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Travel giant Tui has revealed the pandemic pushed it to a 1.1 billion euro (£995 million) loss in its third quarter after it halted holidays, but insisted demand was bouncing...

Researchers have been trekking though the Thai countryside to catch bats in their caves in an effort to trace the murky origins of coronavirus.

The Iranian navy has boarded and briefly seized a Liberian-flagged oil tanker near the strategic Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions between Tehran and the US, an American military official...

A Florida sheriff has banned his employees from wearing masks and said visitors to police stations will also be asked to remove facial protection.

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his new running mate Kamala Harris campaigned together for the first time yesterday, as the former primary rivals sought to solidify their advantage over...

Here's a reality: as Joe Biden's vice-presidential pick, Kamala Harris is certain to face sexism during this campaign. And based on what we know from research about women in politics,...

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has angrily denied the existence of fires in the Amazon rainforest, calling it a "lie," despite data produced by his own government showing that thousands of...

It's hard to know what's going on at the moment and equally hard to know who is in charge. Who do people listen to if they want to their information...

Counties outside Kildare, Laois and Offaly should take heed of public health advice following a rise in cases outside the locked-down counties, acting chief medical officer Dr Ronan Glynn has...

Meat plants will tell TDs today that they are not breeding grounds for the coronavirus, but have instead had it thrust upon them from the community.

Lebanon may be in line for $298m (€250m) in emergency aid after the Beirut port blast, but the more than $30bn (€25.5bn) some estimate it may need to rebuild its...

Thousands of protesters rallied in Belarus's capital and other cities for a fourth straight night last night, decrying an election they say was rigged to extend the 26-year rule of...

Taoiseach Micheál Martin is promising a 'fluid' long-term response to the threat of Covid-19 deep into next year - after his Tánaiste yesterday raised the prospect of the population ultimately...

To succeed in the cut-throat politics of San Francisco requires two things: a relentless work ethic and incredible schmoozing ability. Kamala Harris has plenty of both, resulting in a spectacular...

Meat plants sometimes get advance notice of inspections by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) and inspectors have found a "high level of compliance" with measures to combat Covid-19 at...

Taoiseach Micheál Martin will meet British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Northern Ireland today for the first time.

An investigation was under way last night to establish the cause of a rail crash near Aberdeen in Scotland which left three people dead.

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have put their past differences aside to deliver an attack on US President Donald Trump in their first appearance as running mates.

The Garda crackdown on rogue publicans not adhering to the Covid-related health measures and licensing laws appears to be making an impact.

Syrian President Bashar Assad interrupted a speech he was giving to parliament, to say he needed to “sit down for a minute” after suffering a brief drop in blood pressure.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin will meet Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Northern Ireland tomorrow for the first time.

Democratic US presidential candidate Joe Biden and new running mate Kamala Harris made their first joint appearance on the campaign trail on Wednesday, with Biden saying Harris was "the right...

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his newly-chosen running mate Kamala Harris have campaigned together for the first time.

SCHOOL CHILDREN contracting Covid-19 when schools reopen is "inevitable" but symptoms are likely to be mild, acting chief medical officer Dr Ronan Glynn has said.

The Department of Health has been notified of 40 additional confirmed Covid-19 cases in Ireland, and one more death.

The United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday condemned the use of violence by Belarusian authorities to peaceful protests. After President Alexander Lukashenko claimed a landslide victory in...

The leader of one of the parties in Dutch PM Mark Rutte's ruling coalition joined opposition lawmakers on Wednesday in criticizing the government's handling of the coronavirus crisis, AP reported....

The government in Oslo said it would reimpose quarantine measures on travelers from more foreign countries and reiterated its advice that Norwegians should avoid going abroad. Norway diagnosed 357 people...

Federal prosecutors have announced charges against three men accused of threatening and intimidating women who have accused R&B singer R Kelly of abuse, including one man suspected of setting fire...

Astronomers have spotted an extremely distant galaxy that looks “surprisingly” like the Milky Way.

Traders have shrugged off confirmation that the UK economy dived into its largest recession on record as fresh vaccine hopes lifted the FTSE.

A 17-year-old boy has been found guilty of the murder of a teaching assistant who was found buried in a shallow grave at the back of a cemetery.

Health authorities in New Zealand were scrambling on Wednesday to trace the source of a new outbreak of the coronavirus as the nation's largest city went back into lockdown.

President Donald Trump said he is “a little surprised” that his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, selected Kamala Harris as his running mate.

Broadway musical Diana is not waiting for theatres to reopen in New York to offer its show to a live audience — it is going to Netflix.

Ibuprofen does not increase risk of death from Covid-19, a new study has found.

Swiss authorities will allow events of more than 1,000 people from October 1, provided organizers follow hygiene measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, the government decided on...

Dr Martens is to pay back furlough funds to the Government as sales continued to grow in recent months despite the closing of stores in the face of the coronavirus...

A goat named Mr Mayhem has become an unlikely devotee of the sport of paddleboarding.

The foreign ministers of Greece and the United States will meet in Vienna on Friday to discuss tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Foreign Ministry in Athens said. The statement...