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Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron tried to save the world last week. Or at least they tried to start saving the world, which by the looks of it might take...

When did you first hear about the new coronavirus? It probably crept into your consciousness, and then, in what seems like overnight, it changed your life.

There has been a debate in sections of the news media in America as to whether they should describe some of Donald Trump's statements as falsehoods or lies.

There is, I think, a little bit of hypocrisy in all of us. A few years ago in Connemara, I sat chatting with a well-known and outspoken vegetarian musician who...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under renewed pressure to sack his closest aide after allegations that Dominic Cummings broke lockdown rules for a second time.

US president Donald Trump has visited one of his golf courses at the start of the Memorial Day holiday weekend as he urged states to reopen following coronavirus-related lockdowns.

Coronavirus cases continued to drop in much of Asia on Saturday but surged in Latin America, as the world grappled with balancing the urge to restart economies with fears about...

Three children in the Republic have been hospitalised with a mysterious 'inflammatory syndrome' thought to be caused by the coronavirus.

A swan was “reunited” with its cygnets after its neck was caught on a rope in a park close to the Lake District.

US President Donald Trump plans to be on the Florida coast on Wednesday to watch American astronauts blast into orbit from the Kennedy Space Centre for the first time in...

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Several thousand followers of Spain's far-right Vox party gathered in their cars and on motorbikes in the centre of Madrid and other cities on Saturday to protest over the government's...

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

Coronavirus cases continued to drop in much of Asia on Saturday but surged in Latin America, as the world grappled with balancing the urge to restart economies with fears about...

A surging coronavirus is ravaging parts of Latin America, setting records for cases and deaths on Friday even as the pandemic's march slows in much of Europe, Asia and the...

Q. My house insurance is up for renewal at the end of May. I am a bit concerned what impact Covid-19 will have on my premium and whether it will...

A new coronavirus vaccine which has safely triggered an immune response to the lethal infection in its first phase trial has been described as "encouraging".

A study of 96,000 hospitalised coronavirus patients on six continents found those who received an antimalarial drug promoted by President Donald Trump as a "game-changer" in the fight against the...

Donald Trump lashed out at Michigan attorney general Dana Nessel in a pair of late-night tweets after she called him "a petulant child".

Aer Lingus employees are to be told next week of additional cuts to pay and working hours as well as redundancies.

Chartered Accountants Ireland has elected Paul Henry president for 2020-21 at its 132nd AGM, held virtually for the first time.

The sons of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi say they have forgiven their father's killers - a declaration that could allow Saudi authorities to commute the death sentences of five Saudi...

There are currently fewer than 2,000 people in the State who have "active" coronavirus infection.

A Chinese proposal to impose national security laws on Hong Kong could see mainland intelligence agencies set up bases there, raising fears of direct law enforcement and what US Secretary...

A whopping 86pc of people surveyed this month think austerity is 'very' or 'somewhat likely' - a near consensus that tax hikes and spending cuts are on the way.

A passenger plane with 98 people on board yesterday crashed in a densely-populated area of Karachi in Pakistan, with reports stating that dozens had been killed.

Robbie Power is praying that strict isolation rules facing travellers amid the Covid-19 outbreak will soon be relaxed in order to help jockeys working on both sides of the Irish...

Providence Resources says funding it was due to receive from Norwegian group Spot-On Energy has been delayed.

Ministers have pushed for the two-metre social distancing rule to be eased as the Government considers lifting more Covid-19 restrictions.

Thrown off course by the coronavirus pandemic, Vladimir Putin is moving to regain the political initiative for his plan to remain as Russia's president potentially until 2036.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo dropped the state's absolute ban on gatherings of any size on Friday, allowing up to 10 people to group together as long as they still...

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Joe Biden has declared he “should not have been so cavalier” on Friday when he told a prominent black radio host that African Americans who back President Donald Trump “ain't...

Ministers have pushed for the 2m social distancing rule to be eased as the government considers lifting more Covid-19 restrictions.

The Garda Community Policing Unit in Longford were involved in a very special trip to the Capuchin Day Centre in Dublin city centre in which they delivered food and other...

Passengers who refuse to tell authorities where they are quarantining for two weeks after arriving in Ireland face six months in prison or a €2,500 fine.

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President Donald Trump said he has deemed churches and other houses of worship “essential” and called on governors to allow them to reopen this weekend despite the coronavirus threat.