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China became the first major economy to grow since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, recording an unexpectedly strong 3.2% expansion in the latest quarter after anti-virus lockdowns were lifted...

The boss of Ladbrokes and Coral owner GVC Holdings is to leave the betting giant after 13 years at its helm.

Ireland has delayed the planned opening of bars and nightclubs by three weeks to August 10 due to concerns about a rise in coronavirus infections among younger people, PM Micheal...

Newly available body-camera video from two Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd's arrest shows a panicked and fearful Mr Floyd pleading with the officers in the minutes before his...

US president Donald Trump shook up his campaign staff amid sinking poll numbers less than four months before the election, replacing campaign manager Brad Parscale with veteran Republican operative Bill...

Lending giant Royal Bank of Scotland has confirmed it will formally change its name to NatWest Group on July 22 as it looks to shift away from the brand that...

Bars may be off the menu and many schools look set to remain closed for months to come as coronavirus causes more illness and death in many countries.

China became the first major economy to grow since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, recording an unexpectedly strong 3.2% expansion in the latest quarter after anti-virus lockdowns were lifted...

China has summoned the US ambassador in Beijing to lodge a protest as it accuses Washington of interference over Hong Kong

The Irish arm of fast-food giant McDonald's is eyeing further expansion to its operations here after its temporary Covid-19 shutdown.

A series of high-profile Twitter accounts were hijacked on Wednesday, with some of the platform's top voices - including US presidential candidate Joe Biden, reality television show star Kim Kardashian,...

People's private homes are emerging as a "hotspot" for Covid-19 outbreaks as the virus takes hold among households, it emerged yesterday.

The original handwritten lyrics of Don McLean's song 'Vincent', a tribute to painter Vincent van Gogh, are going up for sale with an asking price of $1.5m (€1.3m).

Public servants must take an extra fortnight of their annual leave to cover time spent in quarantine if they holiday abroad.

The dismembered body of a 33-year-old tech entrepreneur was found inside his luxury Manhattan condo where an electric saw was left behind, police said yesterday.

Publicans have been dealt a "hammer blow" after pubs were told they cannot now reopen as planned next week.

Air passengers have been told they could soon face swab tests for Covid-19 at Irish airports.

Commercial electricity use is sharply rebounding in retail, agriculture and offices as the economy reopens from Covid-19 lockdowns.

The UK has a terrible pandemic in terms of health outcomes with 290,000 confirmed cases and more 44,000 deaths. By contrast, Ireland has performed relatively well.

Donald Trump is ready to roll back a key Nixon-era environmental law that he says stifles major infrastructure projects, but that environmentalists say has served for decades as a safeguard...

Dublin publican Gerry McGeough was left reeling last night when he learned that it will be another three weeks before he can reopen.

A leading island ferry operator has warned that the Government must opt for regional rather than national lockdowns if there is any second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.

China accused Britain of working with the US to "discriminate, oppress and exclude" Chinese firms and warned of jeopardised relations after Huawei was banned from the UK's 5G network.

A decade after a €60bn taxpayer bailout of the country's main banks, we still have a problem with trust when it comes to how they operate in good times and...

A nuclear-powered submarine and a ferry were at "serious risk of collision" after safety decisions taken on the Royal Navy vessel were based on inaccurate information, an investigation has found.

This time last year, Cici Cavanagh was living and working in Ibiza, and playing back-to-back gigs. The Dublin-born DJ is back on the island this year and ready to get...

An artist has erected a statue of a Black Lives Matter protester atop the plinth in Bristol that was formerly occupied by a statue of slave trader Edward Colston.

Business activity in Dublin fell at the sharpest pace in almost 20 years in the second quarter of the year as the lockdown continued, according to an IHS Markit survey...

A French university has created the country's first chair in "intelligence" and a master's degree in espionage.

A possible breakthrough vaccine for Covid-19 is likely to involve people getting more than one dose and it is still unclear how long its protection against the deadly virus would...

Members of Poland's LGBT community say they are angry and afraid after President Andrzej Duda won re-election in a divisive campaign that cast their movement for equal rights as a...

The Government is considering extending the wage subsidy scheme until next April as one of a number of measures aimed at rebooting the economy.

Face coverings will have to be worn by all customers in shops and shopping centres, the Taoiseach has announced.

Authorities in Majorca have ordered the closure of bars and nightclubs in beachfront areas popular with foreign visitors.

Top US infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci has described criticism by a White House adviser as “nonsense” and “a bit bizarre”.

Scotland has now gone a full week without any new coronavirus deaths, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said.

The Supreme Court has said that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been discharged from hospital after being treated for a possible infection.

The Government has announced new Covid-19 restrictions aimed at clamping down on house parties.

The Government has announced new Covid-19 restrictions aimed at clamping down on house parties.

Ethiopia has begun filling the reservoir behind the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, its water minister said on Wednesday. The statement comes a day after talks with Sudan and Egypt on...