Breaking News

US President Donald Trump has fired the State Department's inspector general, an Obama administration appointee whose office was critical of alleged political bias in the department's management.

Democrats pushed a massive three trillion dollar (£2.48 trillion) coronavirus relief bill through the US House of Representatives on Friday, an election-year measure designed to fortify a US economy in...

Democrats pushed a massive three trillion dollar (£2.48 trillion) coronavirus relief bill through the US House of Representatives on Friday, an election-year measure designed to fortify a US economy in...

Joe Biden has told Americans to vote for someone else in the presidential election if they believe a woman who has accused him of sexual assault.

Covid-19 may be the best thing to have happened to our world in recent times. I do have empathy and sympathy for those families who lost loved ones and we...

Coronavirus cases have fallen dramatically in recent weeks in many northern hemisphere countries.

Thank God I have no one doing the Leaving Certificate this year. I don't envy anyone trying to devise a 'least-harm' solution, but I've got an idea worth considering that...

Do any of ye happen to know what the pheromones are? I only learned what they were this week, when I read about a dating site based in Mullingar.

Here's hoping the Hiqa update on kids and the virus might bring some common-sense clarity to reopening schools. New research by the health watchdog found children were not significant contributors...

President Donald Trump has dismissed concerns about a rapid coronavirus test on which the White House has been relying to ensure his safety, despite new data suggesting the test may...

There will be some easing of the coronavirus restrictions just as the temperatures are expected to hit the low 20s next week. While the vast majority of people have been...

We don't seem to have weekends much any more. One day tumbles into the next. The passing of time - always mysterious - merges with some giant shadow.

Side by side in steel cots in Kiev's Hotel Venice lie around 50 newborn babies, mewling at the world as nurses comfort them.

There's a Zen proverb which advises: 'When walking, walk. When eating, eat.' It means we should concentrate on the activity we're engaged in currently.

'Whatever it takes" were the three famous words used by former ECB president Mario Draghi when he told investors what the ECB was prepared to do to save the euro...

Gardai and the State's health products watchdog are investigating the discovery of thousands of capsules of “traditional Chinese medicine” purporting to treat symptoms of Covid-19 along with 10,000 substandard surgical...

Rory McIlroy has said that he “probably wouldn't” play golf with President Donald Trump again, after he faced criticism for doing so three years ago.

After the World Health Organisation (WHO) initially stated there was no science to support the theory that facemasks help reduce the spread of Covid-19, the Irish Government has spent weeks...

After the World Health Organisation (WHO) initially stated there was no science to support the theory that facemasks help reduce the spread of Covid-19, the Irish Government has spent weeks...

Jordan's King Abdullah II warned Israel of a “massive conflict” if it proceeds with plans to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank. Israel has vowed to annex Jewish...

Follow these six simple steps to make your own protective face mask.

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

PEOPLE are being advised to wear face coverings on public transport and in shops but have been warned they're not a “magic shield” against coronavirus.

The United States has heard positive reports about the formation of an inclusive Afghan government, US Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad said on Friday, adding that a new date for intra-Afghan...

Brazilian Health Minister Nelson Teich resigned on Friday after just weeks on the job. President Jair Bolsonaro had criticized Teich as being too timid in the push to reopen the...

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

IRELAND can start to slowly reopen on Monday after Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said the battle against Covid-19 is going to plan.

TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar has confirmed it is "safe to proceed" with the first phase of reopening Ireland's society and economy from the coronavirus restrictions.

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

The Department of Education has warned parents and Leaving Cert candidates off offering any inducement to teachers in a bid to influence grades they award under the new assessment system...

The Czech Republic will take major steps to relax its coronavirus lockdown measures from May 25, as the government seeks to jump-start the economy, health officials said on Friday. The...

The Eurozone saw its first drop in employment in seven years as its economy collapsed under the weight of the initial shock from the coronavirus lockdowns.

Thailand will begin allowing department stores, shopping malls and other businesses to reopen from Sunday as new coronavirus cases dwindle, according to the government. Stores selling electronics, furniture and office...

Irish racing will return behind closed doors at the earlier date of June 8 after Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) made a successful proposal to government to resume sooner than had...

Homeware stores will not be permitted to open next week under revised government plans to reopen the country.

China's Foreign Ministry has said that steady Sino-US bilateral relations serve the interests of both states, responding to US President Donald Trump's comments that he could cut ties with the...

The United Kingdom told the European Union on Friday that it had to give ground or there would be no Brexit free trade deal by the end of the year....

In a packed episode this week, Adrian asks whether the gold rush for back-to-work thermal cameras in Ireland is warranted and looks at how startups are coping with life under...

The government in Berlin will loosen coronavirus quarantine rules for travelers arriving to Germany from the European Union, the Schengen passport-free zone and Britain. Authorities will only recommend travelers go...

Lying in rows of cots in a small hotel on the outskirts of Kiev, 51 babies born to surrogate mothers are stranded in Ukraine as the coronavirus lockdown is preventing...