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US employers sharply scaled back their hiring last month as the coronavirus pandemic accelerated across the country, adding 245,000 jobs, the fewest since April and the fifth straight monthly slowdown.

Christmas shoppers are being warned to watch out for purchase scams, after a major bank has seen a jump in reports of such incidents.

A Japanese spacecraft is on its intended trajectory, space agency officials said, as it approaches Earth to deliver a capsule containing samples from a distant asteroid that could provide clues...

Two tiny monkeys, no bigger than ping pong balls, have been born at Chester Zoo.

America's top infectious disease expert has apologized for suggesting U.K. authorities rushed their authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine, saying he has "great faith" in the country's regulators.

America's top infectious disease expert has apologized for suggesting U.K. authorities rushed their authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine, saying he has "great faith" in the country's regulators.

Ted Baker is set to reveal the progress of its turnaround plans as the fashion retailer is also expected to post a slump in sales following enforced store closures.

Ted Baker is set to reveal the progress of its turnaround plans as the fashion retailer is also expected to post a slump in sales following enforced store closures.

More than 1,500 Rohingya refugees have been sent to an isolated island by authorities in Bangladesh, despite calls by human rights groups to stop the process.

More than 1,500 Rohingya refugees have been sent to an isolated island by authorities in Bangladesh, despite calls by human rights groups to stop the process.

More than 1,500 Rohingya refugees have been sent to an isolated island by authorities in Bangladesh, despite calls by human rights groups to stop the process.

More than 1,500 Rohingya refugees have been sent to an isolated island by authorities in Bangladesh, despite calls by human rights groups to stop the process.

Denmark has decided to end all oil and gas offshore activities in the North Sea by 2050 and has cancelled its latest licensing round, saying the country is “putting an...

The construction sector continued to grow in November as housebuilding expanded and new orders increased, according to new data.

A man from Alabama in the US, who spent the Second World War repairing bomb-damaged trains in France, recovered from Covid-19 in time to mark his 104th birthday.

Mortgage lending to home-buyers recovered to nearly-normal levels by September, after collapsing earlier this year, according to a trade association.

Housebuilder Berkeley Group has posted a slump in profits as it cautioned over uncertainty amid Brexit and the impact of the second lockdown.

From today, cafes, restaurants, and pubs that serve food will be allowed to reopen their indoor dining areas to the public – but this time the rules are slightly different.

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A Chinese spacecraft has lifted off from the moon with a load of lunar rocks, the first stage of its return to Earth, the government space agency reported.

Dignity Kitchen, located right in the middle of Hong Kong's bustling Mong Kok neighbourhood, offers an array of mouth-watering Singaporean fare, from piping-hot noodles to fragrant slices of chiffon cake...

Irish restaurants and hotels are struggling to cope with an avalanche of festive bookings ahead of their busiest weekend of the year.

Down a Zoom line from Meath, Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh is quoting Muiris Ó Súilleabháin's famous memoir on life on the Blasket Islands.

Ireland could be facing another potential lockdown in mid-January if Christmas and New Year socialising pushes Covid-19 case numbers up to 1,200 cases a day, it emerged last night.

Gusts reaching 70mph have fuelled the spread of a California wildfire, one of several which has forced residents to flee their homes.

Gusts reaching 70mph have fuelled the spread of a California wildfire, one of several which has forced residents to flee their homes.

Bill Clinton, the former US president, did visit Jeffrey Epstein's private island despite his claims to the contrary, his former associate has claimed.

France's embattled interior minister yesterday announced raids on dozens of mosques suspected of Islamist extremism, following President Emmanuel Macron's pledge to fight “separatism” in the wake of terror attacks.

The supply chain needed to distribute the coronavirus vaccine around the world has been targeted by hackers, according to IBM.

A student is raising money for a children's charity by reimagining one of the world's most famous paintings with an up-to-the-minute Covid-19 twist.

The Government has been warned to be on high alert for the sale of black market Covid-19 vaccines as it prepares to roll out a national vaccination programme.

US President Donald Trump's daughter and senior adviser Ivanka Trump said she was deposed for more than five hours by attorneys alleging that the president's 2017 inauguration committee misused donor...

Hundreds of mostly maskless protesters stood shoulder to shoulder outside a Staten Island bar to demonstrate against the state's coronavirus restrictions and support a tavern forced to shut down for...

Irish restaurants and hotels are struggling to cope with an avalanche of festive bookings ahead of their busiest weekend of the year.

Sports organisations have been offered hope that strict Covid-19 curbs on their activities can be eased in the New Year.

Pavee Point is backing calls by a Government minister to hundreds of transient Irish Travellers not to return to their County Limerick home town for Christmas.

Escalating his attack on democracy from within the White House, President Donald Trump on Wednesday distributed an astonishing 46-minute video rant filled with baseless allegations of voter fraud and outright...

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A former professional cage fighter who murdered his ex-girlfriend in front of her 13-year-old daughter has been jailed for a minimum of 32 years.

Ireland could be facing another potential lockdown in mid-January if Christmas and New Year socialising pushes Covid-19 case numbers up to 1,200 cases a day, it emerged last night.