German Chancellor Angela Merkel cautioned Saturday that the coronavirus pandemic is far from over, as regional outbreaks gave rise to fears of a second wave.
June 27, 2020
Florida banned alcohol consumption at its bars on Friday as the coronavirus threatened to spiral out of control in the state.
June 27, 2020
Countries popular with Irish holidaymakers - including France, Italy, Spain and Portugal - would not qualify at this stage for inclusion in the "green list" for a summer getaway because...
June 27, 2020
Countries popular with Irish holidaymakers - including France, Italy, Spain and Portugal - would not qualify at this stage for inclusion in the "green list" for a summer getaway because...
June 27, 2020
Around 90pc of the world's population is still susceptible to coronavirus, making the search for a vaccine vital, the World Health Organisation's chief scientist has said.
June 27, 2020
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to overturn President Obama's Affordable Care Act, telling the court that "the entire ACA must fall".
June 27, 2020
The two-week wait to announce safe 'air bridges' to and from Ireland is a bridge too far, according to Aer Lingus.
June 27, 2020
The northern-most town in the Arctic, Verkhoyansk, is one of the coldest inhabited places on Earth and regularly records some of the world's lowest temperatures.
June 27, 2020
Beauty salons are ready to reopen - although the 'riskier' treatments will have to wait a while.
June 27, 2020
The days of impulse dining out and drinking at the bar are all but over. From Monday, going to the pub or a restaurant is set to be a very...
June 27, 2020
There will be no exemption for churches from the 50-person limit on indoor gatherings when they reopen on Monday, the Irish Independent has learned.
June 27, 2020
Countries popular with Irish holidaymakers - including France, Italy, Spain and Portugal - would not qualify at this stage for inclusion in the "green list" for a summer getaway because...
June 27, 2020
A suspect has been shot dead by police after six people were injured, including an officer, during a major incident in Glasgow.
June 27, 2020
Mary L Trump was embroiled in a feud over her inheritance two decades ago when her uncle Donald Trump and his siblings punched back in classic style. In an obscure...
June 27, 2020
Keir Starmer has dismissed calls by Labour left-wingers to reinstate Rebecca Long-Bailey after she was sacked for sharing an article online containing an allegedly anti-Semitic conspiracy theory.
June 27, 2020
The number of people in the United States who have been infected with the coronavirus is likely to be 10 times as high as the 2.4 million confirmed cases, based...
June 26, 2020
Retailers that prevent children from entering with their parents may be brought before the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) for breaching the Equal Status Act.
June 26, 2020
DON'T start packing yet but Greece has a good chance of being chosen as a low-risk destination where Irish holidaymakers can make an overseas trip this summer.
June 26, 2020
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says her country can afford to take on more debt to help fund an unprecedented economic recovery programme for the European Union
June 26, 2020
A five-year-old with two prosthetic legs has raised more than £1 million for charity after challenging himself to walk 10 kilometres in June.
June 26, 2020
A St Louis rapper who went by the stage name Huey was killed in a shooting that also wounded another man, authorities say.
June 26, 2020
Unicef has warned that millions of children could be pushed to the brink of starvation as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps across war-torn Yemen amid a “huge” drop in humanitarian aid...
June 26, 2020
The Minneapolis City Council has unanimously approved a radical proposal to change the city charter that would allow the police department to be dismantled, following mass public criticism of law...
June 26, 2020
Facebook has said it will flag all “newsworthy” posts from politicians that break its rules, including those from US President Donald Trump.
June 26, 2020
Texas and Florida have clamped down on bars as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases per day in the US surged to an all-time high of 40,000.
June 26, 2020
Three more people have died in Ireland with Covid-19 as 11 new positive cases have been confirmed.
June 26, 2020
The Fine Gael party of Irish acting PM Leo Varadkar became the first of three potential government partners on Friday to ratify a coalition deal. The votes of Fianna Fail...
June 26, 2020
A suspect has been shot dead by police after six people were injured, including an officer, during a major incident in Glasgow.
June 26, 2020
The Hungarian government is “very concerned” that the coronavirus pandemic will trigger more waves of migrants trying to reach Europe from poorer nations, where the disease will have a greater...
June 26, 2020
Millions of children could be pushed to the brink of starvation as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps across war-torn Yemen, the UN children's agency warned on Friday, also citing a “huge”...
June 26, 2020
A St Louis rapper who went by the stage name Huey was killed in a shooting that also wounded another man, authorities say.
June 26, 2020
High-flying European shares were brought crashing back down to earth on Friday as UK markets dropped on worries over the coronavirus.
June 26, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic means Germany needs to ready for “an extraordinary act of solidarity” with other EU states, Chancellor Angela Merkel has said. The statement comes as Berlin prepares to...
June 26, 2020
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the impact of the coronavirus pandemic by phone on Friday, according to the Greek leader's office. The conversation was...
June 26, 2020
The Minneapolis City Council has unanimously approved a radical proposal to change the city charter that would allow the police department to be dismantled, following mass public criticism of law...
June 26, 2020
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says her country can afford to take on more debt to help fund an unprecedented economic recovery programme for the European Union
June 26, 2020
Glastonbury fans have been recreating the festival at home, ahead of what would have been the 50th anniversary weekend.
June 26, 2020
UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories urged the EU on Friday to consider measures to prevent or punish any Israeli annexation of parts of the occupied...
June 26, 2020
A number of Irish fishermen have been stuck on boats off the west coast of Africa for at least 16 weeks, apparently due to Covid-19.
June 26, 2020
A month after it declared itself coronavirus-free, Montenegro has reintroduced restrictions to try to contain an increase in new cases. The measures include a ban on sports events and outdoor...
