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Traditional crowds at dawn services for the Anzac Day memorial holiday in Australia were replaced with candlelit vigils in driveways and neighbours gathering to listen to buglers play The Last...

BANKS are tightening the criteria for mortgages over fears of sharp house price falls and because so many people have suffered income shocks.

The World Health Organisation has warned against the idea of “immunity passports” amid the coronavirus pandemic.

An unmanned Russian cargo capsule has arrived at the International Space Station with more than two tons of supplies for the three-man crew.

Independent.ie's live blog is here to keep you informed of what's going on in Ireland and across the world during the coronavirus pandemic.

What US President Donald Trump says and does often flies in the face of mainstream science. Coronavirus and the idea of injecting disinfectants is only the latest episode.

Harold Reid, who sang bass for the Grammy-winning country group The Statler Brothers, has died at the age of 80 after a long battle with kidney failure.

Cases of the new coronavirus are overwhelming hospitals, morgues and cemeteries across Brazil as the country veers closer to becoming one of the world's pandemic hot spots.

For the first time, President Donald Trump cut off his daily coronavirus task force briefing on Friday without taking any questions from reporters.

Republican President Donald Trump trails Democrat Joe Biden among registered voters in three battleground states that he narrowly carried in 2016 and are seen as crucial to winning November's election,...

The coronavirus has claimed the lives of five healthcare workers across the health service, it emerged yesterday.

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has said the global Covid-19 pandemic is his "worst nightmare", while promising to assist the process of manufacturing vaccines.

A string of recent polls shows troubling signs for President Donald Trump with older voters, a group central to his re-election effort that appears to be drifting away from him...

Donald Trump insisted yesterday his suggestion people with coronavirus could be treated with injections of disinfectant was "sarcastic" after a heated and widespread backlash.

US President Donald Trump has thrown more cold water on reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was gravely ill, but declined to say if he had been in touch...

The backers of the proposed All-Island League have decided on the proposed format for the initiative which would see all-island champions crowned via a knockout competition - at the end...

Progress in the post-Brexit talks has been "disappointing" with the UK refusing to commit "seriously" on numerous fundamental points, the EU's chief negotiator said.

Students around the country respond to the postponement and cancellation of state exams.

Every time Aoife Kiernan starts a shift, the battle begins. She puts on a set of gloves first, then another set on top of those. Next, over her mouth and...

Every time Aoife Kiernan starts a shift, the battle begins. She puts on a set of gloves first, then another set on top of those. Next, over her mouth and...

How fair is the form of 'lockdown shaming' which has come from senior doctors who have exposed how too many of us are breaching the appeal to limit our movements...

A case has been referred to the British parole board to consider whether one of James Bulger's killers should be released from jail.

Construction firms that want to resume work while keeping staff safe from Covid-19 may need to stagger shifts from 7am to midnight.

Canada's worst mass shooting erupted from an argument between the gunman and his girlfriend, who survived the attack, a police official said.

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has opened up about contracting coronavirus and said that the illness “floored” her.

Blizzards singer Niall Breslin, also known as Bressie, has opened up about losing his uncle to coronavirus.

The government has advised schools to provide disadvantaged pupils with tables and chairs for schoolwork if needed.

Independent.ie's live blog is here to keep you informed of what's going on in Ireland and across the world during the coronavirus pandemic.

In late March, Deborah Birx assured us that US President Donald Trump is a savvy consumer of medical information.

TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar has warned that people breaking coronavirus restrictions could mean the current lockdown having to be extended by two or three weeks.

The French government has announced a “historic” seven billion euro (£6 billion) aid package to rescue Air France, whose planes have been grounded by virus lockdowns around the world.

Two recovering quadriplegic men have completed a staircase summit to Everest to raise more than £36,000 for charity.

Apple and Google have given more details about how they plan to join forces on contact tracing through smartphones to help governments track the spread of Coronavirus.

President Donald Trump on Friday signed The $484 billion coronavirus relief bill, which provides more funding for the small business loan program, as well as additional money for hospitals and...

Georgia's former leader Mikhail Saakashvili on Friday said he'd accepted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's offer to become a deputy prime minister in charge of reforms. Saakashvili, who was the president...

A foal has been named Captain Tom in tribute to Second World War veteran and NHS fundraiser Captain Tom Moore, after a horse charity held a social media competition to...

Independent.ie's live blog is here to keep you informed of what's going on in Ireland and across the world during the coronavirus pandemic.

Lingering uncertainty put a dampener on the end of the week in global markets as European politicians remained split over a potential rescue package.

Donald Trump has signed a 484 billion dollar (£392 dollar) bill to aid employers and hospitals under stress from the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 50,000 Americans and...

Gardai have issued a warning over an iTunes gift card scam claiming to be a Covid-19 fundraiser for charity.