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Irish PM Leo Varadkar raised the prospect on Friday of halving social distancing rules from two meters to one if the rate of coronavirus infections comes down further. The move...

TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar said "you have to live your life" when asked about his picnic with friends in the Phoenix Park but said that he'll "stay confined to the garden...

Thailand will shorten curfew hours and ease restrictions on more businesses from next week, the government said on Friday. A curfew will be shortened by one hour to last from...

Fundraisers are walking, running and swimming nearly 7,000 miles to raise money for the families of Filipino frontline workers who have died from Covid-19 in the UK.

Starling Bank has raised £40 million from investors as small businesses turn to lenders for support during the coronavirus crisis.

Two lions attacked a woman worker at an Australian zoo on Friday as she was cleaning their enclosure, inflicting critical wounds on her head and neck, officials said.

Chinese civil aviation authorities plan to extend until June 30 their curbs on international flights, the US embassy in Beijing said in a travel advisory on Friday. Beijing has drastically...

Struggling French car maker Renault has announced 15,000 job cuts worldwide as part of a two billion euro (£1.8 billion) cost-cutting plan over three years.

Nationwide reported a 40% fall in profit as it booked a hit of more than £100 million from the coronavirus pandemic.

New Zealand has all but eradicated the coronavirus from its shores, with just one person in the nation of five million known to be still infected.

London-listed hostel owner Safestay has said it plans to reopen over the course of the year but with major changes to the experience for customers, the company said.

The coronavirus crisis put at least 2.1 million Americans out of work last week, despite the gradual reopening of businesses around the country.

Hong Kong's status as a leading place to do business could be in peril following the adoption of a national security law.

Donald Trump has escalated his war on social media companies, signing an executive order challenging the liability protections that have served as a bedrock for unfettered speech on the internet.

The US has become the first country whose coronavirus death toll has passed 100,000, a grim milestone that exceeded some of Donald Trump's early estimates and triggered a wave of...

In my final speech as Hong Kong's governor on June 30, 1997, a few hours before I left the city on Britain's royal yacht, I remarked that: "Now, Hong Kong...

The US Department of Justice yesterday promised a swift and “robust” inquiry into the death of a black man after he was restrained by a white police officer, while violent...

Children's summer camps with a difference may be on the horizon after all despite the limitations of the Covid-19 pandemic. But many parents are questioning how public health experts can...

The country is on course to take the next step to ease the lockdown as the latest trends show the coronavirus is being crushed.

The bill for cleaning and provision of hand sanitisers in schools to prevent the spread of Covid-19 would run to a massive €24m for the period between September and Christmas.

When the days tend to meld into each other, making a bank holiday weekend into a special occasion may feel a bit beside the point. Yet with the mercury reportedly...

The Antrim County Board is believed to be investigating an alleged breach of the current training regulations by some players within the Cushendall club, writes John Campbell.

Europe has suffered more than 159,000 excess deaths since early March, the head of the World Health Organisation's regional office has said.

The Premier League will return on Wednesday, June 17 with Manchester City against Arsenal and Aston Villa at home to Sheffield United the opening two fixtures.

He was France's Elvis, she remains the grande dame of French cinema but only now, three years after Johnny Hallyday's death, aged 74, has an alleged lifelong romance with Catherine...

Aidan O'Shea turns 30 next month. If the clock is ticking for him as the current season remains on ice, he doesn't hear it.

League of Ireland players have started to tap into the emergency fund set up by Irish internationals to help them meet personal financial commitments during the Covid-19 crisis.

Patients who have recovered from Covid-19 should be closely monitored to see if they are still carrying the virus, even after their quarantine period is over, scientists in China have...

Even down the phone line it is possible to hear the birds chirping in the back garden of Jason Quigley's home in Ballybofey, which he shares with his partner April...

China's parliament approved a decision yesterday to go forward with national security legislation for Hong Kong that democracy activists in the city and Western countries fear could erode its freedoms...

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has seen his wealth boosted by £625 million after his company hit a number of performance targets.

President Donald Trump has escalated his war on social media companies, signing an executive order challenging the liability protections that have served as a bedrock for unfettered speech on the...

The weekly Clap for Carers event has swept the UK, a tribute that its organiser said will be the last of its kind.

Members of the public and health workers were out in force on Thursday evening for the Clap for Carers, now in its 10th week.

Members of the public and health workers were out in force on Thursday evening for the Clap for Carers, now in its 10th week.

The French way of life is set to largely resume next week, with most virus-related restrictions easing as the country prepares for the summer holiday season amid the pandemic.

Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has warned churches in his diocese not to "jump the queue" and put "everyone at risk" by breaking the lockdown restrictions on public masses.

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin has strongly rebuked a Dublin parish priest for “jumping the queue” and putting “everyone at risk” by breaking the lockdown restrictions on public Masses.

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin has strongly rebuked a Dublin church for “jumping the queue” and putting “everyone at risk” by breaking the lockdown restrictions on public Masses.

France is moving to phase two of relaxing its lockdown and the greater Paris region is no longer deemed to be a “red” coronavirus hot-spot zone, PM Edouard Philippe said...