Yemen's forces will confront an “armed rebellion” by separatists in the south, the government said Tuesday. it said that the group had refused to de-escalate the situation after declaring self-rule...
May 12, 2020
Denmark is “very unlikely” to be hit by a second wave of coronavirus, the country's chief epidemiologist said on Tuesday. Kare Molbak made the statement after the government laid out...
May 12, 2020
FIANNA Fáil leader Micheál Martin has said that the use of face masks by the public should form part of plans for reopening Ireland from the coronavirus lock-down.
May 12, 2020
China has suspended punitive tariffs on more US goods including radar equipment for aviation amid pressure from President Donald Trump to buy more imports as part of a truce in...
May 12, 2020
A steam railway that has starred in Downton Abbey and Poirot needs £300,000 to help it recover from lockdown.
May 12, 2020
The coronavirus lockdown has so far reduced the number of asylum seekers able to reach Europe, according to the European Union's asylum agency said. However, the EASO border agency warned...
May 12, 2020
Tina Fey shed tears after announcing that more than 115 million dollars (£93 million) was raised towards supporting New Yorkers impacted by Covid-19 during a virtual telethon.
May 12, 2020
Some 40 people are believed “to have been killed or wounded” in a suicide blast on Tuesday at the funeral of a police commander in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar,...
May 12, 2020
Tesco Bank customers who are self-isolating or shielding will be able to receive cash delivered to their home free of charge.
May 12, 2020
The government in Madrid has ordered a two-week quarantine for all travelers coming into Spain from May 15 in a bid to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Incoming...
May 12, 2020
The government in Madrid has ordered a two-week quarantine for all travelers coming into Spain from May 15 in a bid to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Incoming...
May 12, 2020
B&Q owner Kingfisher has reported a 21.8% plunge in UK and Ireland sales at the DIY chain due to the coronavirus lockdown, but said sales have started to recover as...
May 12, 2020
A fire at a hospital in St Petersburg has killed five coronavirus patients who were on ventilators, Russian emergency officials said.
May 12, 2020
A fire at a hospital in St Petersburg has killed five coronavirus patients who were on ventilators, Russian emergency officials said.
May 12, 2020
Vodafone bounced back from a multibillion-euro loss to post a profit in its most recent financial year, the company revealed on Tuesday.
May 12, 2020
Vodafone bounced back from a multibillion-euro loss to post a profit in its most recent financial year, the company revealed on Tuesday.
May 12, 2020
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has confirmed the company has restarted its California factory in violation of local government orders.
May 12, 2020
Supermarket Morrisons has posted surging retail sales over a “volatile” first quarter, but revealed a hit from plunging fuel demand amid the coronavirus lockdown.
May 12, 2020
South Korean officials scrambled on Monday to contain a new coronavirus outbreak, searching for thousands of people who may have been infected in a cluster of cases linked to nightclubs...
May 12, 2020
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May 12, 2020
Follow the latest coronavirus news in Ireland and across the world on the Independent.ie live blog.
May 12, 2020
Follow the latest coronavirus news in Ireland and across the world on the Independent.ie live blog.
May 12, 2020
Toyota has reported a sharp plunge in fiscal fourth quarter profit as the global pandemic hit vehicle sales and halted production at its factories.
May 12, 2020
American Jews were targets of more anti-Semitic incidents in 2019 than any other year over the past four decades, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) reported on Tuesday.
May 12, 2020
There is something about the Leaving Cert that has left an indelible mark on all who've endured it.
May 12, 2020
The Hong Kong authorities yesterday confirmed that 230 people were arrested over the weekend in the biggest police crackdown on pro-democracy protests since mid-January, when the city was first struck...
May 12, 2020
A man allegedly filmed and mocked four police officers as they lay dying after a horrific car accident when they had pulled him over for allegedly speeding in his Porsche.
May 12, 2020
Nearly half of people now believe the worst of the coronavirus crisis is over as it emerged public health experts are certain to give the green light to begin the...
May 12, 2020
Jerry Stiller, who for decades teamed with wife Anne Meara in a beloved comedy duo and then reached new heights in his senior years as Frank Costanza on the classic...
May 12, 2020
South Korea and China have reported fresh surges in coronavirus cases in the wake of both countries easing their lockdown measures.
May 12, 2020
People will only be allowed to meet one of their parents after lockdown is eased tomorrow, the British government has said in an embarrassing U-turn.
May 12, 2020
When I first began writing this diary, I mentally committed to highlighting the most uplifting elements of life under lockdown. Although the Covid-19 outbreak meant I was forced to suddenly...
May 12, 2020
The nation is about to emerge from the swaddle of weeks of mostly stay-at-home living and many new insights have been learned about the coronavirus in that time. Knowledge is...
May 12, 2020
Singer Adele has lost weight. It really shouldn't be news, but it is. She was photographed last week, looking pretty because she has always been pretty, and looking thinner than...
May 12, 2020
'We've given up," says mum-of-two Deirdre Murphy simply. "It wasn't a decision I made lightly. We're not lazy, we don't want to undermine or underestimate all the work the teachers...
May 12, 2020
More than 1,900 former Justice Department employees have repeated a call for William Barr to step down as US attorney general, asserting in an open letter he had "once again...
May 12, 2020
Our country is dying. Slowly but surely, we are watching a horror movie unfold in front of our eyes, yet we can't seem to do anything about it.
May 12, 2020
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson last night urged his public to "use good, solid British common sense" in interpreting his new lockdown rules after facing a host of questions and...
May 12, 2020
Most of the population has built up no immunity to the coronavirus, leaving them at risk of infection as the country begins to ease the lockdown.
May 12, 2020
A missile fired during an Iranian training exercise mistakenly struck a naval vessel instead of its intended target in waters near the Strait of Hormuz, killing 19 sailors and wounding...
