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- Polish bus crash in Hungary leaves 12 dead, 10 injured August 16, 2026A dozen people were killed and at least 10 injured after a Polish bus overturned at night on a motorway in eastern Hungary, Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said this morning.
- How 'Vincent van Joey' gained confidence through art August 16, 2026A Co Wicklow artist with Down syndrome has credited an inclusive arts programme for boosting his confidence - and his sales.
- Tired brand: Raleigh the latest big name to hit the skids August 16, 2026Raleigh was once the biggest bike company in the world - now its only hope of survival is a cut-price buy-out; but that's a fate that's befallen many other iconic brands, writes Adam Maguire.
- Can Govt hold the line on restoration of excise on fuel? August 16, 2026The Government had hoped that as the deadline looms to begin restoring excise on fuel that the price shock at the pumps would have eased, writes Sandra Hurley.
- Thousands await aid after deadly Indonesian earthquake August 16, 2026Thousands of evacuees waited for help on Indonesia's island of Flores after a powerful earthquake killed 51 people, injured dozens and damaged hundreds of houses and buildings.
- Russian ballistic missile strikes kill one in Ukraine August 16, 2026Several explosions could be heard in Ukraine's capital Kyiv early this morning as authorities warned of incoming ballistic missiles.
- Sexual Violence Centre calls for new spiking legislation August 16, 2026The Sexual Violence Centre in Cork has warned about the prominence and influence of toxic masculinity and how it is leading to incidents of spiking.
- Colombia president asks US to suspend tariffs over quake August 15, 2026Colombia's new president Abelardo de la Espriella has called on his US counterpart Donald Trump to suspend tariffs currently targeting the South American nation, which is reeling after a deadly earthquake.
- Death toll in Zimbabwe ferry capsizing rises to 72 August 15, 2026Authorities have retrieved 25 bodies from Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba to take the death toll from Tuesday's ferry capsizing to 72, police said, as the search continued for victims.
