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Restrictions on partners of pregnant women attending maternity hospitals are necessary to protect mothers and their babies from Covid-19, a junior health minister has said.

Restrictions on partners of pregnant women attending maternity hospitals are necessary to protect mothers and their babies from Covid-19, a junior health minister has said.

The world is getting closer to passing a temperature limit set by global leaders five years ago and may exceed it in the next decade, according to a United Nations...

A German court has ruled that former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn must stand trial on fraud charges in connection with the company's diesel emissions scandal.

A Norwegian MP has said he has nominated US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in the Middle East.

A sheep has been rescued in Australia after being discovered with around four years' wool growth.

THERE are concerns a shift to the centre-right could unfold in Italy, as the nation prepares to vote in a referendum in seven regions.

The world is getting closer to passing a temperature limit set by global leaders five years ago and may exceed it in the next decade, according to a United Nations...

The world is getting closer to passing a temperature limit set by global leaders five years ago and may exceed it in the next decade, according to a United Nations...

Luxury goods giant LVMH is ending its takeover deal of luxury jewellery retailer Tiffany & Co, saying the French government had requested a delay to the agreement due to the...

The number of CAO places being offered on Friday is to rise by a further 800 in the hope of calming the turbulence stirred up by the best Leaving Cert...

A Norwegian MP has said he has nominated US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in the Middle East.

Pubs reopening in the coming weeks will have to ensure there is no dancing or music being played in their premises and keep the volume on their televisions low, according...

Disney is under fire for filming part of its live-action reboot Mulan in Xinjiang, the region in China where the government has been accused of human rights abuses against Uighurs...

Lloyds Bank has restarted moves to shed hundreds of roles after it put redundancy plans on hold because of the Covid-19 crisis earlier this year.

Three children who contracted Covid-19 are being treated in intensive care, including a toddler, it emerged today.

A toddler who contracted Covid-19 is being treated in intensive care.

Safety of a prospective Covid-19 vaccine comes "first and foremost", the World Health Organisation's chief scientist said on Wednesday, as a trial of a leading candidate from AstraZeneca was paused...

Dr Gabriel Scally has said "we shouldn't be surprised,” as a trial of a leading vaccine candidate from AstraZeneca was paused due to concerns over side effects.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin will speak this afternoon to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson about the “unacceptable” new departure from international law by the UK.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin will speak this afternoon to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson about the “unacceptable” new departure from international law by the UK.

The royal family has expressed its gratitude for the “vital work” of the emergency services on “999 Day”.

Marketing supremo Sir Martin Sorrell has insisted his new outfit S4 Capital has a “fighting chance” of hitting growth targets despite the pandemic as the group notched up its first...

LEO Varadkar has said Britain is “not a rogue State” as he stated the Johnson Government's feared move to override elements of the Withdrawal Agreement may be “sabre rattling” to...

TRINITY College's Dr Tomás Ryan has said a rise in Covid-19 cases to 307 in one day yesterday was “a little bit shocking” - but he finds it difficult to...

A bombing in the Afghan capital targeted the convoy of the country's first vice president, killing 10 people and wounding more than a dozen others, including several bodyguards, the Interior...

Thousands of migrants fled a camp under Covid-19 lockdown after multiple fires gutted much of the site on the Greek island of Lesbos, authorities said.

Waste giant Biffa has seen profitability steadily improve after it traded “slightly ahead” of forecasts following the coronavirus pandemic.

Authorities will investigate whether a dead tiger shark caught in a net off an Australian beach killed a surfer on Tuesday.

Thousands of migrants fled a camp under Covid-19 lockdown after multiple fires gutted much of the site on the Greek island of Lesbos, authorities said.

Cristina Morales Matosas attended her first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in July of last year. The mother-of-two from Dublin had reached a point where she knew she needed help, and she...

I have some shocking news - it appears I have acquired The Covid 19.

A new "smart city" in China is to have a state-of-the-art neighbourhood designed to cope with a future pandemic outbreak.

Indian and Chinese troops have appeared to exchange warning shots along a disputed border in Ladakh, the first time firearms have been used by soldiers from the neighbouring giants since...

US President Donald Trump, facing the possibility of a cash crunch, said yesterday that he would spend "whatever it takes" of his own money to finance his 2020 presidential campaign...

Prominent opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova was detained by Belarusian authorities, a border official said, after thwarting what a Ukrainian government minister described as an attempt to expel her from Belarus.

Two of the world's leading Covid-19 vaccine contenders may have to be stored at temperatures as low as -70C, it has emerged.

It was a day that gave more than just a glimmer of hope of brighter times ahead.

More than a dozen California firefighters trying to protect a fire station in rugged mountains were overrun by flames on Tuesday, leaving several injured.

A shark has fatally mauled a surfer on Australia's Gold Coast city tourist strip in a rare attack off a beach protected by shark netting.