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Syria chemical weapons: UN discusses Syria draft text

More than 100,000 people have died since the uprising against Syrian President Assad began in 2011

The UN Security Council has discussed a draft resolution on ridding Syria of chemical weapons after the US and Russia agreed the text.

The vote in the 15-member Council could now take place later on Friday, diplomats at the UN in New York said.

President seeks clarifications on ordinance protecting convicted lawmakers

NEW DELHI: President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday sought clarifications from senior Cabinet ministers on the justification for bringing an ordinance that allows convicted lawmakers to hold on to their seats in Parliament and state legislatures.

The President, who was forwarded the ordinance cleared by the Cabinet on Tuesday, sought clarifications separately from home minister Sushil Shinde, parliamentary affairs minister Kamal Nath and law minister Kapil Sibal.

US, Russia agree on Syria UN chemical arms measure

Compromise draft resolution makes the measure legally binding but provides for no means of automatic enforcement with sanctions or military force 

United States Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power at the United Nations General Assembly yesterday. Photograph: Andrew Burton/Getty Images

Ending weeks of diplomatic deadlock, the US and Russia reached an agreement last night on a draft UN Security Council resolution aimed at ridding Syria of its chemical weapons arsenal.

Emigration of educated population leading to ‘brain drain’, study finds

UCC survey shows 62 per cent of emigrants aged 25 to 34 have a third-level qualification 

The Sydney skyline where many Irish emigrants travel to. Sparsely populated rural areas in Ireland have been disproportionately affected, with 25 per cent of households losing a member to emigration

 

 

 Ireland is experiencing a “brain drain”, as the people currently leaving Ireland for a new life abroad are much more likely to have a higher level of education than the general population.