Place: Luxor, Egypt

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Texas balloon crash: ‘It went up like a fireball’

A hot air balloon burst into flames over central Texas on Saturday, killing all 16 people aboard, in one of the deadliest such accidents on record. It apparently struck power lines.

Mon, 01 Aug, 2016

United in ritual and protest

THEY met campaigning to have the M3 re-routed away from the Hill of Tara and yesterday the three women were united as they climbed the hill for a ritual to mark the summer solstice.

Wed, 22 Jun, 2011

Tutankhamun returns to rule London

CURATORS lifted the lid yesterday on a long-awaited London exhibition of treasures from the tomb of teenage Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, more than 30 years after he first cast his spell in Britain.

Wed, 14 Nov, 2007

Kicking the habit could breathe life into your finances

WEDNESDAY’S 50c increase in the price of a packet of cigarettes means that an average 20-a-day smoker will be spending over €2,500 a year on their habit.

Fri, 08 Dec, 2006