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Liverpool appear set to be the 2019-'20 Premier League champions whether the campaign is finished or not after Uefa ruled out the English top-flight season being declared 'void'.

The Weeknd has urged people to help Captain Tom Moore claim top spot in the charts after it was revealed he is likely to overtake the war veteran.

A grandfather has told how he feels lucky to be alive after surviving not one but two deadly pandemics, both of which left him fighting for his life.

No playgrounds, no parties, no parks. No swimming pools, soft-play centres or pizza parlours. No sun holidays, or even a low-key staycation to look forward to.

One in five New York City residents is thought to have already been infected by the coronavirus, according to preliminary results of new antibody testing.

A two-week ceasefire in Yemen, announced by a Saudi-led military coalition, expired yesterday without leading to a permanent truce, raising fears the country's war will grind on and shatter its...

Manchester United are optimistic of returning to training next month but have several contingency plans if the countrywide lockdown is extended, according to assistant coach Kieran McKenna.

When I was eight years of age, my family moved to Ireland. That was in 2007, right before the financial crisis hit.

League of Ireland players have expressed concerns about football being rushed back amid the Covid-19 pandemic and they will insist on safety standards being met before they return to the...

The widow of a man who died from Covid-19 has recovered from the virus in the nursing home where the couple lived.

Behind the headline figure of a €60m loss to the GAA at central level if there are no inter-county championships in 2019, the trickle-down effect and impact on county boards...

Joe Biden rolled out twin endorsements intended to bolster his environmental credentials on the 50th celebration of Earth Day, receiving nods from two of his party's most established voices on...

When the last Lufthansa flight left Dublin for Frankfurt after a non-stop service since 1972, it brought a tear to my eye.

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's tenure as Barack Obama's vice president could come back to bite him in his showdown with President Donald Trump.

A subsidiary of Open Orphan has started testing a drug that could potentially treat Covid-19.

The staffing crisis in some private nursing homes is escalating as the HSE's testing blitz for the coronavirus is forcing more workers to take sick leave.

Up to half of all coronavirus deaths in Europe have taken place in care homes, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said, warning of "an unimaginable human tragedy".

The White House has pitched “emerging” research on the benefits of sunlight and humidity in tackling the coronavirus pandemic.

The coronavirus death toll in the Russian capital surpassed the 300 mark on Thursday, when 37 more people succumbed to the disease, according to the latest official figures. Moscow remains...

A public health emergency is in effect at the US military base in the East African nation of Djibouti over coronavirus concerns. The 30-day health emergency concerns US personnel, whether...

APPLICATIONS by 4,000 Irish students to British universities could be hit by a delay in the Leaving Cert results being issued.

APPLICATIONS by 4,000 Irish students to British universities could be hit by a delay in the Leaving Cert results being issued.

In a rare show of unity, EU leaders have agreed to ask the bloc's Commission to create plan for a joint coronavirus recovery fund. While details of the mechanism are...

Chief medical officer Tony Holohan has said that if today was May 5 there could be no easing of the restrictive measures.

Chief medical officer Tony Holohan has said that if today was May 5 there could be no easing of the restrictive measures.

The world has lost more than one quarter of its land-dwelling insects in the past 30 years, researchers say.

EU leaders have agreed to revamp the EU's long-term budget and set up a massive recovery fund to tackle the impact of coronavirus and help rebuild the bloc's ravaged economies.

Hundreds of thousands of small and medium sized companies may need to access credit of up to €5.7bn as a result of the coronavirus lockdown to cover their non-wage costs.

A feature film about Whitney Houston's life is in the works from the screenwriter of Bohemian Rhapsody.

The European Union on Thursday issued a warning against the incoming Israeli government's intention to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, saying that such a move “would constitute a...

Rufus Wainwright is still working hard in lockdown, despite cancelled tour dates and a delayed album release.

A DECISION to close playgrounds was made by the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) a week before it decided support was needed for nursing homes, the Dáil has been...

The Weeknd has urged people to help Captain Tom Moore claim top spot in the charts after it was revealed he is likely to overtake the war veteran.

The Dutch port city of Rotterdam agreed on Thursday to host the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, after this year's edition was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Rotterdam's city council...

Commodity companies and housebuilders pulled up London's top market on Thursday, as the price of oil staged a small recovery compared with its 20-year lows earlier this week.

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A new app could help thousands of people “adopt a grandparent” and a police officer made it to his daughter's birth after his Covid-19 test results were fast-tracked.

The United Arab Emirates has shortened a nationwide coronavirus curfew by two hours to now run daily from 10pm to 6am (1800 to 0200 GMT) for the Muslim fasting month...

TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar has suggested that coronavirus testing will be ramped up next week with the criteria for getting a test set to be broadened.

A major bank has seen the number of cheques being deposited digitally increase by 30% during the coronavirus lockdown.