Bernie Sanders has scored another victory in the race to be the Democratic Party’s representative in this year’s US presidential election.
He has gained a fresh burst of momentum after the caucuses in Nevada, with early results showing him having secured more than 45% of the vote.
Former vice president Joe Biden is heading for a second-place finish there, with just under 20%.
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There's been a surge in new coronavirus infections in Italy, Iran and South Korea.
The Italian prime minister has put several northern towns on lockdown after two deaths in the region, while three top-flight football matches have been called off.
Meanwhile, two Irish citizens are among 32 people put into quarantine at a hospital near Liverpool after being evacuated from a cruise ship in Japan.
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Homes and businesses in counties along the River Shannon are bracing themselves for possible flooding today.
Some farmland around Athlone and Carrick-on-Shannon is already underwater, but flood defences are working so far.
A status yellow rainfall warning for Connacht and 10 other counties will take effect at 8pm tonight.
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A man in his 30s has died following a crash in Co Clare overnight.
It happened when the car he was driving left the road and hit a wall Roo East between Ardnacrusha and Broadford.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
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A Saharan storm carrying clouds of red dust is affecting flights to the Canary Islands.
All services in and out of Gran Canaria - and those leaving Tenerife - were suspended last night.
Spain's national weather service is warning winds of up to 120 kilometres per hour will last until tomorrow.
