[Link] Police attacked in Belfast at protest over Northern Ireland protocol

Read: 4/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

Police in Belfast have been attacked with missiles and fireworks following a demonstration against the Brexit protocol in the north of the city. The disorder on Wednesday night took place on Lanark Way in the loyalist Shankill Road area close to the peace wall.

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[Link] Historic Drug Bust Found 450 Kilograms of Heroin Among Ceramic Tiles

Read: 19/10/2021 www.vice.com

The heroin, which was believed to be worth at least $140 million, was hidden among ceramic tiles that were being transported in an industrial shipping container addressed to a Melbourne business, border officers confirmed on Saturday.

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[Link] Advocates say it's 'safer than smoking', but researchers find 'suite' of harmful chemicals in vaping products

Read: 11/10/2021 www.abc.net.au

They are flavoured, colourful and popular with teenagers, but new Australian research is discovering mounting evidence that vapes are also unsafe to use.

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[Link] What may happen if article 16 of Northern Ireland protocol is triggered?

Read: 5/10/2021 www.theguardian.com

The UK Brexit minister, David Frost, has stepped up demands on the EU to renegotiate the Northern Ireland protocol, a linchpin of Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal. At a speech to the Conservative party conference, Frost said “tinkering around the edges” of the protocol would not be enough.

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[Link] Man Sentenced for Smuggling 80 Pounds of Speed Disguised as COVID Vaccine

Read: 17/8/2021 www.vice.com

According to Norwegian national broadcaster NRK, customs officials initially intercepted the 50-year-old Polish man in January shortly after he arrived from Denmark via a ferry.

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