While the country's roadmap out of lockdown gives us a clear idea of what 2020 will look like, confusion still reigns in the wedding business.
June 3, 2020
Our gardens often represent a place of escape - escape to nature and away from distractions. Many of us dream of that perfect green utopia, getting lost in nature, enjoying...
June 3, 2020
The British foreign secretary says China's proposed national security law for Hong Kong is a "clear violation" of Beijing's international obligations.
June 2, 2020
Zoom Video Communications is rapidly emerging as the latest internet gold mine as millions of people flock to its conferencing service to see colleagues, friends and family while tethered to...
June 2, 2020
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he is confident that that the country will be able to move into the second phase of easing Covid-19 restrictions next week.
June 2, 2020
People should limit themselves to one intimate partner to reduce spread of Covid-19, chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan said this evening.
June 2, 2020
An NHS healthcare worker has been reunited with her daughters after nine weeks apart during the pandemic.
June 2, 2020
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June 2, 2020
Follow the latest coronavirus news in Ireland and across the world on the Independent.ie live blog.
June 2, 2020
The United States is increasingly seen as a nation turning in on itself.
June 2, 2020
France is rolling out an official coronavirus contact-tracing app aimed at containing fresh outbreaks as lockdown restrictions gradually ease. The French are able to download the StopCovid app on their...
June 2, 2020
European markets ended the day in the green as their cousins across the pond shrugged off unrest in cities across the US.
June 2, 2020
Joe Biden blistered President Donald Trump a day after police drove back peaceful protesters near the White House so Mr Trump could pose with a Bible before a damaged church.
June 2, 2020
Irish MEP Luke 'Ming' Flanagan this morning joined a video conference meeting of the EU Agriculture Committee wearing just a shirt and underpants.
June 2, 2020
United Arab Emirates' business hub Dubai will allow the full reopening of malls and private businesses starting on Wednesday, Reuters reported, citing the media office. Authorities began easing restrictions last...
June 2, 2020
President Vladimir Putin has endorsed Russia's nuclear deterrent policy which allows him to use atomic weapons in response to a conventional strike targeting the nation's critical government and military infrastructure.
June 2, 2020
A children's illustrator has broken a world record and raised thousands for charity with an online art class, while a collection of photographs showing life in lockdown has been preserved...
June 2, 2020
UK firms are beginning to feel more optimistic about the outlook as coronavirus lockdown restrictions ease but increasing numbers of companies are at high risk of going bust in the...
June 2, 2020
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has suspended his decision to scrap a two-decades-old troop deployment agreement with the United States. His foreign minister on Tuesday explained the U-turn citing political and...
June 2, 2020
Controversial US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell has resigned after little more than two years in the job. “Ambassador Grenell resigned from his post and the State Department on June...
June 2, 2020
Opposition parties and hundreds of supporters defied Italy's social distancing rules on Tuesday, gathering for an anti-government protest in Rome. The demonstration was organized by the League, the Brothers of...
June 2, 2020
An “inspirational” disabled man has raised nearly £18,000 for charity after completing a 2.6-mile walking challenge in just over two weeks.
June 2, 2020
Austrian authorities have presented the winning plan to redesign the house where Adolf Hitler was born in 1889, turning it into a police station.
June 2, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday suggested he would use federal troops to end unrest that has erupted following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed in...
June 2, 2020
The organisers of the Aer Lingus Classic football game between Notre Dame and Navy have today announced that the game will not take place at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin...
June 2, 2020
A US federal judge in Oklahoma has awarded ownership of the zoo made famous in Netflix's Tiger King docuseries to Joe Exotic's chief rival.
June 2, 2020
Turkey issued detention warrants for 118 people, mostly members of the military and security forces, who are suspected of links to the network that Ankara says was behind a 2016...
June 2, 2020
The European Union has joined a growing chorus of members of the Group of Seven major economic powers to insist that Russia must not be allowed back into the fold,...
June 2, 2020
The German cabinet will on Wednesday discuss a resolution on downgrading the travel warnings currently in force for EU countries and several other associated states into softer guidelines, Foreign Minister...
June 2, 2020
CHANGES to the pandemic unemployment payment will be tabled by the government shortly as it was revealed that 64,000 people have returned to work since the reopening began.
June 2, 2020
Stunning aerial views of London show off some of the city's famous landmarks.
June 2, 2020
The two main Russian Orthodox cathedrals in Moscow have reopened their doors as officials take more steps to ease the country's coronavirus lockdown.
June 2, 2020
Dublin Zoo has opened its gates to the public today for the first time since Covid-19 lockdown, and the animals are as glad to see the visitors as the visitors...
June 2, 2020
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June 2, 2020
The United Nations' mission in Libya has said the country's warring parties had agreed to restart talks aimed at reaching a lasting ceasefire, after a three-month suspension. In a statement...
June 2, 2020
Hong Kong's leader criticised the “double standards” of foreign governments regarding national security, pointing to the current unrest in the United States as an example of how attitudes differ when...
June 2, 2020
New Zealand's PM Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday that all remaining restrictions to limit the spread of the coronavirus may be lifted next week, after the country all but eliminated...
June 2, 2020
Parisians were returning to cafes on Tuesday although Covid-19 restrictions meant the experience was not quite as it was before lockdown.
June 2, 2020
Joe Biden could seize the number of delegates needed to formally clinch the Democrats' presidential nomination on Tuesday as seven states and the District of Columbia push through a pandemic...
