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Listening to Leo Varadkar on RTÉ, "guaranteeing" outbreaks of coronavirus in schools when they open, reminded me of the mayor in Jaws.

A tradition that evolved in Florence centuries ago during an outbreak of the Black Death has been given a new lease of life by the pandemic.

Plans are back on to beam twin columns of light into the Manhattan sky to represent the World Trade Centre during next month's anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks.

Greece set a temporary 50-person limit on public gatherings on Friday and said restaurants and bars in Athens and other areas must close by midnight, as the country seeks to...

Tens of thousands of UK tourists in France have rushed home before quarantine restrictions are imposed.

Social distancing must be adhered to among all age groups to halt the spread of Covid-19, acting chief medical officer Ronan Glynn has warned.

Tens of thousands of people flooded the heart of the Belarus capital Minsk on Friday in a show of anger over a brutal police crackdown this week on peaceful protesters...

A Government Minister has called for more lightning checks on food premises after today's outbreak of Covid-19 at Walsh's Mushroom packaging premises in Golden, Co Tipperary.

A mushroom plant in Tipperary has closed after a number of staff tested positive for Covid-19.

The Department of Health has been notified of 67 additional confirmed Covid-19 cases in Ireland, and no further deaths.

Bone-dry vegetation fuelled three wildfires near Los Angeles amid warnings Friday that the risk of new blazes erupting was high, as temperatures spike and humidity levels drop during a statewide...

At least a dozen marsh harrier chicks have successfully fledged at a nature reserve in the “most successful breeding year in decades” for the species there.

The FTSE 100 and Europe's other largest markets dived into the red as the UK's decision to remove France from its travel corridor hit sentiment.

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has weighed in behind Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' campaign for the White House – despite it being generally seen as off-limits to comment on foreign elections.

R Kelly's manager has been arrested on charges that he threatened a shooting at a Manhattan cinema two years ago, forcing an evacuation and the cancellation of the screening of...

Donald Trump's younger brother Robert has been admitted to hospital in New York, according to the White House.

Donald Trump's younger brother Robert has been admitted to hospital in New York, according to the White House.

Two migrant workers from Myanmar convicted over the 2014 killings of two young British tourists on a Thai holiday island have had their death sentences reduced to life imprisonment.

Two migrant workers from Myanmar convicted over the 2014 killings of two young British tourists on a Thai holiday island have had their death sentences reduced to life imprisonment.

A bronze statute of an athlete saluting with an outstretched arm reminiscent of the gesture made infamous at rallies in Nazi Germany is to be removed from outside Amsterdam's Olympic...

St Albans City will be hoping to hit the right note this season after securing the shirt sponsorship of British rock band Enter Shikari.

A ferry terminal in Jersey had to be cordoned off while a live Second World War hand grenade was recovered from the boot of a car.

Taking a bus or the subway? Not without first checking your temperature in a smart shelter or touch-free kiosk.

Svetlana Tsikhanovskaya's challenge to the Belarussian dictator Alexander Lukashenko has thrown her on to the front pages of newspapers the world over. She has gone from obscurity to international fame....

Svetlana Tsikhanovskaya's challenge to the Belarussian dictator Alexander Lukashenko has thrown her on to the front pages of newspapers the world over. She has gone from obscurity to international fame....

Svetlana Tsikhanovskaya's challenge to the Belarussian dictator Alexander Lukashenko has thrown her on to the front pages of newspapers the world over. She has gone from obscurity to international fame....

In the three counties hit by a partial lockdown seven days ago, the mood has veered between anger, frustration and a certain resigned acceptance this week.

Almost half of new Covid-19 cases have come from outbreaks in workplaces, an analysis by the Central Statistics Office has said.

A life-sized replica of a popular dolls' treehouse that a father built for his kids is preparing to welcome its first paying guests after being listed on Airbnb.

Investors in an eco-friendly property venture launched by Grand Designs host Kevin McCloud have said they fear they may never see their money again.

The majority of meat-plant inspections in future will be unannounced, after controversy erupted yesterday over official tip-offs that visits were imminent.

Boris Johnson is still insisting there will be a bridge between Northern Ireland and Britain - and that a border in the Irish Sea will be "over my dead body".

Housebuilder Persimmon is set to post lower profits and housing revenues after completions tumbled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

India's coronavirus death toll has overtaken Britain's to become the fourth highest in the world with another single-day record increase in cases.

A 17-year-old boy who dumped the body of a teaching assistant in a wheelie bin will be sentenced today.

The death toll from last week's massive explosion in Lebanon's capital has risen to nearly 180, with an estimated 6,000 people injured and at least 30 missing, the United Nations...

New Zealand's first coronavirus outbreak in three months has spread further, officials reported on Friday, just hours before Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is due to announce whether a lockdown in...

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern extended a lockdown in the country's biggest city on Friday in response to the first national coronavirus outbreak in months, sticking with a "go...

The Government is being urged to extend the furlough scheme for struggling sectors of the economy such as the arts and entertainment to prevent “significant” job losses.

New Zealand's government has extended the lockdown of its largest city, Auckland, for another 12 days as it tries to stamp out its first domestic coronavirus outbreak in more than...