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Irish healthcare workers make up almost a third of total Covid-19 infections here - one of the highest proportions in Europe - with the HSE admitting there had been "difficulties"...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government is "bleeding credibility" over senior aide Dominic Cummings, who is facing calls to resign for a journey during the coronavirus lockdown.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a tirade against the nation's justice system as he arrived at court for the start of his corruption trial, accusing police and prosecutors of...

Police in Hong Kong fired tear gas yesterday as thousands of protesters chanted pro-independence slogans and defied social distancing rules to demonstrate against new security legislation.

The European Union could raise €1trn to tackle the costs associated with Covid-19 and climate change at an "amazingly low" cost and never have to repay the principal, according to...

Countries all over the world have adopted measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

High-profile Botox clinics are planning to reopen from lockdown a month and a half early in spite of government warnings that close contact jobs could create a second wave of...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given his backing to his de facto chief-of-staff Dominic Cummings, despite growing calls from his backbenches to sack the aide following allegations he breached...

An Irish teenager who fell to his death from the fourth floor of an apartment building in Australia was trying to flee an alleged armed robbery, police have said.

The first astronauts launched by SpaceX are breaking new ground for style with hip spacesuits, gull-wing Teslas and a sleek rocketship, all of it white with black trim.

Conservative MPs have ramped up pressure on Boris Johnson to dispense with his top aide amid fresh allegations that Dominic Cummings broke lockdown rules more than once.

Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre has reopened to visitors after a two-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.

About 1,000 protesters denouncing authoritarian Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko's bid for another term in an upcoming election have held the largest opposition demonstration of the year in the capital Minsk.

Donald Trump's national security adviser says he thinks leaders of the world's major economies “would love to get out of their offices and meet in person and plan the post-Covid...

People across Europe and America were soaking up the sun where they could on Sunday, taking advantage of the first holiday weekend since coronavirus restrictions were eased.

A British tourist, stranded in Patagonia because of the coronavirus lockdown, has finally returned five weeks later than planned, having journeyed by bus, taxi, plane and horseback to get back.

THE HSE's chief clinical officer said there will be no immediate change to the 2 metre social distancing rule which had helped Ireland “not only bend that curve” but reduce...

Follow the latest coronavirus news in Ireland and across the world on the Independent.ie live blog.

Follow the latest coronavirus news in Ireland and across the world on the Independent.ie live blog.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a tirade against the nation's justice system as he arrived at court for the start of his corruption trial, accusing police and prosecutors of...

Muslims around the world on Sunday began celebrating Eid al-Fitr, a normally festive holiday marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, with millions under strict stay-at-home orders and...

Follow the latest coronavirus news in Ireland and across the world on the Independent.ie live blog.

Follow the latest coronavirus news in Ireland and across the world on the Independent.ie live blog.

Claims promoted by the Trump administration that the global coronavirus pandemic originated at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in the central Chinese city are a “pure fabrication”, the institute's director...

Hong Kong police fired volleys of tear gas in a popular shopping district as hundreds took to the streets on Sunday to march against China's proposed tough national security legislation...

Irish bookmakers have agreed to reopen their shops on June 29, which will be the third phase of the Government's roadmap to easing Covid-19 restrictions.

An expert panel on nursing homes appointed by the Minister for Health should be widened to examine the growing concerns of families and health workers over the deaths of residents.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday resisted calls from opposition parties to sack adviser Dominic Cummings after he travelled 400km while his wife showed Covid-19 symptoms so that their son...

Some economists claim that disasters are clouds with silver linings, because they stimulate new economic activity and create employment. Contrary to expectations, Covid-19 is going to result in significant increases...

Ireland's small and medium-sized enterprises are often referred to as the backbone of the economy. That understates their importance.

China's decision to impose national security reforms on Hong Kong, after decades of trying to get such changes passed through its devolved legislature, crosses a threshold from which there appears...

A third of Irish mortgage brokers are aware of cases where mortgage applicants who have signed contracts to buy a new home are at risk of losing their deposit for...

Cecile Rol-Tanguy, who has died aged 101, was a heroine of the French Resistance and liberation of Paris. Between 1940 and 1944, she led an intensely hazardous existence, bringing up...

A third of Irish mortgage brokers are aware of cases where mortgage applicants who have signed contracts to buy a new home are at risk of losing their deposit for...

'Stop those non-humans who are writing and provoking our people," says Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov in an Instagram video. The "non-humans" he objects to are journalists who criticise the Chechen...

In early March, Noelle O'Connor, the founder of TanOrganic, was in a buoyant mood. Her product - the world's first and only eco-certified organic self-tanning brand - had landed on...

The Covid-19 crisis could knock tens of thousands or more off Irish house prices and make the coming months the cheapest time in years to buy property - if you...

Today I'm talking to two veterans of the food and hospitality business and two relative newbies, all of whom have been extremely resourceful in these uncertain times.

It was the ultimate test of where you stand on the great issues of economics and society: when you found out that a few people on the €350-a-week Covid payment...

Ben Dunne has had his share of headlines. His colourful past is the stuff of modern folklore, but perhaps the stories from days gone by can overshadow a singular feat:...