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A typhoon barrelled through the Korean Peninsula on Thursday, damaging buildings, flooding roads and toppling utility poles before weakening into a tropical storm.

The Australian gunman who killed dozens of people during attacks on two mosques in New Zealand has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Counties which are worst-hit by major surges in Covid-19 look certain to face local lockdowns for the rest of 2020.

A Nobel Prize-winning author was summoned for questioning in Belarus and police detained dozens of demonstrators in a continuing crackdown on protests challenging the re-election of the country's authoritarian ruler.

The Kremlin said yesterday it doesn't want the illness of Russia's opposition leader, who is in a coma in a German hospital after a suspected poisoning, to affect relations with...

A third of young girls will not post selfies online without using a filter or app to change their appearance, while a similar proportion have deleted photos with too few...

Melania Trump portrayed her husband as an authentic, uncompromising leader as US President Donald Trump turned to family, farmers and the trappings of the presidency to boost his re-election chances.

A third night of street protests over the police shooting of a black man erupted into gun violence late on Tuesday and early yesterday in Kenosha, Wisconsin, which ended in...

An outbreak of Covid-19 at a care home has been linked to an employee who allegedly concealed her positive test result from managers.

Twenty-two more staff at the Larry Goodman-owned meat factory in Cahir, Co Tipperary, have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of positive cases among factory staff to 38.

Mounting tensions between the US and China have led to fears of a confrontation over Taiwan.

The possibility of an early lifting of the Covid-19 semi-lockdown in Kildare ahead of September 6 will be decided today.

Italy has ruled out imposing a new nationwide lockdown despite an upsurge in coronavirus cases, as the country struggles to emerge from the worst recession in living memory.

After a Taylor Swift super-fan was mistakenly handed a box of exclusive signed CDs, she kept them safe before handing them over to the rightful owner — because, she said,...

JUST after 10.15pm last Thursday night Independent.ie broke the first news of Phil Hogan's attendance at an Oireachtas Golf Society dinner at the Clifden Station House Hotel in Galway the...

JUST after 10.15pm last Thursday night Independent.ie broke the first news of Phil Hogan's attendance at an Oireachtas Golf Society dinner at the Clifden Station House Hotel in Galway the...

Rapper Kanye West has sued Ohio's election chief in an effort to be placed on the November presidential ballot after the Secretary of State deemed him unqualified as an independent...

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly, HSE Chief Paul Reid, Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn and Chair of the Nphet's Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group, Professor Philip Nolan appeared before...

US officials said there has been no intelligence to suggest foreign countries are working to undermine postal voting and no signs of any coordinated effort to commit widespread fraud despite...

It is up to schools to decide if students should wear uniforms and daily temperature checks will not be required, the Department of Education has confirmed

Laura has gained strength to become a menacing Category 4 hurricane with the potential for a 20ft storm surge that forecasters said would be “unsurvivable” and capable of sinking entire...

The Department of Health has been notified of 164 additional confirmed Covid-19 cases in Ireland, and no further deaths.

A teenager has been arrested after two people were shot dead during another night of Black Lives Matter protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Two people were shot to death during a night of Black Lives Matter protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in a possible vigilante attack carried out by a young white man.

Investors sat on their hands during a tepid trading session as a strong pound weighed on London-based multinational firms.

At least 14 dead dolphins have washed up on the coast of Mauritius, where a Japanese ship ran aground last month and spilled more than a thousand tonnes of fuel,...

Localised targeted restrictive measures to stem Covid-19 spikes – as happened in Kildare, Laois and Offaly – are the way of the future, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly signalled today.

BRITAIN'S second largest airport is to cut 24pc of its workforce after a drop in traffic of 80pc compared to last year, it was announced today.

There have been two particular instances of Covid outbreaks linked to sports fixtures, Dr Ronan Glynn has said.

Heavy flooding has killed at least 100 people as heavy seasonal rain drenched northern and eastern Afghanistan.

Dua Lipa and Star Wars have led to sharp rises in associated baby names, new data has found.

ANYONE whose child appears unwell should be kept home from school in the first instance, Dr Ronan Glynn, the acting chief medical officer, has said.

CONCERN is growing about another potential lockdown after a meat plant in Co Tipperary confirmed 22 staff and 16 close contacts had contracted Covid-19.

Air travel will not resume to prior levels for the foreseeabIe future, acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn has said.

The Kremlin has said it does not want the illness of Russia's opposition leader, who is in a coma in a German hospital after a suspected poisoning, to affect relations...

The ‘narrative of blame' around young people amid increased coronavirus cases must be countered, the acting Chief Medical Officer has insisted.

A scientist stumbled over a 166-million-year-old dinosaur bone while running along the shore to meet her research team.

A NATIONAL school is using a garden shed as a Covid-19 isolation room - with the principal stating Government guidelines had been too “rushed”.

Keepers at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo are celebrating the arrival of a “finger-sized” endangered red panda cub.

A five-year-old boy has been praised for his quick thinking after he called the number on the side of his toy ambulance when his mum fell unconscious.