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Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia opened their common borders at midnight, creating the first “travel bubble” within the European Union. A dozen Estonian border guards removed all signs directing vehicles to...

Moneysupermarket Group has poached the boss of food delivery giant Just Eat to be its next chief.

All your questions about face masks answered.

The risk of a Covid-19 resurgence in China from “imported infections” is controllable, the National Health Commission (NHC) said on Friday. China reported four new coronavirus cases on the mainland...

Cafes, restaurants and bars in Australia's most populous state were reopening on Friday after a two-month shutdown under coronavirus lockdown measures. The easing of quarantine measures in New South Wales...

A strong typhoon has hit the Philippines after authorities evacuated tens of thousands of people while trying to avoid the coronavirus risks of overcrowding emergency shelters.

An American who had planned to travel Europe has ended up quarantined in Blackpool due to the coronavirus outbreak.

An American who had planned to travel Europe has ended up quarantined in Blackpool due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Many cafes and restaurants have opened again in Sydney as some coronavirus restrictions were lifted, although rainy weather and ongoing fears appeared to keep visitors relatively low.

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.

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

National Express has started selling UK tickets as it plans to get its coaches back on the roads from July 1.

Tear gas is among the new flavors at a Hong Kong ice cream shop.

William Hill will start to reopen its UK betting shops bit by bit in the second half of the year as it keeps an eye on developments in the US.

Fresh coronavirus outbreaks are testing public health networks and the resolve of planners to reopen from pandemic shutdowns.

President Donald Trump has vowed to prepare for future pandemics by replenishing the national stockpile and bringing manufacturing of critical supplies and equipment back to the US.

A probe is under way into why a hospital failed to report well over 200 positive cases of the coronavirus diagnosed since mid-March until yesterday - causing a big jump...

Mouthwash could kill coronavirus, scientists suggest, as they called for research into whether gargling the liquid has a similar effect as it does on flu.

Groups of four people living within a 5km radius of each other will be permitted to meet up outside once a day from Monday.

Here's your starter for 10. What pastime has seen a huge up-tick since the lockdown began? The answer - hey, no peeking at your phones! - is, of course, the...

As an angler (and there are no doubt many other categories of person in similar boats), I should like to protest against the arbitrary distance restriction currently imposed on me...

It may be a tentative step on the roadmap towards 'normal life', but for many, May 18 means one thing and one thing only - the craic.

Primary school pupils will only be able to return to school part-time in autumn if current social distancing and other public health restrictions are in place, teachers and school managers...

Here's your starter for 10. What pastime has seen a huge up-tick since the lockdown began? The answer - hey, no peeking at your phones! - is, of course, the...

There are two clear tribes forming as the pandemic rumbles on. If you're like my other half, who is currently bereft that he hasn't been able to run in three...

We're rightly showing our appreciation during the pandemic for essential workers who are making a huge contribution while many of the rest of us work from home.

Gardaí visited a meat factory in which a massive cluster of coronavirus has broken out to warn workers further breaches of social distancing regulations would not be tolerated.

President Donald Trump inquired how long Ukraine would be able to resist Russian aggression without US assistance during a 2018 meeting with donors that included the indicted associates of his...

Three years ago, Jeff Bezos was struggling to retain his title as the world's richest man, but booming demand for Amazon's services in recent months has sent his wealth skyrocketing.

The worst-kept secret in the country is now out in the public.

Europe should brace itself for a second deadly wave of coronavirus because the pandemic is not over, the World Health Organisation's top official on the continent has warned.

The family of a man who died from Covid-19 while in hospital for stroke treatment have called for an investigation into why patients suspected of having been infected were cared...

Prince Andrew's accuser Virginia Giuffre has warned Jeffrey Epstein's alleged associates "you took our freedom, now we're going to take yours", in a trailer for a new film on the...

It could take nearly two years to clear a backlog of postponed surgeries, including operations on cancer patients, which has built up in Irish hospitals due to the coronavirus crisis,...

Frontline workers, including healthcare staff, will have to wait another six weeks to be provided with childcare after the collapse of a proposed Government scheme, the Taoiseach has signalled.

RESTRICTIONS on air travel should be lifted or eased "as soon as possible" across Europe, according to the chief executive of the Irish Aviation Authority, Peter Kearney.

A defence attorney hired by one of two white men in Georgia accused of pursuing and killing a black man is cautioning against a "rush to judgment" in a case...

The federal Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned doctors about a serious rare inflammatory condition in children linked with the coronavirus.

A lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of illegally profiting off the presidency through his luxury Washington hotel was revived on Thursday by a divided federal appeals court.