Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief rival have signed an agreement to form an “emergency” government, their parties announced in a joint statement.
April 20, 2020
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief rival have announced a deal to form an emergency government, ending months of political paralysis and averting what would have been a...
April 20, 2020
A MAN jailed for breaching Covid-19 restrictions after driving 450km from Derry to Kerry to buy two puppies, said one of the animals was for his son who has autism.
April 20, 2020
A rugby-mad nun, aged 103 years old, has become Ireland's oldest coronavirus survivor.
April 20, 2020
One of the largest second-level schools in the country is going ahead with its own exams for Junior Cert students rather than asking students to wait until the autumn.
April 20, 2020
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday that he hoped this would be the last week of stay-at-home measures to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Bolsonaro has...
April 20, 2020
Hundreds of protesters, most of them unmasked, gathered in Vladikavkaz, the capital of the southern Russian Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, on Monday, to demand the cancellation of the self-isolation regime....
April 20, 2020
A miniature donkey named Mambo is getting some online love in North Carolina, where a farm is getting in on the idea of having animals spice up tedious virtual meetings...
April 20, 2020
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told Syrian President Bashar Assad on Monday that Iran, Russia, and Turkey will soon hold consultations on Syria's constitutional committee and the situation in...
April 20, 2020
THE government has warned people buying face masks or hand sanitisers online to be cautious of traders claiming to have donated such items to hospitals.
April 20, 2020
LONE parents who have seen child maintenance payments stop during the coronavirus can get a boost in State support for 12 weeks.
April 20, 2020
The health authority in China called for a stronger and more rigorous testing regime to ensure that the new coronavirus does not escape detection. All localities must improve their testing...
April 20, 2020
A prominent doctor has resigned from a medical board over the Government's handling of the coronavirus crisis in nursing homes.
April 20, 2020
THE number of people claiming the emergency €350-a-week payment for coronavirus job losses has shot up by more than 50,000 in the last week.
April 20, 2020
Idris Elba and his wife have spoken about contracting coronavirus, calling the experience “definitely scary and unsettling and nervous”.
April 20, 2020
Hong Kong recorded zero new coronavirus cases on Monday for the first time since early March, health authorities said. However, they urged residents to maintain strict hygiene and social distancing...
April 20, 2020
Some shops and businesses opened in rural India on Monday as part of a staggered exit from a weeks-long lockdown that has left millions out of work and short of...
April 20, 2020
JLS have announced a free performance for the “health heroes” of the NHS as part of their comeback tour.
April 20, 2020
Households' confidence in their financial situation plunged at the fastest rate in over a decade in April, as around one in three reported a drop-off in their employment income, according...
April 20, 2020
More than 13,400 people linked to a Covid-19 outbreak in a village on the outskirts of the Vietnamese capital Hanoi have tested negative for the coronavirus, government officials said on...
April 20, 2020
Pope Francis has urged politicians to put aside partisan differences and deal with the coronavirus crisis in a united way. Francis' private morning Mass has been transmitted live on television...
April 20, 2020
China has dismissed as “groundless” Australia's questioning of how Beijing handled the coronavirus pandemic, amid growing skepticism about the accuracy of its official death toll. Australia's Foreign Minister Marise Payne...
April 20, 2020
Savings deals are vanishing from the market at the fastest rate seen in records going back to 2007, according to a financial information website.
April 20, 2020
South Koreans are returning to work and shopping malls, parks, golf courses and some restaurants as Seoul relaxes social distancing rules amid a continued downward trend in coronavirus cases. A...
April 20, 2020
Hospitals in Japan are increasingly turning away sick people as the country struggles with surging coronavirus infections and its emergency medical system collapses.
April 20, 2020
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.
April 20, 2020
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.
April 20, 2020
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.
April 20, 2020
Furniture retailer DFS said it is the “advanced stages” of negotiations over a refinancing deal as it also reported a surge in online orders.
April 20, 2020
A gunman who at one point masqueraded as a policeman killed at least 16 people in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia during a 12-hour rampage, authorities said on Sunday,...
April 20, 2020
New research suggests that far more people have had the coronavirus without any symptoms, fuelling hope that it will turn out to be much less lethal than originally feared.
April 20, 2020
The White House and Congress are nearing an agreement on an aid package of up to $450 billion (£360 billion) to boost a cash-strapped small-business loan programme and add funds...
April 20, 2020
Tom Duffy, one of the country's top circus ringmasters and owners, has tested positive for coronavirus at the age of 91.
April 20, 2020
Bob Dylan's handwritten lyrics to his 1960s classic 'The Times They Are A-Changin' are going up for sale with a $2.2m (€2m) asking price in what could mark a world...
April 20, 2020
She's thankful none of the 30 elderly residents in her care has contracted coronavirus.
April 20, 2020
Hardware stores should not be open to the general public, the Government has clarified, following widespread confusion in recent days.
April 20, 2020
The Government is continuing to deduct a levy from health insurance policies, now that insurers are offering rebates to members.
April 20, 2020
Publicans have demanded a meeting with Health Minister Simon Harris after he indicated the summer could be cancelled for them as he ruled out lifting restrictions on mass gatherings.
April 20, 2020
A nurse who had to postpone her wedding because of Covid-19 spent what should have been her wedding day working on the frontline.
April 20, 2020
Twenty general practitioners will man a new community assessment hub in Shannon on a rota basis where the highest safety standards and infection control measures will be stringently applied for...
