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Councillors in eastern Poland voted narrowly on Tuesday to keep a motion declaring their town "free from LGBT ideology", as international pressure grows on dozens of Polish municipalities that have...

The Dublin Lord Mayor's Awards will take place monthly this year to honour “tireless” frontline workers in the Covid-19 pandemic, the Lord Mayor of Dublin Hazel Chu has announced.

A growing number of counties are again becoming Covid-19 hotspots.

Ten cities around the world have joined New York and London in committing to divest from fossil fuel companies as part of efforts to combat climate change.

The London markets rebounded from their worst day for three months, despite the Prime Minister confirming a tightening of coronavirus restrictions.

Justice Minister Helen McEntee said she would consider giving gardai more enforcement powers to tackle Covid-19 parties.

Justice Minister Helen McEntee said she would consider giving gardai more enforcement powers to tackle Covid-19 parties.

A tropical storm has weakened to a tropical depression as it parked itself over the Texas coast, raising concerns of extensive flooding in Houston and further inland.

The US death toll from coronavirus has topped 200,000, a figure unimaginable eight months ago when the outbreak first reached the world's richest nation with its sparkling laboratories, top-flight scientists...

Donald Trump has demanded that the United Nations holds China accountable for the coronavirus pandemic as he defended his own handling of Covid-19 in America where the death toll is...

The European Union has postponed its summit for a week because EU Council president Charles Michel has gone into quarantine after a close collaborator was diagnosed with Covid-19.

Republican senator Mitt Romney has said he supports voting to fill the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat on the Supreme Court, all but ensuring Donald Trump has the backing...

Secretary-general Antonio Guterres has warned the UN's first virtual meeting of global leaders that the world is facing an “epochal” health crisis, the biggest economic calamity since the Great Depression,...

Secretary-general Antonio Guterres has warned the UN's first virtual meeting of global leaders that the world is facing an “epochal” health crisis, the biggest economic calamity since the Great Depression,...

A Swedish legislator who nominated Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in the Middle East has said he received a phone call of thanks from the...

A Swedish legislator who nominated Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in the Middle East has said he received a phone call of thanks from the...

Law enforcement officials have arrested 179 people and seized more than 6.5 million dollars (£5 million) in a worldwide crackdown on opioid trafficking on the darknet, the US Justice Department...

Law enforcement officials have arrested 179 people and seized more than 6.5 million dollars (£5 million) in a worldwide crackdown on opioid trafficking on the darknet, the US Justice Department...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled on Tuesday a new package of tougher measures to try to tackle increasing numbers of Covid-19 cases.

Tropical Storm Beta has stalled along the coast of Texas, flooding streets in Houston and Galveston hours after making landfall amid an unusually busy hurricane season.

A suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann faces another investigation over the alleged rape of an Irish woman in Portugal 16 years ago, German prosecutors have said.

A man who was diagnosed with cancer after collapsing while attending a Covid-19 test has told of his shock.

HEALTH chiefs are liaising with a major Irish nursing home over the detection of Covid-19 at their Cork facility.

HEALTH chiefs are liaising with a major Irish nursing home over the detection of Covid-19 at their Cork facility.

NatWest has unveiled a new account with a market-leading 3% interest rate to help customers kick-start a savings habit.

Statues of the sisters of high-profile figures who have been overshadowed by their more famous brothers have been erected around the country.

The air travel market has shifted toward last-minute bookings, one-way flights and more domestic trips as consumers grapple with fast-moving changes due to the coronavirus pandemic, a report from online...

President Donald Trump met with Judge Amy Coney Barrett at the White House on Monday as the conservative jurist emerged as a favourite to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg...

Around one third of an estimated 270 pilot whales that became stranded on Australia's island state of Tasmania have died, with rescuers managing to return 25 to the sea in...

Northern Ireland's leaders have urged the public not to be swayed by Sir Van Morrison's coronavirus protest songs and instead listen to scientific evidence.

Foreign Affairs minister Simon Coveney has said the EU-UK Brexit negotiations have been challenging in recent weeks and that the EU has his full support.

Foreign Affairs minister Simon Coveney has said the EU-UK Brexit negotiations have been challenging in recent weeks and that the EU has his full support.

Loyal home and motor insurance customers could find themselves paying significantly more than new customers, the City regulator has found.

Loyal home and motor insurance customers could find themselves paying significantly more than new customers, the City regulator has found.

The owner of B&Q has started the second half of the year “with a bang”, analysts said, as Kingfisher reported only a small hit from the Covid-19 pandemic.

The owner of B&Q has started the second half of the year “with a bang”, analysts said, as Kingfisher reported only a small hit from the Covid-19 pandemic.

MEGHAN Markle discussed a letter to her estranged father with the Kensington Palace communications team before she sent it because she wanted to use it "as part of a media...

MEGHAN Markle discussed a letter to her estranged father with the Kensington Palace communications team before she sent it because she wanted to use it "as part of a media...

Home and motor insurance customers should pay no more when renewing their policy than they would if they were new to their provider, under proposals by the City regulator.

Home and motor insurance customers should pay no more when renewing their policy than they would if they were new to their provider, under proposals by the City regulator.