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A picture of Vlad III “Dracula”, Voivode of the Principality of Wallachia, is pictured at Forchtenstein Castle in Burgenland, Austria. (Photo by ALEX HALADA/AFP via Getty Images)

Lost ghost story by ‘Dracula’ author Bram Stoker unearthed in Dublin

The rare find is being brought to the public for the first time at an exhibition in the Irish capital

Cillian Murphy, winner of the Best Actor in a Leading Role award for “Oppenheimer”, poses in the press room during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at Ovation Hollywood on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

Cillian Murphy: Ireland’s self-effacing ‘analogue’ award magnet

The 47-year-old Cork native won his first Oscar on Sunday, on his first nomination, for ‘Oppenheimer’

Top Brazil coffees judged berry-flavoured, buttery

Some of the coffee world’s most discerning palettes came together in the heart of Brazil’s coffee belt on Friday to judge which brews are best.

West Africa to miss EU trade partnership deadline

West Africa will miss a December 31 deadline to sign a new trade partnership with the European Union and hopes to keep its preferential commercial privileges for up to two years…

Mixed views on ‘United States of Africa’

From Cape Town to Algiers, many Africans welcome Libyan leader Moammar Gadaffi’s plan for a United States of Africa, but most say it simply comes too soon for a divided…

War-weary Ivorians hope latest peace deal is last

The people of Côte d’Ivoire expressed hope on Monday that a home-grown peace deal signed on the weekend would succeed where four years of international efforts to re-unite the…

Long sentences possible for Ivorian waste crimes

Suspects charged in connection with the dumping of toxic waste in Côte d’Ivoire, which killed seven people and made thousands ill, could face up to 20 years in jail if convicted,…