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Ancient sites in Greece, including the Acropolis hill towering over Athens, will reopen to visitors on May 18, authorities said on Thursday. The ancient monuments were closed along with museums...

A blundering mugger who was forced to flee when his 77-year-old victim fought back has been jailed for more than three years.

IT WOULD be mandatory for people arriving in Ireland to give details of where they are self-isolating due to coronavirus under proposals being considered by the government.

The number of UK firms going bust tumbled by a third last month thanks to Government life-support measures but companies may face greater risks as the economy emerges from coronavirus,...

Nearly 700,000 payment holidays on credit cards have been granted as part of stop-gap measures to support borrowers whose finances have been affected by the coronavirus.

The United Nations announced on Thursday it is increasing its appeal to fight the coronavirus pandemic in fragile and vulnerable countries from $2 billion to $6.7 billion. UN humanitarian chief...

Pakistan's coronavirus lockdown will be lifted on Saturday, Prime Minister Imran Khan said, despite the fact that the number of cases in the country is still accelerating. The decision is...

CHILDCARE providers have been warned they have no insurance cover for Covid-19 claims if they take part in a government scheme for frontline workers.

Nearly 3.2 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the business shutdowns caused by the coronavirus outbreak deepened the worst US economic crisis in decades.

THE government is "increasingly confident" the first phase of reopening Ireland can begin on May 18, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has told the Dáil.

A “miracle” baby girl who weighed just 1lb 2oz (511g) when she was born more than four months prematurely has safely gone home from hospital.

Investors breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday as breakdown specialist AA said it was expecting a milder hit than many had feared from the coronavirus crisis.

Andy Serkis has said Gollum is “never too far away” as he prepares to revisit his most famous role for a continuous, live reading of The Hobbit – lasting around...

Hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes as firefighters battle wildfires in the Florida Panhandle.

Firefighters in the Florida Panhandle have been battling wildfires that forced around 1,600 people to leave their homes.

Protesters have demanded that Barclays pulls all its funding for fossil fuels as the bank held a vital vote to determine the future of its environmental strategy.

Regional and political divisions have emerged in many nations over how fast to lift coronavirus lockdowns as worries about economic devastation collide with fears of a second wave of deaths.

Staff at a hospital have spoken of their pride and the morale boosting effect of being chosen to host the latest artwork by Banksy.

A third of people arriving in Ireland over the last six days refused to hand over details of where they were staying to allow authorities confirm they were self-isolating.

Captain Tom Moore will be guest of honour for a radio station's “virtual street party” celebrating the 75th anniversary of VE Day.

The state of emergency over the novel coronavirus could be lifted early in some areas of Japan that have seen declines in new infections, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on...

Hundreds of items of personal protective equipment (PPE) have been donated to a hospital in memory of a woman who died with coronavirus.

A rare white squirrel has been spotted in a garden in Perthshire.

The coronavirus pandemic will last for at least the rest of this year, German Chancellor Angela Merkel's chief of staff said on Thursday. “We are not living after the pandemic...

A Norwegian man suspected of killing his stepsister and then opening fire in an Oslo mosque has told the first day of his trial that it was an act of...

A Norwegian man suspected of killing his stepsister and then storming an Oslo mosque with firearms “with the intention to kill as many Muslims as possible” has appeared in court...

The Dutch Safety Board said on Thursday it would conduct an independent investigation and review of the country's preparedness and government performance during the coronavirus outbreak. Prime Minister Mark Rutte...

The Polish lower house of parliament, the Sejm, approved on Thursday government-sponsored legislation that would allow the presidential election to go ahead by postal ballot, according to voting records. The...

Mustafa al-Kadhimi took office as Iraq's prime minister early Thursday after breaking months of political deadlock. The former intelligence chief will have to tackle a staggering economic crisis, a health...

The average house price fell by 0.6% in April as market activity was held almost at a complete standstill, according to an index.

Virgin Media and O2 are to merge to create a £31 billion media and telecoms giant, their parent firms have announced.

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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.

Health experts have expressed growing dread that a second wave of coronavirus deaths and infections could force governments to clamp down again, even as China declared its risk level is...

At least 11 people have been killed after chemical gas leaked from an industrial plant in southern India, leaving people struggling to breathe and collapsing in the streets as they...

At least five people have been killed and nearly 1,000 injured after a chemical gas leaked from an Indian industrial plant.

At least eight people have been killed after a chemical gas leaked from an industrial plant in southern India, leaving people struggling to breathe and collapsing in the streets as...

China's government has declared the whole country is low risk as the number of coronavirus cases fall to nearly zero.