Image copyright Trinity College Image caption Séamus Lawless is an assistant professor at the School of Computer Science at Trinity College, Dublin A County Wicklow man on a climbing expedition to Mount Everest has been reported missing. Séamus Lawless, 39, from Bray, was part of a team of climbers who reached the peak on Thursday. […]
Image copyright AFP The candidates to take over from Jean-Claude Juncker as President of the European Commission have clashed in a televised debate broadcast across the EU. It was part of the spitzenkandidat – or “lead candidate” – process, where contenders for the role are put forward by the pan-European groups of like-minded political parties […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Protesters toppled the fence in Yekaterinburg, while chanting “We want a square” About 2,000 people have protested against a church being built on a park square in Yekaterinburg in Russia. Twenty-six people were arrested during Tuesday’s clashes and there were further protests on Wednesday. Activists say building St Catherine’s […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Protesters toppled the fence in Yekaterinburg, while chanting “We want a square” About 2,000 people have protested against a church being built on a park square in Yekaterinburg in Russia. Tuesday was the second day of protests in what is a long-standing conflict over the planned church. Activists say […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Live-streamed on the internet, the Christchurch mosque attacks killed 51 people Facebook has announced curbs on its streaming feature ahead of an online extremism summit in Paris, called after the Christchurch mosque attacks. The tech giant said there would be a “one-strike policy” banning those who violate new Facebook Live […]
Image copyright Polizei Dusseldorf Image caption The car – seen here in a police-supplied photo – is likely worth more than €2m (£1.7m) An opportunistic car “collector” used a test drive to make off with a Ferrari worth €2m (£1.7m; $2.2m). The suspect had expressed interest in buying a 1985 Ferrari 288 GTO, police in […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Claude Monet completed the painting in 1890 A painting by Claude Monet has been bought for $110.7m (£85.7m), a new world record for a work by the French artist. Monet completed the oil painting in 1890 as part of his Meules (Haystacks) series, depicting rural life near his home in […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Alejandro González Iñárritu and jury member Elle Fanning took part in the opening ceremony The Cannes Film Festival has got off to a hard-hitting start with its jury president accusing world leaders of ruling with “rage and anger and lies”. Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu said prevailing rhetoric around […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption The hotel is in a popular hiking location near Passau in Bavaria Two German medieval combat enthusiasts killed with crossbows were shot through the heart with arrows and a third fatally through the neck, reports say. The three were found in a hotel room in Bavaria on Saturday, along with […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Bayer acquired Roundup as part of its takeover of US company Monsanto A jury in California has awarded more than $2bn (£1.5bn) to a couple who said the weedkiller Roundup was responsible for their cancer. It is the third time that the German pharmaceutical group Bayer has been ordered to […]
