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Stories for March 10th 2020

  • Tuesday, March 10th 2020 - 06:55 UTC

    Ireland has decided to cancel St Patrick's Day on March 17

    But the government moved to cancel the festivities because of fears over the spread of COVID-19. Ireland currently has 21 confirmed cases.

    The Irish government will cancel this year's St Patrick's Day Parade because of the coronavirus outbreak, state broadcaster RTE and other media said on Monday. The annual parade celebrating the country's patron saint regularly attracts hundreds of thousands of people to the Irish capital and was to have been held on Mar 17.

  • Tuesday, March 10th 2020 - 06:32 UTC

    Global breweries expanding their business in Brazil

    The Dutch brewer will make the investment this year and next and focus on it Heineken and Amstel brands at the third-largest brewing facility in Parana state

    Heineken NV will invest 865 million reais (US$183.14 million) to expand its Ponta Grossa brewing plant in Brazil, the company said on Monday, as competition between the world's two largest beer makers bubbles up.

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