The closing date for submissions on a new agri-environmental scheme, due to launch with a pilot this year, is next week.
The closing date for submissions on a new agri-environmental scheme, due to launch with a pilot this year, is next week.
The closing date for submissions on a new agri-environmental scheme, due to launch with a pilot this year, is next week.
Live exports fell by 25pc last year new figures show, as Covid impacted markets here and abroad.
The long-awaited Fair Deal scheme should be “operational” by the summer Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue has said,
Ulster Bank owner NatWest Group (NWG) intends to begin a phased withdrawal from the Republic of Ireland.
A young woman who was shot in the head by police during a protest last week against the military's takeover of power in Myanmar died Friday morning, her brother said....
A young woman who was shot in the head by police during a protest in Myanmar has died, according to her brother.
Jolted by a sweeping hack that may have revealed government and corporate secrets to Russia, U.S. officials are scrambling to reinforce the nation's cyber defenses and recognizing that an agency...
In the busy emergency room of Baghdad's main public hospital, Ali Abbas stood face uncovered, waiting for his sickly father. Dozens of other patients and their relatives mingled without masks....
The pandemic's heavy toll on the restaurant industry can be seen in Jose Bonilla Jr.'s cavernous warehouse, which is packed with industrial ovens, grills, mixers, refrigerators, dining tables and chairs....
A group of health care workers hurried out of a Boston hospital on a recent weekday morning, clutching small red coolers filled with COVID-19 vaccines. Their challenge: Beat traffic, a...
The Latest on winter weather across the U.S. (all times local): JACKSON, Miss. — Almost all of Jackson, a city of around 150,000 people, is now without water, Mayor Chokwe...
Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower on Friday after disappointing U.S. jobs and economic data. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Australia all declined. Overnight, Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500...
Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower on Friday after disappointing U.S. jobs and economic data. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Australia all declined. Overnight, Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500...
Protests over the imprisonment of a rapper convicted of insulting the Spanish monarchy and praising terrorist violence were marred by rioting for a third successive night on Thursday.
Many of the millions of Texans who lost power for days after a deadly winter blast overwhelmed the electric grid now have it back, but the crisis was far from...
RENO, Nev. — Nevada health officials have confirmed the state's first known case of a coronavirus variant that was originally identified in South Africa. The Nevada State Public Health Laboratory...
The New York Police Department arrested a man Thursday in connection to an Asian woman being shoved and injured on a New York City street — a case that was...
Using a technology that streams data from an airplane via satellites, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is now monitoring every Boeing 737 MAX on every flight worldwide to check on...
Scientists have cloned the first U.S. endangered species, a black-footed ferret duplicated from the genes of an animal that died over 30 years ago. The slinky predator named Elizabeth Ann,...
ROME — The government of new Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi on Thursday cleared its last hurdle to taking power as it overwhelmingly won a confidence vote in the Chamber...
Perseverance's Twitter account, @NASAPersevere, has grown an audience of more than 1.2 million followers since its first tweet in March 2020.
The voters have spoken: They wanted LeBron James of the reigning champion Los Angeles Lakers to be an All-Star captain, again. So, he is. And Brooklyn's Kevin Durant will be...
As frozen Texas reels under one of the worst electricity outages in U.S. history, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has blamed grid operators and iced-over wind turbines but gone easier on...
After decades of failed attempts to pass comprehensive immigration legislation, congressional Democrats and President Joe Biden are signaling openness to a piece-by-piece approach. They unveiled a broad bill Thursday that...
Hotel rooms for $1,000 a night. Gasoline prices spiking. Even bottled water prices doubling or tripling overnight. Officials in Texas say the winter storm that knocked out power and water...
For two decades, global news outlets have complained internet companies are getting rich at their expense, selling advertising linked to their reports without sharing revenue. Now, Australia is joining France...
Once school is done for the day, 10-year-old Imradul Ali rushes home to change out of his uniform so he can start his job as a scavenger in India's remote...
Donald Trump teased a potential second run for office and accused US President Joe Biden of lying or being “mentally gone” over vaccine claims as he broke his media silence...
NASA's Mars Perseverance rover landed safely on the red planet and immediately beamed back its first images from the Jezero crater, where scientists hope to find ancient evidence of ‘Martians'.
The Vatican has told employees they may risk losing their jobs if they refuse to get a Covid-19 vaccination without legitimate health reasons.
Texas senator Ted Cruz has claimed he was just being “a good dad” for taking a controversial family vacation in a sunny Mexican beach resort as millions in his home...
Donald Trump teased a potential second run for office and accused US President Joe Biden of lying or being “mentally gone” over vaccine claims as he broke his media silence...
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison accused Facebook of an “arrogant” act of intimidation after the tech giant disabled news feeds in the country in a bid to derail legislation that...
The race to Mars is heating up with nations and private companies making long-term plans to land humans there – and even set up home.
Global food giant Nestle is selling its bottled-water brands in North America for $4.3 billion to a pair of private-equity firms that hope to reinvigorate sales. Brands including Poland Spring,...
A trial court judge said Thursday that he'll leave in place another judge's decision that rejected arguments from an unsuccessful bidder for North Carolina's upcoming managed-care initiative for Medicaid. Wake...
As the leader of a small Caribbean island still struggling to rebuild nearly four years after a devastating hurricane, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit never thought he would get a hold...
Schweitzer-Mauduit International Inc. (SWM) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit of $15.3 million. On a per-share basis, the Alpharetta, Georgia-based company said it had net income of 48 cents. Earnings, adjusted...
Three climbers who went missing earlier this month while attempting to scale the world's second-highest mountain, K2, should now be considered dead, Pakistani officials said Thursday. The announcement brings closure...