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Strict personal privacy laws sparked fears in Government over the potential for meat-­factory workers to hide positive Covid-19 test results from their employers.

Fears are growing for the safety of Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanouskaya after she fled to Lithuania following an apparent threat to her children.

Months after her presidential campaign collapsed amid questions over her political identity, Kamala Harris suddenly and forcefully found her voice.

Joe Biden named California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate yesterday, making history by selecting the first black woman to compete on a major party's presidential ticket and acknowledging...

Concerns have been raised about the pressure the coronavirus pandemic may be putting on retirement savers to withdraw cash without considering the longer-term impacts.

New Zealanders on Wednesday scrambled to stock up on essentials as the country's biggest city prepared to go into lockdown again, following new cases of the coronavirus that ended a...

A man shot and wounded by a uniformed secret service officer, prompting President Donald Trump to be escorted out of a news conference, had been threatening to kill people near...

British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell says Jeffrey Epstein's suicide last year is to blame for the conditions she faces in jail while awaiting trial.

Months after her presidential campaign collapsed amid questions over her political identity, Kamala Harris suddenly and forcefully found her voice – and at a fortuitous time.

Months after her presidential campaign collapsed amid questions over her political identity, Kamala Harris suddenly and forcefully found her voice – and at a fortuitous time.

Former president Barack Obama has hailed his former vice president's running mate selection of Kamala Harris, saying “Joe Biden nailed this decision”.

Joe Biden has chosen California Senator Kamala Harris as his vice president candidate, making her the first black woman on a major party presidential ticket.

Joe Biden has named California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate, making history by selecting the first black woman to compete on a major party's presidential ticket.

A passenger who flew from Ukraine to Dublin airport on a Ryanair flight on Sunday was brought to hospital upon landing after reporting Covid-19 symptoms to cabin crew.

A man shot and wounded by a uniformed secret service officer, prompting President Donald Trump to be escorted out of a news conference, had been threatening to kill people near...

SINN FÉIN is facing calls to clarify its position on Hong Kong's controversial security laws after the party's deputy leader, Michelle O'Neill, reportedly endorsed them in a recent video call...

The top legislature in Beijing has extended the mandate for the current group of Hong Kong lawmakers for a year from its expiry date of September 30, after a scheduled...

The Department of Health has been notified of 35 additional confirmed Covid-19 cases in Ireland, and one more death.

There has been a coronavirus outbreak on a ward in Naas General Hospital, it was confirmed this evening.

The European markets surged higher as Donald Trump's order for pandemic relief measures lifted traders in the face of negative economic headlines.

PM Jean Castex said on Tuesday that coronavirus infection rate in France was headed in the wrong direction, adding that a collective response was necessary. The public was becoming careless,...

The arrest during a protest in Portland, Oregon, of a black woman who became a leading activist in the racial justice movement after she was assaulted by a white supremacist...

London and Paris are working on a new plan to shut a Channel migrant route from France, British immigration minister Chris Philp said on Tuesday. The minister was speaking to...

A new long term plan for living with the Covid-19 virus over the next nine months is being drafted by the Government, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has revealed.

A kitten was rescued and given a new home after getting trapped in the engine of a car.

Israel's military has announced a reduction of forces on its northern border with Syria and Lebanon, after deploying reinforcements in recent weeks in response to a spike in tensions. “Troop...

Lebanon is marking a week since a massive explosion in Beirut flattened much of its capital's port, damaged buildings and left thousands of people dead and injured.

Authorities in New Zealand said on Tuesday they were shutting down the largest city, Auckland, after four new coronavirus cases were discovered. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Auckland would move...

Three staff members of the Russian embassy in Bratislava and their families have left Slovakia, RIA Novosti reported on Tuesday. Slovakia's PM Igor Matovic says that the decision to expel...

A natural gas explosion has destroyed several houses in the US city of Baltimore, killing a woman and trapping other people in the debris.

Greece wants the EU to hold an emergency foreign ministers' meeting, the prime minister's office said Tuesday. The statement comes amid a row with Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean. Tensions...

Egypt's citizens began voting on Tuesday for members of a newly created second chamber of parliament, with restrictive measures in place aimed at curbing a resurgence of coronavirus infections. The...

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said four coronavirus cases have been found in one Auckland household from an unknown source.

It had been the poster child for how to deal with Coronavirus but New Zealand's capital city is back in lockdown after recording fresh cases of the virus, the first...

Ankara will issue seismic exploration and drilling licenses in new areas of the eastern Mediterranean by the end of August, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday. NATO allies...

Ankara will issue seismic exploration and drilling licenses in new areas of the eastern Mediterranean by the end of August, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday. NATO allies...

Ankara will issue seismic exploration and drilling licenses in new areas of the eastern Mediterranean by the end of August, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday. NATO allies...

A pet tortoise was reunited with his owners of 50 years thanks to his penchant for headbutting shoes.

Insurance giant Prudential has said it will spin off all of its 5 billion US dollar (£3.8 billion) American business and pledged to keep a scaled-back headquarters in London.

President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia had become the first country in the world to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine after less than two months of...