It was no coincidence that the Olympics was the last bastion of splendid isolation, aptly in this era of social distancing.
The white supremacist who shot dead 51 people at two New Zealand mosques last year pleaded guilty unexpectedly to all charges yesterday, meaning there would be no trial.
Q: The UK is examining if it should roll out around 3.5 million home test kits in response to the coronavirus crisis. What do they involve?
Hungary's parliament is set to adopt a new law which will give the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban a legal mandate to rule by decree - without any sunset clause or parliamentary oversight.
DELTA Airlines has continued its cargo-only passenger jet flights out of Dublin, shipping another large supply of vital medicine from the capital yesterday.
Eddie Jones, the England head coach, has agreed to take a pay cut in excess of 25 per cent as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic has left the Rugby Football Union (RFU) facing losses of up to £50 million (€55m) over the next 18 months.
Hairdressing salon owner Laila Kornasevska (34) cried when she had to lay off her workforce of 12 stylists the weekend before St Patrick's Day.