Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit has failed in its first test launch of a new rocket carried aloft by a Boeing 747 and released over the Pacific Ocean off the...
May 25, 2020
Human trials for a coronavirus vaccine have begun in Australia as US biotechnology company Novavax hopes to release a proven jab this year.
May 25, 2020
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte did not get to visit his dying mother due to strict coronavirus restrictions, his spokesperson has said.
May 25, 2020
The Taoiseach has issued a staunch defence of his decision to have a picnic with friends in the Phoenix Park on Sunday afternoon.
May 25, 2020
Mosques, churches and businesses in the occupied West Bank will reopen on Tuesday in an easing of coronavirus restrictions, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh has said. It is time to...
May 25, 2020
Prime Minister Dusko Markovic on Monday declared Montenegro a coronavirus-free country, 69 days after it reported its first case and after 20 without a new one. Montenegro has reported 324...
May 25, 2020
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's closest aide has defied calls to quit over accusations that he flouted a coronavirus lockdown by driving 250 miles from London to northern England.
May 25, 2020
Finland said on Monday it plans to place between June and August orders for protective equipment and respirators worth €100 million ($109 million) to fight the coronavirus and prepare for...
May 25, 2020
Israel will not miss a “historic opportunity” to extend its sovereignty over parts of the West Bank, PM Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday. At a meeting of legislators of his...
May 25, 2020
The Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday that he has been discharged from the hospital where he had been undergoing treatment for the coronavirus over the past couple...
May 25, 2020
A slowdown in China's economy this year should allow Mexico to attract more investment and lure companies, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday. Lopez Obrador cited forecasters'...
May 25, 2020
FURNITURE stores offering viewings of their showrooms by appointment should not be doing so under coronavirus restrictions, a senior government official has said.
May 25, 2020
Varadkar has picnic with friends despite senior official discouraging public from doing so last week
TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar has been pictured eating with friends in the Phoenix Park despite a senior official in his department discouraging people from having picnics just last week.
May 25, 2020
TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar has been pictured eating with friends in the Phoenix Park despite a senior official in his department discouraging people from having picnics just last week.
May 25, 2020
Iran on Monday reopened key Shiite shrines across the Islamic republic, more than two months after they were closed because of the coronavirus outbreak. At Tehran's Shah Abdol-Azim shrine, worshippers...
May 25, 2020
Beijing has warned the US that it will take “every necessary measure” to protect its interests, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday. The statement came after a top White House...
May 25, 2020
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May 25, 2020
A German court has ruled that Volkswagen must buy back diesel cars from their owners which were equipped with software that evaded emissions testing.
May 25, 2020
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that Japan will lift a state of emergency for Tokyo and four remaining areas later in the day. Social distancing curbs were loosened...
May 25, 2020
Belgium will not return to the strict measures imposed for nearly two months to combat the coronavirus outbreak even if there is a second wave of Covid-19 cases, according to...
May 25, 2020
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has lifted a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and four other remaining areas, ending the restrictions nationwide.
May 25, 2020
The Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) will be reviewed to address recipients who earn more from the payment than they would from their jobs.
May 25, 2020
Foreign tourists can book holidays in Spain from July as the two-week self-quarantine for overseas travellers is likely to be suspended by then, the tourism minister said on Monday.
May 25, 2020
India on Monday posted its biggest single-day jump in cases of Covid-19, overtaking Iran to become one of the 10 worst-hit nations, Reuters said. The country reported another 6,977 cases,...
May 25, 2020
Foreign tourists can book vacations in Spain from July, Tourism Minister Reyes Maroto said on Monday, adding that the two-week self-quarantine for overseas travelers is likely to be suspended by...
May 25, 2020
Follow the latest coronavirus news in Ireland and across the world on the Independent.ie live blog.
May 25, 2020
Luxury trainers retailer Kick Game has secured £2.5 million in funding to accelerate growth as shoppers move online in the face of high street store closures.
May 25, 2020
For as long as most of us can remember, air travel hasn't been a whole lot of fun.
May 25, 2020
Greece has restarted regular ferry services to the islands, and restaurants and bars are also back open for business as the country accelerates efforts to salvage its summer tourism season.
May 25, 2020
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern barely skipped a beat when an earthquake struck during a live television interview on Monday morning.
May 25, 2020
Japan is set to remove a coronavirus state of emergency from Tokyo and four other prefectures on Monday, allowing businesses to gradually resume.
May 25, 2020
The Trump campaign has seized on Joe Biden's gaffe claiming that African-American voters "ain't black" if they consider supporting Donald Trump in November.
May 25, 2020
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has been living on the Farmleigh Estate in the Phoenix Park during the Covid-19 pandemic, it has emerged.
May 25, 2020
Working life has been turned upside down during the coronavirus pandemic, but the countless memes about children invading video-conferences hide a striking truth: organisations and their employees have adapted remarkably...
May 25, 2020
Anne's mind was whirling as she drove the short journey home after finishing her 12-hour shift at the care home where she has worked for more than 17 years.
May 25, 2020
Anne's mind was whirling as she drove the short journey home after finishing her 12-hour shift at the care home where she has worked for more than 17 years.
May 25, 2020
"Safe travel bubbles" are being planned to help tourism and the crippled aviation industry recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.
May 25, 2020
On a warm evening in Sao Paulo, Brazil's president, Jair Bolsonaro, held his head high and stared into the camera to address an expectant nation.
May 25, 2020
Sunseekers across Europe soaked up the sun where they could yesterday, while governments grappled with how and when to safely let in foreign travellers to salvage the summer tourist season.
May 25, 2020
Last week, a 'Children Not Allowed' sign in bold capitals greeted me as I arrived to carry out a return to work assessment for a small business owner. It grated...
