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Escalation in the early months of 1921 yielded mixed results

Truce and Treaty: How the IRA stepped up its campaign against crown forces in 1921 100 years later: The Irish Times recalls a critical year in modern Irish history about 6 hours ago Updated: about 3 hours ago Lorcan Collins Prisioners under guard after the Custom House battle in May 1921. Photograph: Independent News And Media/Getty Images   In early 1921 Liberal Br...

New Zealand have suspended travel bubble with Victoria after fifth covid case The temporary ban will come into place at AEST 6pm on Tuesday, NZ govt say  Man in his 60s tested positive linked to new coronavirus outbreak in Whittlesea    Masks must be worn indoors with households restricted to maximum five guests Outdoor gatherings are restricted to 30 while schools/workplaces stay open   South Australia announced it will close borders with Victoria on Tuesday   

By Devina Bhalla This story appeared in the Special Section: Worcester Emerging, detailing the buzz building around the city. To see the entire section, click here As Worcester grows, so does its appeal to investors and developers. “For the most part, I can’t ask for any more than a location like Worcester,” said Mark Nedelman, CEO of Biomere, a biomedical company with 100 employees on Union Street. This idea for why it is important for the city to capitalize on Worcester’...

Four new Covid-19 cases have been identified in Melbournes northern suburbs NSW health authorities said the new infections serve as a warning to residents Health boss Brett Sutton said transmission will increase in the colder months  On Tuesday, South Australia announced it will close borders with Victoria  Cases are all close family contacts of each other, living in two separate houses Victorian Department of Health has extended list of potential exposure sites 

3:19 Local activists are faulting the Albany Common Council for tabling a bill that would ban tear gas and rubber bullets. The Center for Law and Justice, All Of Us and Youth FX joined forces to host a virtual discussion Thursday. The "Power of the People" session followed a meeting where the Albany Common Council tabled Local Law C by a vote of 9 to 6. Approved in March by the Public Safety Committee, the law proposed by 9th Ward Common Councilor Judy Doesschate would have banned the use of te...

Age readers discuss Australia’s vaccine rollout.

A new Melbourne CBD injecting room will allow addicts to shoot up a range of drugs including methamphetamine as city businesses and workers fear the facility will turn the area into a crime-riddled no-go zone.  While the new city location has yet to be announced, the government has reportedly earmarked a building directly opposite Flinders Street station and just around the corner from the citys famed cafe-lined laneways. It would be in addition to the existing North Richmond facility which pe...

Ketchum ups Jamey Peters to chief client operations officer for North America. From PR Week

Freedom of the press is a quintessential part of our democracy. In 1892, journalist and civil rights leader Ida B. Wells investigated and reported on lynchings in the South, making data on racial discrimination and lynching accessible to the public for the first time in the U.S., which led to the publishing of her 1895...