Matt Doherty winner gives Ireland advantage over Bulgaria
Finn Azaz and Matt Doherty scored first-half headers as Ireland battled back to beat Bulgaria 2-1 in the first leg of their Nations League play-off.
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Innovation at the service of the rural world to keep local brains in the villages
"There is innovation in everything. Just last week I was talking to people involved with marinas who are doing very innovative things in the local area. And it is also found in agriculture.” These are the words of Anne Marie McLaughlin, hub manager in Buncrana, a village of 7000 people in the far north of the Republic of Ireland, where leprechauns, sheep, and innovation peacefully coexist.
Rwanda expels Belgian diplomats amid row over DRC fighting
Rwanda has severed all diplomatic ties with Belgium, amid fraught relations between the countries over fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Geneva hosts UN-backed Cyprus peace talks with little hope for breakthrough
The Turkish and Greek Cypriot sides, as well as Turkey, Greece, the United Kingdom, and the EU, are set to meet on Monday to discuss the reunification of the Mediterranean island once again.
Man United dealt huge Ayden Heaven injury blow during Leicester City clash
Ayden Heaven was stretched off injured for Manchester United during their clash at Leicester City on Sunday.
More than 100,000 protesters flood the streets of Belgrade in anti-corruption rally
Thousands of protesters have fallen silent in Serbia's capital on Saturday, to honour the victims of a concrete awning collapse which has sparked significant unrest in the country.
Nigeria beat Moldova to qualify for semifinal
A man-of-the-match performance by Faruk Yusuf was the motivation needed as Nigeria’s U-23 national handball team defeated Moldova 25-22 yesterday to seal a semifinal place at the ongoing Fifth IHF Emerging Nations Championship in Varna, Bulgaria.
Portuguese parties want fresh elections as soon as possible
Nobody wanted early elections, but if they were to be held, they should occur as soon as possible. Today, the President of the Portuguese Republic listened to the parties with parliamentary seats in Belém to gather all the information necessary to determine the best solution to the current political impasse.