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New discovery may challenge theory Vikings built first Irish towns - researcherThu 1st Jan 2026 13:58 GMT
New discovery may challenge theory Vikings built first Irish towns - researcher

Dr Dirk Brandherm and his colleagues have identified more than 600 suspected house platforms in the Brusselstown Ring.

Condom tax and cheaper childcare: China's plan to boost birth ratesWed 31st Dec 2025 23:07 GMT
Condom tax and cheaper childcare: China's plan to boost birth rates

Chinese people pay a 13% sales tax on contraceptives from 1 January, while childcare services are exempt.

What we know about the Switzerland ski resort fireThu 1st Jan 2026 21:54 GMT
What we know about the Switzerland ski resort fire

Several dozen people are presumed to have died in the fire at a New Year party in the resort of Crans-Montana.

Social media fuelled Mamdani's rise. Can he keep the momentum as New York mayor?Thu 1st Jan 2026 20:11 GMT
Social media fuelled Mamdani's rise. Can he keep the momentum as New York mayor?

To succeed in office he will need to keep his supporters engaged with day-to-day governing, experts say.

Americans brace to start New Year without healthcareThu 1st Jan 2026 14:22 GMT
Americans brace to start New Year without healthcare

More than 20 million Americans are preparing for steeper healthcare costs in the New Year because of expiring subsidies.

Passenger describes 'chaos' after head-on Machu Picchu train collisionWed 31st Dec 2025 16:42 GMT
Passenger describes 'chaos' after head-on Machu Picchu train collision

Tourist Niels Honkoop says shattered glass littered the carriage floor and injured people were lying in the aisles.

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