Sleeping in a hammock, getting more rest, drawing and reading aloud might help you remember things for longer, writes Shane Cochrane.

Police in Canada are searching for a man who dressed up as a delivery man and shot a woman with a crossbow.

The future for some US tobacco farmers may be in growing cannabis.

What is Environment Minister Denis Naughten’s problem with deposit-refunds on bottles, cans and plastic bottles, and a ban on cups and tableware that can’t be composted or used again?

An Irishman has described the scene of devastation after a van ploughed into pedestrians in Toronto.

Latest: An Irishman has described the scene of devastation after a van ploughed into pedestrians in Toronto.

More than 300 stadiums, statues, museums and towers worldwide are set to go green to celebrate St Patrick’s Day next month.

Around 100 million people shivered In the United States as temperatures plummeted - with a wind chill close to minus 100F (minus 73.3C) on New Hampshire's Mount Washington meaning it vied for the world's coldest place.

It is gradually becoming unacceptable to pollute for free and pass the bill on to future generations. Some 40 countries are now putting a price on carbon pollution, write Catherine McKenna and Feike Sijbesma

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Pope Francis has today denounced the proliferation of adult and child pornography on the internet and demanded better protections for children online.

‘And when white moths were on the wing, and moth-like stars were flickering out, I dropped the berry in a stream, And caught a little silver trout’

Matt Kuchar will attempt to bounce back from his Open Championship heartache by claiming his first PGA Tour title since 2014 in the RBC Canadian Open.

IT’S AN upland landscape that has inspired poets and traditional musicians for centuries, but it could soon be dominated by lofty wind turbines, writes Donal Hickey

Stay inspired and enjoy exercise with this challenge HIIT workout, says Amanda Khouv

The chaos in immigration laws in the US must be tackled, but the distinct role played by Irish people in American history should be addressed, writes John P Collins.

Living close to a busy road increases the risk of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia by up to 12%, a major study has found.

US workers are putting in more hours than workers do almost anywhere else. They are also increasingly retiring later and taking fewer holiday days.

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In a Chicago case involving mistaken identity, LSD, and jail time, artist Peter Doig had to prove he did not paint a landscape.

Germany: A fraudster persuaded a 75-year-old Swiss woman to transfer 45,000 francs (€41,000) to him as a “police officer” supposedly taking part in a nationwide programme to guard elderly people against telephone scams.

Brandt Snedeker hit a third-round 66 to take a one-shot lead into the final round of the RBC Canadian Open in Ontario.

Two pilots were arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol as they prepared to fly a transatlantic passenger jet from Scotland to Canada.

Alltech Ideas Conference speakers looked ahead towards a new, sustainable version of global agriculture

Three people connected to one of the San Bernardino terrorists have been arrested in a marriage fraud conspiracy.

CANADA: A Canadian man who repeatedly entered Michigan to buy and ship thousands of turtles to his native China only to be caught with 51 of them strapped to his legs was sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison for smuggling.

Some of the stranger stories from around the world

An Ontario man who vanished in 1986 and was believed dead will soon be reunited with his family.

USA: A New Hampshire police officer paid the thief’s tab after learning the culprit stole the items from a store to bake her child’s birthday cake.

An antidepressant drug made here and commonly used by younger adults in Ireland and elsewhere may not be either as effective or as safe as originally believed.

A Canadian software company which plans to create more than 100 customer support jobs in Cork over the next two years has announced an open recruitment event to fill the roles.

A reduction in the number of farmland birds in some European countries is being attributed to insecticides which are also claimed to have caused massive bee deaths globally, according to new research.

A Canadian cybersecurity company planning to create some 100 jobs in Cork has announced a bursary with Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) to develop a pool of Irish talent to help drive its rapid expansion.

Open Championship hero Paul Dunne will attract much of the attention at Royal Portrush in two weeks as Ireland bid to defend their Home Internationals title on home soil.

Close to 100 jobs are set to be created in Cork over the next five years, with leading international cyber-security firm, eSentire identifying the city as the location for its European headquarters.

I didn’t mind indulging my boyfriend’s fantasies at first because they were not extreme and they were something we kept between the two of us

Avril Lavigne wants to make a Christmas album now she has beaten Lyme disease.