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Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it has launched a military satellite into orbit amid wider tensions with the US.

Six people may have contracted coronavirus after voting in the Wisconsin presidential primary election which was held amid the pandemic.

Canadian police now say the death toll from the gun rampage in Nova Scotia has reached 23 after more bodies were found.

The €350 a week flat-rate pandemic unemployment payment has created an incentive for workers to declare themselves unemployed, according to stockbroker Davy.

Thousands more students are likely to qualify for a Susi college grant for the next academic year because of the impact of Covid-19 on household finances.

With cabin fever setting in for many of us, the weekly shop has become a very different beast to the routine household task it was only a few months ago....

South Korea said it was not true that North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un was gravely ill, contradicting US media reports, though his absence from recent public events has sparked speculation...

The question of when to re-open schools is being answered differently depending on each country.

Like most people, I currently spend a big part of each day trawling for upsides to the groundhog day merry-go-round we are all trapped on. I'm constantly searching for any...

New people are sleeping rough on the streets of the capital as the coronavirus lockdown hits, an aid worker has warned.

Like most people, I currently spend a big part of each day trawling for upsides to the groundhog day merry-go-round we are all trapped on. I'm constantly searching for any...

Imagine an economy with more than two million people at work, hit by a recession where more than 500,000 suddenly lose their jobs. What's the quickest way to get these...

London Fashion Week has moved its style conversation to a gender-neutral, digital platform in June as the Covid-19 lockdown endures.

The 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day takes place today at a time when oil is of so little value it can't be given away, when streets are free...

Every local village and church gate had one. An excitable type all too eager to race up to you with the news: "Things are bad and getting worse."

I could be locked down in a worse place.

Rail and bus commuters with annual tickets are in line for refunds.

Less than 6pc of the French population will have contracted the coronavirus by the time the country starts lifting its lockdown next month, according to a study which also warns...

His friendly style has earned him the nickname 'Mr Cuddly' from his pupils - and now he is schooling the entire nation.

In 2007, then Green Party leader Trevor Sargent coined the phrase "Planet Bertie" to describe Fianna Fáil as a party that was "so strange and so alien to our sensibilities"...

Crude oil prices crashed to their lowest levels on record this week with motorists set to see prices at the pumps falling in the coming weeks.

The proposed land grab to kickstart the building of homes, with the compulsory purchase of land by the new government under the new framework document below its market valuation, is...

The economy could bounce back from the massive shock caused by the coronavirus crisis in the space of two years - but it will depend on the success of efforts...

The first person to be charged with offences under new emergency powers enacted to enforce public compliance with Covid-19 travel restrictions has been jailed for three months.

There was predictable shock when 189 passengers arrived off a Ryanair plane from Bulgaria as seasonal workers for Keelings.

THE Government is planning a multi-million euro scheme to help disadvantaged students get through the end of the school year and their exams, Education Minister Joe McHugh has said.

TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar has suggested restrictions designed to stop the spread of Covid-19 will begin to ease on May 5.

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.

US President Donald Trump has announced he will be placing a 60-day pause on the issuing of certain immigration green cards in an effort to limit competition for jobs in...

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.

A near-500 billion dollar (£403bn) coronavirus aid package has been approved by the US Senate, after Congress and the White House reached a deal to replenish a small business payroll...

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.

MAJOR public buildings in Ireland are to be illuminated in blue as a tribute to the country's healthcare heroes.

The number of people killed in Canada's worst mass shooting has risen to 23, police said Tuesday. A gunman who had disguised himself as a cop opened fire at multiple...

Canadian police have said they believe there were 22 victims after a gunman went on a rampage in rural communities across Nova Scotia over the weekend.

President Donald Trump has said he will sign an executive order to temporarily suspend immigration into the US because of the coronavirus.

THE question of when to re-open schools is being answered differently depending on each country.

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.

Around one-third of Stockholm's 1 million people will have had the novel coronavirus by the start of May, according to Sweden's public health agency. The disease may have already passed...

The summer season of music festivals will be cancelled under new Government restrictions on mass gatherings.