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Pope Francis waded into the church-state debate about virus-imposed lockdowns of religious services, calling for “prudence and obedience” to government protocols to prevent infections from surging again.

Hillary Clinton has endorsed Joe Biden's presidential candidacy.

The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) has said that it is “not in a position” to recommend the easing of lockdown restrictions.

A hospital cleaner who died after being diagnosed with coronavirus has been remembered as a much-loved woman who had a heart of gold.

Hillary Clinton will endorse Joe Biden's presidential candidacy later on Tuesday, sources said.

Britons across the country continue to find innovative ways to thank the NHS and frontline workers for their efforts during the coronavirus pandemic.

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

Beijing has criticized India's decision to stop using Chinese testing kits for the coronavirus because of quality issues as unfair and irresponsible. The Indian Council of Medical Research said on...

THE killer of Irish father of two Jason Corbett (39) has been refused temporary release from a US prison because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

PRESIDENT Michael D Higgins has paid tribute to frontline workers who paid “the ultimate price” during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Traders continued to let their nerves relax a little, as longed-for hopes of a lockdown lift and a return to normality helped send shares higher.

Serbia will restart bus and rail services and allow commercial flights, a cautious easing of a nationwide lockdown as the rate of coronavirus infections slows, health authorities said on Tuesday....

THE Labour Party have set out a series of questions and demands that must be addressed by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael if the party is to consider entering talks...

A couple spending their diamond wedding anniversary apart because of the coronavirus outbreak got a special treat to make their celebrations a little sweeter thanks to their local supermarket.

Prisoners in Peru have rioted in protest against their precarious living conditions following the deaths of several fellow inmates with coronavirus, but the revolt itself proved fatal, with nine prisoners...

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

THE number of people arrested for being in breach of the Covid-19 regulations has more than doubled in the past week as people continue to flaunt emergency travel restrictions.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi ordered a three-month renewal for the long-running state of emergency in the country on Tuesday, citing health and security concerns. Egypt has been under a...

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has come under pressure from his cabinet ministers to begin lifting Covid-19 restrictions after the bank holiday weekend.

TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar donned medical scrubs and a face mask to help out with Covid-19 testing at a Traveller accommodation site in his constituency.

UN chief Antonio Guterres has said the coronavirus pandemic has exposed how fragile societies are but that if governments work together on common challenges, including global warming, it can be...

Hundreds of protesters in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli have set fire to two banks and hurled stones at soldiers, who responded with tear gas and batons in renewed clashes...

Portugal's lockdown will be lifted from May 3 but the reopening of the economy will be a slow and gradual process, the country's president said on Tuesday. “What matters in...

Authorities in Thailand's capital plan to lift coronavirus curbs over the next few days or weeks for some businesses, ranging from restaurants and hair salons to pet groomers, as the...

Moscow will propose a number of initiatives to mitigate the consequences of the pandemic, including in the social and economic spheres, to the BRICS bloc member nations, Russian Foreign Minister...

GPs have warned about patients tested for the coronavirus facing “unacceptable waiting times” for if the HSE is not ready to cope with plans to ramp up testing.

The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival has cancelled this summer's lineup due to the coronavirus pandemic, the event's president, Jiri Bartoska, said in a video message on Tuesday. Organizers of...

Moscow has reiterated that it is only possible to resolve the Libyan issue through political and diplomatic means, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. Russia “firmly believes that...

The most populous state in Australia said on Tuesday it will relax some restrictions on movement. New South Wales state, which is home to nearly half of Australia's roughly 6,700...

Irish paediatricians have been told to look out for a rare but dangerous reaction in children that may be linked to coronavirus infection.

A woman has been stabbed in Israel's central city of Kfar Saba in what police are investigating as a potential terror attack. The woman, 62, was taken in moderate-to-serious condition...

McDonald's, a key buyer of Irish beef, is field-testing new social distancing and food production policies at a single restaurant in hopes of reopening - but this will happen only...

A Turkish military plane carrying medical supplies and protective equipment was heading for the United States on Tuesday to deliver aid to its NATO ally battling the coronavirus outbreak. The...

Researchers have used a battery of modern imaging techniques to get under the skin of Johannes Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring, but tests have not answered the key question...

A snake has been rescued after getting trapped inside a family's new oven.

The Presidential Council of Libya's Government of National Accord has described as “farce and a new coup” the statement by eastern-based military leader Khalifa Haftar that his Libyan National Army...

Anger over the crash of Lebanon's national currency that sent food prices soaring has boiled over into street violence in the northern city of Tripoli, where a man wounded in...

Australia has asked the Chinese ambassador to explain what it called a threat of “economic coercion” in response to Canberra's push for an international inquiry into the source of the...

High street banking group Santander UK has reported plunging first quarter profits after booking hefty charges as it braces for soaring loan losses from the coronavirus crisis.

Building supplies group Travis Perkins said revenues have tumbled by two-thirds in the first three weeks of April despite keeping sites operating during the coronavirus pandemic.