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French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to stand firm against racism but insisted France wouldn't take down statues of controversial colonial-era figures.

A post-lockdown divide shows Dublin continues to see more deaths and new cases of Covid-19 than other counties.

A team of Waterford scientists is working on a ground-breaking Covid-19 test which will allow for highly accurate virus sample results within just 30 minutes.

Retailers are reopening in the country's largest shopping centre today, its manager has said, but it could have 'been a different scenario' had the reopening date not been brought forward.

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced the next stage of easing coronavirus restrictions in a televised address, two weeks ahead of delayed local elections which do not look promising for...

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced the next stage of easing coronavirus restrictions in a televised address, two weeks ahead of delayed local elections which do not look promising for...

Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia said talks would continue later this week to resolve their dispute over a Nile dam Ethiopia is constructing, even as Cairo accused Addis Ababa of rejecting...

Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia said talks would continue later this week to resolve their dispute over a Nile dam Ethiopia is constructing, even as Cairo accused Addis Ababa of rejecting...

French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to stand firm against racism but also praised police and insisted that France would not take down statues of controversial, colonial-era figures.

French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to stand firm against racism but also praised police and insisted that France would not take down statues of controversial, colonial-era figures.

French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to stand firm against racism but also praised police and insisted that France would not take down statues of controversial, colonial-era figures.

A FURTHER one person has died from Covid-19 in Ireland, bringing the death toll to 1,706.

Firefighters have rescued a “not so crafty” fox that got its head stuck in a wheel in Romford.

Film director Spike Lee has apologised for words he said were “wrong”, after voicing support for Woody Allen and criticising cancel culture.

Whipsnade Zoo has thanked the public for its “amazing” support under lockdown as the centre prepares to welcome visitors back.

Spain will reopen its borders to visitors from Europe's passport-free Schengen travel area on June 21, bringing forward the original date by by 10 days, the country's prime minister has...

“We all want to see travel open again, of course we do, and like everything else we want to make sure we have the right measures at the right time,”...

Spain's borders will be unlocked for members of the EU's Schengen zone on June 21, with Portugal being the only exception to the move, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced during...

Popular Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput has been found dead at his home in Mumbai, the Press Trust of India news agency and other media outlets reported.

An Atlanta police officer has been sacked following the fatal shooting of a black man, and another has been placed on administrative duty, the police department has announced.

An Atlanta police officer has been sacked following the fatal shooting of a black man, and another has been placed on administrative duty, the police department has announced.

China reported its highest daily total of new coronavirus cases in two months on Sunday and infections in South Korea also rose, showing how the disease can come back as...

The light grey brick building that once housed the headquarters of Seattle police's east precinct is now sealed with chipboard.

An estimated one fifth of motorists stopped at a garda checkpoint on the Border were suspected of improperly claiming the Government's €350 pandemic payment.

Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter is the target of a new investigation in Switzerland for suspected criminal mismanagement of a million-dollar payment from football funds.

I crossed over to the other side last week. Rather than cycle to work, I called a taxi. I opened the passenger door and noticed hand sanitiser on the back...

As the sun rose early Monday morning, a peculiar sight had formed at the doors of many of Dublin's most popular shops.

Despite photographs of long queues on social media, the reality of Dublin's Grafton Street on the first Saturday of reopening painted a different picture.

A couple of days ago we caught up with a man who in this parish rates as one of the greats of the game. We accept that not many others...

Parents are becoming increasingly stressed about their children's welfare as government plans for a reopening of all schools in September remain up in the air.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson condemned "racist thuggery" after right-wing protesters clashed yesterday in London with anti-racist demonstrators and police trying to keep the two sides apart.

Pierre Nkurunziza, the president of Burundi, who died last Monday aged 55, was a former sports instructor-turned-Hutu rebel leader who came to power in Africa's poorest country in an election...

As we begin to emerge from enforced hibernation due to Covid-19, it is timely to gauge how we have evolved as a nation over the past four months. Kantar has...

The Covid-19 crisis could see many workers and unemployed individuals landed with unexpected tax bills - and others tying up loose ends so they're not hit for tax unnecessarily.

In scenes not witnessed for years in government-controlled parts of Syria, dozens of men and women marched through the streets last week, protesting a sharp increase in prices and collapse...

Irish and European holidaymakers holidaymakers can expect to be banned from travelling to the United States for months under coronavirus restrictions, according to America's most prominent public health official.

As we begin to emerge from enforced hibernation due to Covid-19, it is timely to gauge how we have evolved as a nation over the past four months. Kantar has...

A couple of days ago we caught up with a man who in this parish rates as one of the greats of the game. We accept that not many others...

Replacement Bryn Gatland slotted a 79th minute drop goal to give the Otago Highlanders a 28-27 victory over his father Warren's Waikato Chiefs side as professional rugby union resumed after...

When Leo Varadkar dusted off his stethoscope and volunteered for medical service during the Covid-19 pandemic, one of his most striking encounters was not in the efficiently prepared hospitals or...