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Hammerson has said its £400 million deal to sell seven retail parks has collapsed after the private equity buyer pulled out.

The EU's executive on Wednesday said Poland must ensure “free and fair” elections, as the bloc's largest ex-communist country is locked in a political crisis over a presidential vote due...

The European Commission said today that its base case was for Ireland's economy to shrink 8pc this year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic but it warned that it...

A Georgian-Israeli billionaire has found an innovative solution to the Gaza Strip's chronic water crisis.

Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia will open their borders to each others' citizens from May 15, Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins has said. “Agreed on opening of internal Baltic borders from...

So here we are, in week whatever it is of lockdown, and our true colours are starting to show - not just the grey roots.

The journey of two beluga whales to an open-water sanctuary in Iceland will be narrated by comedian John Bishop in an ITV documentary.

Car maker BMW warned the industry would be held back by the coronavirus outbreak “for quite some time to come” as it posted first-quarter results.

A delayed rotation of US Marines to a defense base in Australia's northern city of Darwin will go ahead based on strict adherence to Covid-19 measures, according to Australia's defense...

Metro Bank said it saw a jump in customer deposits while lending dipped in the first quarter of 2020.

Halfords shares soared on Wednesday after bosses said April had been better than they expected.

The European Union has predicted a recession of “historic proportions” this year due to the impact of coronavirus, with a drop in output of more than 7%.

CHANGES to make the Government's welfare payments more affordable will be made over the coming weeks, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has said.

Immunity to the novel coronavirus is building up very slowly in the Czech Republic, with likely no more than 4-5 percent of the population covered, the Health Ministry said on...

The Trump administration is aiming to wind down its coronavirus taskforce in the coming month as the president shifts his focus from battling an “invisible enemy” to rebooting the economy.

Senior gardai want the Government to pull the shutters down on supermarket chains staging 'specials' that result in large crowds congregating outside stores.

The Jordanian government will continue to impose a daily night curfew even after containing the spread of the new coronavirus and allowing businesses to reopen and more movement. Government spokesman...

ITV has said demand for advertising plunged 42% in April as marketing spend ground to a halt amid the coronavirus crisis.

Independent.ie reporters keeping you up to date with the latest coronavirus news in Ireland and across the world.

Independent.ie reporters keeping you up to date with the latest coronavirus news in Ireland and across the world.

The costume designer behind the disguises on ITV's The Masked Singer has turned his talents to making personal protective equipment (PPE) for NHS workers on the front line.

The Trump administration failed to prepare for the onslaught of coronavirus, then sought a quick fix by trying to rush an unproven drug to patients, a senior government scientist has...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pressing ahead with the next pandemic aid package as Republicans insist such assistance should be paused.

US Supreme Court judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been admitted to hospital with an infection caused by a gallstone – but plans to continue taking part in the court's arguments...

A California appeals court on Tuesday overturned most of a 2017 jury verdict awarding Quincy Jones $9.4 million (£7.4 million) in royalties and fees from Michael Jackson's estate.

Public health advice on face coverings was removed from the Government's roadmap for reopening the country.

The UK has overtaken Italy to report the highest official death toll from the new coronavirus in Europe, figures released yesterday showed, increasing pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson over...

Think of what the last thing was that you shared on Facebook, Twitter or WhatsApp. The chances are it wasn't about the pandemic dominating the news headlines but rather a...

Lesotho's first lady had apparently agreed to divorce the nation's prime minister at a mediation just hours before she was shot dead, it emerged yesterday, in the latest twist to...

During the initial days of lockdown, conversations became our lifeline. In the absence of normal social interaction, the whole gamut of telecommunications allowed us to check in with everyone and...

A surge in spending as more than a million workers were forced on to welfare payments by the pandemic lockdown plunged the Government finances €7.5bn into the red in April.

There is no good time for a global pandemic to strike, but Covid-19 hit at an especially vulnerable moment for the world's most important relationship, that between the United States...

Premier League clubs will carry out assessments for all players before training resumes to check for potential heart or breathing problems that may make them more vulnerable to Covid-19.

Key Congressional Republican allies who fought tooth and nail when the Democratic-led US House of Representatives panel subpoenaed President Donald Trump's financial records last year seem to have gone 'awol'...

Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela's president, said he has detained two American "mercenaries" involved in a murky operation allegedly intended to infiltrate Venezuela and overthrow him.

The wait for clarity on the status of football in Ireland is increasing the prospect of deep confusion further down the line.

Leading trainer Sheila Lavery has laid into Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) chiefs for their "deafening silence" around the return of Irish racing.

A painter stopped by gardaí at a Covid checkpoint said he did not care about the lockdown as he did not know anyone affected by the virus.

He didn't sound like a man in any rush to get back playing after putting down all those miles for charity last Friday, vowing breathlessly not to don a pair...

Senate officials say they cannot legally release any potential records relating to a complaint purportedly made by a former aide to Joe Biden who has since accused him of sexual...