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- Dutch regulator fines Uber €825m over driver account bans August 21, 2026Uber is to appeal a €825m Dutch fine over driver account deactivations.
- Students at Dublin special school celebrate results day August 21, 2026Students at St John of God Special School in Islandbridge gathered to find out their marks this Leaving Cert results day.
- 12 countries in Europe report cases of West Nile virus August 21, 2026Twelve European countries have reported locally acquired West Nile virus cases this year, prompting calls for stronger mosquito-control measures across the continent.
- Six killed in Russian strike on Ukrainian shopping mall August 21, 2026Six people were killed and more than 90 were wounded when a Russian strike hit a busy shopping centre in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rig, authorities said.
- 'Robust' reply to Israeli settlement plan needed: McEntee August 21, 2026Ireland will press for a stronger international response to Israel's plans for 1,200 settlement housing units in the West Bank.
- Rise in farm payment schemes to tackle fodder shortages August 21, 2026Payments given to farmers under a number of schemes will see an increase from 70% to 75% as part of a plan to alleviate the effects of fodder shortages.
- Three Argentina players banned over World Cup final brawl August 21, 2026Three Argentina players have been banned for their part in a brawl at the end of last month's World Cup final against Spain, while the South American nation have been fined for displaying a Falkland Islands banner after the semi-final win over England.
- Prince Harry and others to pay over £9.5m in Mail's costs August 21, 2026Britain's Prince Harry and six others must pay more than £9.5m (€11.1m) to the Daily Mail's publisher which welcomed the ruling as "another overwhelming victory for the Mail and its journalism".
- Several wounded in sword attack at Swedish school August 21, 2026An attacker with a sword has wounded several people at a high school in central Sweden, authorities said, while media reported the perpetrator had been shot by police.
