands firm
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday sought to salvage a Brexit deal but headed toward a clash with the European Union by promising to overhaul the divorce agreement she spent a year and a half negotiating with the bloc. Trying to break the Brexit ...
Two more van hijackings hit Northern Ireland city as fifth man arrested over car bombing
Two vans were hijacked in Londonderry on Monday, police said, two days after the Northern Irish city saw a car bombing involving a stolen car in an attack pinned on a dissident paramilitary group. A bomb in a hijacked car blew up outside the courthouse ...
Ryohei Takahashi loses IBF super bantamweight title via 11th-round TKO
Ryohei Takahashi suffered a technical knockout in his first world title fight on Friday. The 28-year-old Takahashi was attempting to wrest the IBF super bantamweight title from Ireland's TJ Doheny, but he was stopped 2 minutes, 18 seconds into the 11th round at Madison Square ...
Google shifted $23 billion to tax haven Bermuda via shell firm in 2017, filing shows
Google moved €19.9 billion ($22.7 billion) through a Dutch shell company to Bermuda in 2017, as part of an arrangement that allows it to reduce its foreign tax bill, according to documents filed at the Dutch Chamber of Commerce. The amount channelled through Google Netherlands ...
Yoshiro Mori receives World Rugby award; Johnny Sexton gets top player honor
Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori received an award from World Rugby on Sunday for his contributions to the sport and role in Japan's successful bid to host next year's Rugby World Cup. Mori, who serves as the honorary chairman of the Japan Rugby Football ...
A Michelin star in just six months for Ireland's first kaiseki restaurant
Chef Takashi Miyazaki's Ichigo Ichie is Ireland's first kaiseki restaurant — albeit one that blends Japanese and Irish flavors. When it landed a Michelin star within its first year, the restaurant put Cork back on Europe's culinary map and brought Miyazaki instant international acclaim.
