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    Suspicious Deaths
    Former nurse Lucy Letby questioned over more baby deaths in England
    4 Dec 2024
    Climate Change
    High temperatures caused nearly 50k deaths in Europe last year, study finds
    12 Aug 2024
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    southport
    Two children killed and six critical after mass stabbing near Liverpool
    A 17-year-old male has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
    Updated 29 Jul 2024
    CSO
    Ongar and Tallaght South have highest birth rates nationwide, while Galway City has the lowest
    24 Jul 2024
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    Health and Safety Authority
    There were 43 work-related deaths in Ireland last year, 19 of which resulted in prosecutions
    24 Jun 2024
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    stardust
    After one year and 373 witnesses, jurors at Stardust inquest begin deliberations
    3 Apr 2024
    Downpours
    11 people dead as torrential rain causes flooding in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria
    6 Sep 2023
    2
    Road Safety
    Deaths on Irish roads this year could approach 170, erasing years of progress
    2 Sep 2023
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    Greece
    Athens district evacuated as Greek fire death toll hits 20
    Updated 22 Aug 2023
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    debunked
    Debunked: No, there hasn't been a 21% rise in deaths due to the Covid-19 vaccine
    11 Aug 2023
    Mediterranean
    At least 30 migrants missing in shipwrecks off Italy
    6 Aug 2023
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    Homelessness
    84 homeless people died during 2019, mostly in Dublin
    17 May 2023
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    solihull
    Emotional tributes paid to four boys who died in UK frozen lake tragedy
    15 Dec 2022
    border clashes
    Three Armenians killed as fresh clashes break out with Azerbaijan at border
    28 Sep 2022
    9
    Ukraine
    Ukraine says Putin 'spits in the face' of UN and Turkey after missiles strike Odessa port
    Updated 23 Jul 2022
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    Paktika
    At least 1,000 people killed after 6.1 magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan
    Updated 22 Jun 2022
    19
    Cloneen
    Disbelief at Tipperary deaths as gardaí await post mortem to determine line of investigation
    Updated 21 Jun 2022
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    excess mortality
    WHO says Covid pandemic caused deaths of nearly 15 million people around world
    5 May 2022
    12
    Iowa
    At least six killed in US tornado
    6 Mar 2022
    2
    tunisia
    Four migrants die of 'cold and hunger' in Tunisia
    3 Mar 2022
    12
    Genealogy
    Another year of Irish birth, marriage and death records are now available to the public online
    1 Mar 2022
    12
    Typhoon Rai
    Death toll hits 375 after Philippines typhoon
    Updated 20 Dec 2021
    1
    Wisconsin
    Police to charge driver with 'intentional homicide' after five killed at US Christmas parade
    Updated 22 Nov 2021
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    Mortality Misinfo
    'A distorted perspective': How anti-lockdown groups are using data to downplay the impact of Covid-19
    8 Jun 2021
    Mount Everest
    Two climbers - from the US and Switzerland - have died on Mount Everest
    13 May 2021
    20
    Homelessness
    38 deaths in homeless services in first three months of this year
    6 May 2021
    19
    Coronavirus
    Worldwide Covid-19 death toll exceeds three million people
    17 Apr 2021
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    General register
    Deadline for registering deaths in Ireland could be cut to two weeks
    18 Feb 2021
    28
    Winter Storm
    At least 20 people dead as 100 million Americans brace for more cold, ice and snow
    Updated 17 Feb 2021
    28
    Coronavirus
    Johnson takes 'full responsibility' for pandemic response as expert warns UK could see 50,000 more deaths
    27 Jan 2021
    26
    Covid-19
    No deaths in Europe directly linked to Covid vaccine, experts say
    24 Jan 2021
    34
    CSO covid data
    10% of all Covid-19 deaths in Ireland since beginning of pandemic occurred last week
    22 Jan 2021
    59
    Coronavirus
    Covid-19 deaths in US top WWII fatalities as Biden warns worst is yet to come
    21 Jan 2021
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    Deaths
    UK records its deadliest day of Covid-19 amid warning hospitals are like 'war zone'
    20 Jan 2021
    28
    covid19
    NPHET stresses pressure on health system as 208 deaths recorded in January
    14 Jan 2021
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    Covid-19
    Coronavirus: 12 more deaths announced as Ireland's Covid-19 death toll passes 2,000
    18 Nov 2020
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    balinteer
    Gardaí launch murder investigation over death of mother and two children in Ballinteer following post-mortem exams
    30 Oct 2020
    CSO
    Number of births in Ireland falls by almost 20% in 10 years
    30 Oct 2020
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    South Dublin
    'They will be greatly missed': School principal pays tribute to children and mother found dead in Ballinteer
    Updated 29 Oct 2020
    Co Cork
    Lengthy note discovered on body of younger son killed in Kanturk shooting
    Updated 28 Oct 2020
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