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Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary has tested positive for the coronavirus.

EMPLOYERS will have to have special isolation areas for staff who display coronavirus symptoms under new protocols for reopening workplaces.

Venezuela's chief prosecutor has ordered the arrest of a former US soldier and two opposition figures living in the US for their alleged role in a botched operation aimed at...

Europe has marked the 75th anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany to Allied forces in low-key fashion because of coronavirus lockdown restrictions across the continent.

Police in France have dismantled smuggling networks trying to take advantage of a rush to buy medical supplies including face masks to tackle the coronavirus epidemic. By the end of...

THE government has approved proposals to support coronavirus-hit travel agents.

Italy has become the first European Union country to record more than 30,000 coronavirus deaths.

The coronavirus pandemic has made a timeline for a British-EU trade deal “virtually impossible,” Ireland's Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Friday. “Given the complexity of what we're trying to...

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday described as a mistake the decision of the Georgian government to recall its ambassador. Teimuraz Sharashenidze, Georgia's envoy to Ukraine, was recalled from Kiev...

The daughter of a radio intercept operator has described the moment she stumbled upon her father's note recording Germany's Second World War surrender at Bletchley Park.

British coastguards rescued more than 120 migrants trying to cross the English Channel on seven small boats, French maritime authorities said on Friday. The rescue took place in the night...

The Swiss government will further ease curbs on migration from Europe while considering opening borders with neighbors, the government said on Friday. As migration resumes, initial steps will include processing...

Sweeping changes to this year's Leaving Cert will see the roll out of a system where students are assessed based on grades awarded by their schools.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday that the coronavirus pandemic keeps unleashing “a tsunami of hate and xenophobia, scapegoating and scare-mongering” and appealed for an all-out effort to end hate...

China will “resolutely prevent” a rebound of the coronavirus outbreak as the country faces mounting pressure from imported cases, state television reported on Friday, quoting a top level meeting chaired...

The US unemployment rate hit 14.7% in April, the highest since the Great Depression, as 20.5 million jobs vanished in the worst monthly loss on record.

HEALTH Minister Simon Harris has said he treats any protected disclosures with the "utmost seriousness" and said it's very important that people come forward with any concerns they have.

A court asked the Indian government on Friday to respond to a challenge against its order for compulsory use of a contact tracing app by public and private sector employees...

Virgin Money has reversed a decision to block some customers from making new purchases on their cards, saying that it has listened to feedback and decided it is not the...

Sweeping changes to this year's Leaving Cert will allow students the option of being assessed through a system of predictive grades instead of exams.

The Spanish government is expected to decide on Friday in which regions bars, restaurants and places of worship will open under the next phase of a gradual exit from the...

HEALTH Minister Simon Harris has defended the response to coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes as it emerged there has been 23-deaths in one facility in the North-East, many of them...

Unemployment has almost doubled in April to record high of 694,683 workers as a result of the economic lockdown that aims to contain the spread of coronavirus.

A Winston Churchill impersonator did not despair when a three-day VE Day outdoor celebration was cancelled because of Covid-19.

Australia will ease social distancing restrictions in a three-step process, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday. Canberra is aiming to remove most curbs by July and get nearly one...

Scuffles broke out at Hong Kong's Legislative Council on Friday as members of opposing camps competed to preside over a meeting to determine who has authority over a key committee...

Hanoi protested on Friday against what it described as Beijing's unilateral fishing ban in the disputed South China Sea from May 1 to August 16. The statement comes weeks after...

Danish museums, amusement parks and cinemas will be allowed to reopen from June 8, the government said on Friday. It had struck a deal with parliament on how restrictions to...

Uber lost 2.9 billion dollars (£2.3 billion) in the first quarter as its overseas investments were hammered by the coronavirus pandemic.

A white former police officer and his son were arrested on Thursday in Georgia and charged with murder in the shooting death of an unarmed black man, an incident that...

The coronavirus pandemic keeps unleashing "a tsunami of hate and xenophobia, scapegoating and scare-mongering", UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres said.

China and South Korea both reported more coronavirus infections Friday after reopening economies damaged by devastating outbreaks.

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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.

China and South Korea both reported more coronavirus infections Friday after reopening economies damaged by devastating outbreaks.

Hundreds of people have been evacuated from areas of north-west Florida as several major wildfires burn through the area.

A white father and son have been been charged with murder over the February shooting death of a black man they pursued in a truck after spotting him running in...