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Scientists have reported the world's first case of a human being reinfected with the coronavirus - in a discovery that could have significant implications for the development of vaccines, and...

Germany has placed Alexei Navalny under guard in hospital after determining that the long-time critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin had most likely been poisoned while campaigning in Siberia.

California fire officials are cautiously optimistic after dodging a major lightning storm, but authorities are pleading with residents to stay out of evacuation zones and prepare for days away from...

Wisconsin's governor summoned the National Guard for fear of another round of violent protests on Monday following the police shooting of a black man in the city of Kenosha.

Anger over the shooting of a black man by police in a southeastern Wisconsin city has spilled into the streets of Kenosha for a second night.

Tropical Storm Laura strengthened in the Caribbean on Monday and was poised to accelerate into a hurricane, while Tropical Storm Marco weakened sooner than expected, sparing the US Gulf Coast...

President Donald Trump turned a surprise opening-day appearance at his party's scaled-down national convention into an opportunity to question the integrity of the upcoming election.

The UK would be first in line for a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University if it was proven to be effective, Downing Street has said.

Facebook's French subsidiary has agreed to pay €106m in back taxes and penalties following persistent government efforts to get online giants to pay more taxes where they make their money.

A former Chief Justice is to examine whether it was appropriate for Supreme Court judge Seamus Woulfe to attend the controversial Oireachtas Golf Society event and dinner.

The Government has advised parents that it is okay to send their children to school if they are sneezing or have a runny nose.

FOUR hundred people in counties hit by the Midlands lockdown have signed on for a Covid-19 unemployment payment since last week.

There have been no further deaths and 147 new cases of coronavirus in Ireland.

There have been no further deaths and 147 new cases of coronavirus in Ireland.

The organisers of the Berlin International Film Festival say they will stop awarding separate acting prizes to women and men beginning next year.

Major developments are underway to be ready to secure supplies of a Covid-19 vaccine for Ireland and other EU member states.

Facebook's French subsidiary has agreed to pay 106 million euros (£94 million) in back taxes and penalties following persistent government efforts to get online giants to pay more taxes where...

New York's attorney general has asked a court to enforce subpoenas for an investigation into whether President Donald Trump and his businesses inflated assets on financial statements.

An Irish couple who survived covid are raffling their holiday home and donating all proceeds to frontline healthcare workers have sold over €800,000 in tickets.

A Hong Kong man who recovered from Covid-19 was infected again four-and-a-half months later in the first documented instance of human re-infection, researchers at the University of Hong Kong said...

Video app TikTok said it will wage a legal fight against the US government's efforts to ban the popular, Chinese-owned service over national-security concerns.

The FTSE 100 closed firmly in the green after rising on the back of reports that US president Donald Trump wants to fast-track the production of a Covid-19 vaccine.

Tests conducted on Russian dissident Alexei Navalny at a German hospital indicate he was poisoned, but doctors say they do not believe his life to be at immediate risk.

A curious kitten has been rescued from under a car bonnet after hitching a lift for a 30-mile journey.

Three deadly wildfires are spreading through northern California as firefighters brace for more of the lightning that sparked the huge blazes.

A four-year-old boy who loves motorbikes was given a surprise when “over 150” bikers sang him happy birthday on his doorstep.

The organisers of the Berlin International Film Festival say they will stop awarding separate acting prizes to women and men beginning next year.

The World Health Organization on Monday was cautious about endorsing the use of recovered Covid-19 patients' plasma to treat people who are ill, saying evidence it works remains "low quality"...

A number of Santas have been taught how to make their yuletide festivities safer after the coronavirus pandemic threatened to cancel Christmas.

Police in Paris have arrested 148 people as Paris Saint-Germain football fans clashed with officers and smashed cars and shop windows after the club lost the Champions League final in...

Twin golden lion tamarins have been born at a UK zoo – helping an international effort to safeguard the future of their species.

Distribution giant Bunzl reported a strong first half of the year as it was buoyed by sales of cleaning products and a massive order of face masks placed by the...

Educational publisher Pearson has turned to former Disney executive Andy Bird for a leader to guide the company through its move to become a digital-first business.

Israeli archaeologists have announced the discovery of a trove of early Islamic gold coins found during recent salvage excavations near the central city of Yavne.

Officers deployed tear gas in an effort to disperse hundreds of people who took to the streets following a police shooting in a US town.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday extended a coronavirus lockdown in the country's largest city until the end of the week and introduced mandatory mask wearing on public...

Schools will reopen in Northern Ireland later for the first time since March.

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said he would follow public health advisers' advice if they called for a national shutdown should he take office and the coronavirus had not abated.

Shinzo Abe became Japan's longest-serving prime minister in terms of consecutive days in office, but there was little fanfare, as he visited a hospital for another check-up amid concerns about...

The man who killed 51 people at two mosques in New Zealand in 2019 looked his surviving victims and their families in the eye on Monday as they recounted the...