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The UN refugee agency said on Thursday that more than 94,000 people have been displaced and forced to flee their homes in several parts of Yemen since January. “The ongoing...
The UN refugee agency said on Thursday that more than 94,000 people have been displaced and forced to flee their homes in several parts of Yemen since January. “The ongoing...
The UN refugee agency said on Thursday that more than 94,000 people have been displaced and forced to flee their homes in several parts of Yemen since January. “The ongoing...
Global markets plunged amid increasing fears that a second wave of coronavirus could hit major economies, with traders in the US particularly cautious.
Global markets plunged amid increasing fears that a second wave of coronavirus could hit major economies, with traders in the US particularly cautious.
A decontamination wipe conceived by ordnance officers in the Defence Forces has received funding worth almost €2m from the European Commission to help fight the spread of the coronavirus.
Whether you are a slave trader atop a plinth in Bristol, or a British colonial administrator on his pedestal in Dublin's Phoenix Park, the life of a statue is precarious.
Whether you are a slave trader atop a plinth in Bristol, or a British colonial administrator on his pedestal in Dublin's Phoenix Park, the life of a statue is precarious.
Whether you are a slave trader atop a plinth in Bristol, or a British colonial administrator on his pedestal in Dublin's Phoenix Park, the life of a statue is precarious.
Belgrade wants to keep balancing its ties with the West, China and Russia, as Serbia seeks to join the EU and reach a settlement with Kosovo, President Aleksandar Vucic said...
Denmark will send up to 285 military personnel to NATO's non-combat training operation in Iraq, Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofoed said on Thursday. Copenhagen takes over leadership of the mission training...
Wealthier EU countries should pay more into the bloc's budget in the wake of the coronavirus economic recovery, Poland's PM Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday in Lednice, Czech Republic. His...
The European Commission on Thursday urged all its member countries to start lifting travel restrictions on their common borders from next week. The Commission wants Europe's ID check-free travel area...
German airline Lufthansa has said 22,000 full-time jobs may need to be cut worldwide due to the drop in demand for flights caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Egypt will extend a night-time curfew by a further two weeks in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Information Minister Osama Heikal said on Thursday, citing the...
Video app company Zoom said it regrets that some meetings involving US-based Chinese dissidents have been disrupted.
The competition watchdog has warned that ticket resale site Viagogo's deal to buy rival StubHub could leave customers with “higher prices and fewer options”.
Informa chief executive Lord Carter of Barnes has joined the board of PA Media Group as a non-executive director.
Italian authorities have recovered a stolen artwork by Banksy that was painted as a tribute to the victims of the 2015 terror attack at the Bataclan music hall in Paris.
A new route has been charted on the map of patrols conducted by Russian and Turkish servicemen in Syria, according to Aleksandr Shcherbitsky, chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation...
Ireland should tell people they “must” wear a face covering against Covid-19 and not just “should", a leading World Health Organisation (WHO) official said today.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has yet to bridge gaps with the US and his main coalition partner over his pledged annexation of parts of the West Bank, according to a...
The European Union has urged all member countries to start lifting travel restrictions on their common borders from next week, saying the closures they introduced to tackle coronavirus do little...
Discount retailer B&M has said it is better placed than many rivals to weather the Covid-19 pandemic as it posted a rise in annual profits and surging sales amid the...
The United States needs to play a more active role in Libya, both in achieving a ceasefire and in political talks, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told broadcaster NTV on...
India reported a record of nearly 10,000 new coronavirus cases on Thursday with health services in the worst-hit cities of Mumbai, New Delhi and Chennai swamped by the rising infections.
A resurgence of infections in the Seoul region, where half of South Korea's 51 million people live, is threatening the country's success story in the battle against coronavirus.
France will end special government powers brought in to deal with the coronavirus pandemic on July 10, the prime minister's office has said. However, it will retain the ability to...
A council bin went on an amazing six month adventure before washing up on a German island 450 miles away.
China said on Thursday its advisories warning students and travelers about risks they could face in Australia are based on facts. Beijing also called on Canberra to take measures to...
Follow the latest coronavirus news in Ireland and across the world on the Independent.ie live blog.
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Protesters have pulled down a statute of Christopher Columbus outside the Minnesota State Capitol.
Families are gathering around their video games as lockdown speeds up the switch to more online entertainment, the boss of TalkTalk has said.
Joe Biden has acknowledged that questions raised about his support for 1994 crime legislation are “legitimate”.
It is good to be putting my thoughts again in the Irish Independent, particularly in view of the fact that this is Liberation Week. As we all know, various measures...
Hundreds of patients were transferred from hospitals into nursing homes as the coronavirus loomed on the horizon in March.