Sri Lanka to treat Iranian sailors according to ‘international law’

“We have taken all the steps according to international laws,” Herath said. Sri Lanka also provided safe haven to a second Iranian warship, the IRIS Bushehr, and evacuated its 219 crew a day after the Dena was torpedoed. The ship was taken to Trincomalee on Sri Lanka’s northeast coast after reporting engine problems. India, meanwhile, … Read more

Ireland has no specific legal obligations on Palestinian refugees, says human rights law expert – The Irish Times

International human rights law experts have rejected claims that Ireland will be obliged to take in people who are displaced from Gaza because of its support for Palestinian statehood. Earlier this week, US president Donald Trump proposed that 1.8 million people living in Gaza could move elsewhere as the territory was taken over by the … Read more

Holyhead Port to Reopen After Storm Damage

Holyhead Port Reopens: A Game-Changer for Irish Sea Trade Holyhead Port is set to partially reopen on Thursday, following the completion of repairs to one of its jetties… The post Holyhead Port to Reopen After Storm Damage appeared first on NewsyList. Source link

Holyhead reopening still leaves traffic ‘hanging on a thread’ – The Irish Times

Irish Ferries, Stena Line and the operators of Holyhead Port have all said they expect Holyhead port to partially reopen as planned on Thursday, as one of two jetties damaged in Storm Darragh early in December is brought back into service. Timetables have been altered to allow both ferry companies to use the same jetty … Read more

New Year reset: Seven things to add or subtract for happiness, according to science

Then, around 2012, the happiness bubble burst. Psychology researchers came to the unsettling realisation that many of their findings were wrong. Published studies had often relied on faulty, but common, publishing practices. There was p-hacking, or manipulating data analyses until statistically significant results were squeezed out, and HARKing (Hypothesizing After Results are Known), or changing … Read more