Despite the UN Security Council unanimously passing a resolution on a ceasefire in Damascus, there are reports that fresh fighting has broken out around Eastern-Ghouta, where more than 520 people were killed during a week of bombardment. 

The Independent reports conditions that Ryanair is attempting to impose on pilots in return for pay increases are "unacceptable."

A formal investigation has been launched into complaints by the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland that up to 1,000 of its members were “poached” by the Teachers’ Union of Ireland.

Paschal Donohoe is expected to bring proposals to regulate vulture funds who buy up mortgages to Cabinet this week. With Permanent TSB set to sell 18,000 loans in the coming months, and Ulster bank indicating their intention to sell up to 7,000 loans, the Government has come under intense pressure to address the unregulated funds.

A Galway couple were overcharged €1.23 million by KBC Bank Ireland after they were incorrectly moved to higher interest-rate mortgages on their properties instead of a tracker rate. It is the biggest single case of overcharging by a bank to emerge in the tracker mortgage scandal. 

More than 100 girls are missing in Nigeria after a Boko Haram attack.

In the US, several companies including Delta Airlines and Hertz Car Rentals have cut ties with the National Rifle Association.

Today's Zen is the New York Times' coverage of the Winter Olympics closing ceremony in Pyeongchang. Here's a video of some of the highlights.