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Kuwait will extend the suspension of work in the public sector including at government ministries until May 31 and expand a nationwide curfew to 16 hours to combat the coronavirus,...

Singapore's government has withdrawn a short-lived public awareness campaign on coronavirus measures depicting five comic superheroes after online criticism that it was too frivolous – and caused offence to Liverpool...

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 chorus of governors from both parties pushed back hard on Monday after President Donald Trump accused Democrats of playing “a very dangerous political game” by insisting there was a...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said rushing to ease coronavirus restrictions will likely lead to a resurgence of the illness.

A chorus of governors from both parties pushed back hard on Monday after President Donald Trump accused Democrats of playing “a very dangerous political game” by insisting there was a...

Late-stage negotiations in Washington on a new $450 billion (£364.5 billion) coronavirus aid package dragged past Monday's hoped-for deadline, but the White House insists a deal is within reach.

While most countries are working on ways to contain the coronavirus, New Zealand has set itself a much more ambitious goal: eliminating it altogether.

Mexico's president acknowledged on Monday that drug cartels have been handing out aid packages during the coronavirus pandemic, and called on them to stop.

The South Korean government on Tuesday said it was looking into US media reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was in a fragile condition after surgery.

Unemployment benefit claimants face the prospect of big repayments as new figures show that more than a million people now depend on State support.

Well, here we are again, still in lockdown. But strangely, as I write this piece, I'm in an upbeat mood.

More than 2,000 Israelis took to the streets of Tel Aviv, demonstrating against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's deal to form an "emergency" government with his chief rival and accusing him...

Covid-19 emergency measures are costing the State around €1bn a week, Tánaiste Simon Coveney has revealed.

Traditional pubs fear the architecture that made them so appealing for generations will prove their downfall in the era of social distancing.

Normally, as a post-primary teacher, my working day is regimented and time-kept by a bell.

One month ago, I gave birth to my second daughter Amber on the very day the country seemed to shut down and schools closed.

Two members of Dublin Airport's fire service were admitted to ICU as at least 18 staff contracted Covid-19 during the pandemic.

On April 8 my husband Fionan and I became first-time parents. Our parents became grandparents, our 10 siblings became aunts and uncles and cocooned in Kilkenny, you will even find...

Home buyers who have been approved for a mortgage are to be given more time to find a property to buy due to the seizing up of the market.

There are plenty of things I could complain about right now; how I'm fed up with my own cooking, how I long to see scenery that goes beyond the well-trodden...

A German regional authority has responded to the challenge of lifting the virus lockdown by issuing regulations on how to eat ice cream in public.

The last great epidemic to hit the country left a lasting effect on our landscape and how we design our living spaces.

Nursing homes which have run out of single rooms for residents who have the coronavirus can cohort them in a single area, according to updated guidelines.

Giving refunds to motorists on insurance would not cost insurers any money as they are benefiting from lower claims and reduced traffic volumes, analysts have said.

Customers trying to get refunds from Ryanair have expressed frustration over what they claim are difficulties contacting the airline to get their money back.

"You can go to work, why can't I?" the irate protester holding a "Land of the Free" placard shouted at the nurse in scrubs who was blocking her way.

Four days after firing his health minister amid the coronavirus pandemic, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has said he wants social isolation policies to end nationwide this week despite commitments by...

Boeing and at least one other US heavy-equipment manufacturer resumed production on Monday while some states rolled out aggressive reopening plans despite ongoing coronavirus concerns.

CUSTOMERS trying to get refunds from Ryanair have expressed frustration over what they claim are difficulties contacting the airline to get their money back.

Oil prices have plunged to their lowest level in more than two decades, but consumers shouldn't expect to see the benefits in cheaper fuel at the pumps.

Oil prices have plunged to their lowest level in more than two decades, but consumers shouldn't expect to see the benefits in cheaper fuel at the pumps.

The Serbian government said on Monday it would allow some businesses and markets to reopen in a cautious easing of a nationwide lockdown following signs of a fall in the...

Oil prices plunged below zero on Monday as demand for energy collapses amid the coronavirus pandemic, while traders do not want to get stuck owning crude with nowhere to store...

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.

Donald Trump has accused Democrats of playing “a very dangerous political game” by insisting there is a shortage of tests for coronavirus.

An amateur athlete completed a triathlon in his back garden to raise money for charity, while museums around the world are comparing some of their creepiest objects.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday he expected to present a plan early next month for a gradual return to normal life from the coronavirus lockdown. The prime...

Traders scrambled to make sure they were not lumbered with unwanted barrels of US oil on Monday, sending prices down to their lowest point since the 1980s.