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The US military withdrawal from Afghanistan is considerably ahead of schedule, an official told AFP on Wednesday. President Donald Trump earlier reiterated calls for the Pentagon to bring Questions are...

A care home opened for the first time in weeks to allow socially-distanced visits from family members, while the Duchess of Cornwall has joined an all-star line-up for a retelling...

THE cost of the coronavirus testing could be as high as €450m, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has told the Dáil.

A Covid-hit hospital trust has created a lasting tribute to colleagues lost during the pandemic by unveiling a memorial stone garden.

Iran's newly elected parliament convened on Wednesday under strict social distancing regulations. The country is grappling with one of the deadliest outbreaks in the Middle East, with more than 7,500...

The Swiss government unveiled plans on Wednesday to reopen borders with all neighboring countries except for Italy. Switzerland wants to restore free movement of people with other member countries of...

A roadside bomb reportedly exploded in Syria's northwestern region of Idlib as a Turkish military convoy passed by on Wednesday. Soldiers were wounded in the explosion on the M4 highway,...

Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan has told Cabinet ministers he does not intend to advise that the 2m social distancing rule be reduced.

A 103-year-old woman is walking the hill outside her care home to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation.

A 103-year-old woman is walking the hill outside her care home to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation.

TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar has highlighted comments by Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary as he warned against calls to unlock coronavirus restrictions before it's safe to do so.

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A spacecraft that is expected to launch from American soil tonight could end up landing closer to Co Kerry than in outer space.

The federal government is monitoring the coronavirus situation in Germany closely but practical responsibility lies increasingly with the 16 states, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday. Care must be taken...

President Donald Trump has offered to ease tensions between India and China whose soldiers are in a bitter stand-off in the remote and picturesque Ladakh region, with the two countries...

FIANNA Fáil leader Micheál Martin has criticised coronavirus limits on how far people can travel from their home.

The Duchess of Cornwall is joining Hollywood stars including Meryl Streep, Benedict Cumberbatch and Ryan Reynolds in lending her voice to a retelling of James And The Giant Peach.

The European Union's public health agency has said border closures do little to prevent the spread of Covid-19, as the bloc's states consider lifting some travel restrictions. The European Center...

Poles will be allowed to go outside without protective masks from May 30 and cinemas, theaters and gyms will reopen on June 6, the government said on Wednesday. Public gatherings...

Iran's president urged his Cabinet to speed up harsher laws in so-called honour killings, after a particularly disturbing murder of a 14-year-old girl by her father shocked the nation.

The boss of BP has said the global lockdown sparked by coronavirus has given people “a look” at a greener future, as air pollution drops in many major cities around...

Iran's newly-elected parliament has convened, dominated by conservative politicians and under strict social distancing regulations, as the country struggles to curb the spread of Covid-19 that has hit the nation...

The EU Commission is proposing a 750 billion-euro recovery (£670bn) fund to help the bloc's economy through the deep recession induced by the coronavirus pandemic, commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said.

The Serbian government has banned inbound flights by Montenegro's flag carrier Montenegro Airlines after Podgorica refused to open its borders to people from Serbia, where coronavirus persists. Serbia's Directorate for...

Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg lashed out at the Danish capital because Copenhagen has for the last six years pumped large amounts of wastewater into the strait separating Sweden...

With the weather looking up, SpaceX and Nasa officials say crew safety is the top priority for the nation's first astronaut launch to orbit in nearly a decade.

Restaurants, bars and cafes will reopen in Bulgaria at full capacity on Monday as the Balkan country further eased restrictions imposed in mid-March to stop the spread of the coronavirus....

There were emotional scenes at a care home where residents were allowed to meet family members for the first time in weeks – albeit at a distance.

Falling numbers of active coronavirus cases in Australia and New Zealand are paving the way for the easing of travel restrictions between the two countries, according to health officials. In...

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China will take necessary countermeasures to foreign interference regarding the new Hong Kong security legislation being deliberated, the Foreign Ministry in Beijing said on Wednesday. Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian made...

Two hikers rescued in the New Zealand wilderness got lost in fog and exhausted their food but survived 18 days with only minor injuries, police said.

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The boss of shopping centre owner Hammerson has announced plans to step down weeks after a £400 million deal to sell several sites fell through.

Thousands of protesters shouted pro-democracy slogans in Hong Kong before legislators later debate a bill criminalising abuse of the Chinese national anthem in the semi-autonomous city.

South Korea reported its highest number of new coronavirus infections in weeks on Wednesday and India reported another record single-day jump of more than 6,000 cases, as the pandemic expanded...

Auto Trader has said it will slash its prices in June as the Government allows car dealerships to open again.

Joe Biden has called his presumptive rival for the US presidency Donald Trump a “fool” who was “stoking deaths” with his stance on wearing face masks amid the pandemic.

For months, US President Donald Trump has promoted hydroxychloroquine as a potential Covid-19 treatment.