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The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has confirmed that there are currently four counties being monitored closely as their incidence rates continue to rise.

Fighting erupted anew between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Sunday over the disputed separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said levels of happiness among all ethnic groups in the western region of Xinjiang are rising and that China plans to keep teaching its residents a...

Hospitals in the Paris and Marseille regions of France are delaying some scheduled operations to free up space for Covid-19 patients, as the government tries to stem a rising tide...

A specialist in infectious diseases has warned that people could suffer from the impact of having Covid-19 for years, with many experiencing prolonged symptoms.

Voters in Switzerland were casting their ballots on Sunday on a nationalist party's proposal to limit the number of European Union citizens allowed to live and work in the country.

Long-haul carrier Qatar Airways has reported revenue losses of 1.9 billion US dollars (£1.49 billion) for the past year, blaming the coronavirus pandemic among other things.

The number of people hospitalised with Covid-19 in the state has risen to 110, the HSE has confirmed.

Armenia declared martial law and mobilised its male population on Sunday after clashes with Azerbaijan over the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region in which sources on both sides reported fatalities.

France's interior minister has promised to protect the country's Jewish community from extremists after a double stabbing in Paris blamed on Islamic terrorism.

The legal landscape of the United States was left with a giant chasm to fill in the last nine days after the death of influential Supreme Court lawmaker and champion...

The solemn Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, which annually sees Israeli life grind to a halt, will begin on Sunday in a nation already under a sweeping coronavirus lockdown.

Comedian Michael Spicer has said the incompetence of politicians in recent years handed him his career “with a little bow on top”.

The American flags were massive and they were flying at full staff. And they were everywhere.

India has registered 88,600 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, in a declining trend with recoveries exceeding daily infections.

Armenia's defence ministry has said it shot down two Azerbaijani helicopters as fighting broke out in the disputed separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

The remains of 117 Chinese soldiers who died in the 1950-53 Korean War have been returned to China in an annual repatriation event delayed this year by the coronavirus outbreak.

The remains of 117 Chinese soldiers who died in the 1950-53 Korean War have been returned to China in an annual repatriation event delayed this year by the coronavirus outbreak.

A diverse crowd of hundreds marched in Louisville's streets chanting “Black Lives Matter” on Saturday night, the fourth night of protests after a grand jury declined to charge officers in...

North Korea accused South Korea of sending ships across the disputed sea boundary to find the body of a man recently killed by North Korean troops, warning the alleged intrusion...

Residents of a Cork city nursing home were put to bed by 5pm on a sunny evening in June, according to an inspection report published last week.

Harold Evans, the journalist and publisher, who has died aged 92, was appointed editor of The Sunday Times in 1967, at the same time, and at the same age of...

Thousands of patients have been left waiting longer for basic scans to diagnose illnesses, leading to warnings about a lack of capacity in Irish hospitals heading into winter.

A leading behavioural scientist has suggested the most powerful way of getting young people to heed warnings on Covid-19 is the message they will infect other more vulnerable people.

Joan Feynman, who has died aged 93, was an astrophysicist who led the way in discovering what causes the aurora borealis and aurora australis, the cosmic light shows that illuminate...

"Hold on a second - my food has just arrived," says singer Gavin James, half laughing, half embarrassed. "This is so unprofessional," he adds, lifting his phone.

A leading behavioural scientist has suggested the most powerful way of getting young people to heed warnings on Covid-19 is the message they will infect other more vulnerable people.

Joan Feynman, who has died aged 93, was an astrophysicist who led the way in discovering what causes the aurora borealis and aurora australis, the cosmic light shows that illuminate...

Reading Ali Bracken's important piece in this paper last week about the rise of the far right in Ireland, I realised that the mental image I have of their various...

Car-free streets, al-fresco dining and a lifeline for decimated hospitality businesses: pedestrianised streets have become a cheery hallmark of the pandemic. But it seems not everyone is happy.

For those watching how the battle to fill the open Supreme Court seat could impact the presidential election, one voting bloc jumps out: Catholics.

Car-free streets, al-fresco dining and a lifeline for decimated hospitality businesses: pedestrianised streets have become a cheery hallmark of the pandemic. But it seems not everyone is happy.

Coalition TDs are piling pressure on ministers to reverse cuts to Covid payments as details of fresh unrest at the Cabinet table can be revealed this weekend.

Last week the news bulletins featured two utterly discordant messages to the public about the fight to contain Covid. The first was a series of anguished appeals from Ronan Glynn...

Coalition TDs are piling pressure on ministers to reverse cuts to Covid payments as details of fresh unrest at the Cabinet table can be revealed this weekend.

Last week the news bulletins featured two utterly discordant messages to the public about the fight to contain Covid. The first was a series of anguished appeals from Ronan Glynn...

A DJ from Cabra was paid €1,000 to play at an outdoor rave at the Oliver Bond flat complex last weekend, which sparked outrage after a video of the party...

Donald Trump fired the starting gun last night on an election-defining battle to install his nominee for the Supreme Court before America goes to the polls on November 3.