Friday, September 03 2010

World News

World News

Indonesian volcano erupts again (09:08)

A volcano in Indonesia which had been quiet for four centuries has shot a new burst of hot ash around 10,000 feet in the air.

Gulf oil disaster costs BP £5.2bn (08:48)

Oil giant BP has said that the cost of tackling the Gulf of Mexico disaster had risen to 8 billion US dollars (£5.2 billion) so far.

Tax probe Hogan cleared to leave Oz (08:48)

Actor Paul Hogan, star of the Crocodile Dundee movie trilogy, has been cleared to return home to the US after he was barred last month from leaving Australia because of a disputed tax bill, his lawyer has said.

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In Pictures

  • Fergus Bushell, President of Muskerry Golf Club, presents his prize to winner Mick Lavelle, who had a level par round and a score of 43 points. Also included is Irene Bushell.
  • Anthony Nash receives the Kanturk's Captain's prize from Kitty Hennessey in the company of club captain Noel Hennessey.
  • Chernobyl teenager Ira Karlovich gets some free physiotherapy from Leigh Johnson at The Physio Company in Cork.

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