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Iran has welcomed the initiative put forward by Russia to create a ‘green corridor' to replace economic sanctions imposed on certain states, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on...

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said that delivering Easter eggs and travelling to second homes is not permitted this Easter weekend, as gardaí have been granted power to enforce regulations.

It's official - noise levels in Ireland are up to three times lower than they were before the coronavirus restrictions were put in place.

The choice of residential mortgage deals on the market has halved over the past few weeks, analysis has found.

A zoo in the US has shown off two baby clouded leopards.

Residents in a West Yorkshire town were serenaded by a mystery musician as the supermoon shone above them.

India is considering plans to seal off coronavirus hotspots in Delhi, Mumbai and parts of the south while easing curbs elsewhere, Reuters reported officials as saying on Wednesday. The country...

A secondary school has repurposed the machines used to teach students so it can make protective visors for NHS staff.

A bat that tore its wing and cannot fly is expected to make a full recovery after it was rescued by the RSPCA.

Keep informed of these unprecedented times with the latest coronavirus updates on Independent.ie's live blog.

Italian ports cannot be considered safe because of the coronavirus epidemic, the government said, adding that it will not let charity migrant boats dock. The decision was taken late on...

A senior medic at the Mater hospital in Dublin has said that the ICU unit there is full with some patients being moved to the high dependency unit.

The number of novel coronavirus cases in Russia has risen by 1,175 over the past day – a record daily rise – reaching 8,672 in 81 regions, according to the...

Grammy-winning singer John Prine died on Tuesday at the age 73 due to coronavirus complications.

A strange and uneasy feeling of discontent is settling over many people at this stage of the pandemic. Most of us have been restricting our movements for a few weeks...

A strange and uneasy feeling of discontent is settling over many people at this stage of the pandemic. Most of us have been restricting our movements for a few weeks...

TUI Group, Europe's biggest tour operator, said beach holidays for its Irish and British customers would be cancelled until mid-May due to travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic and...

Football fans on the frontline of the response to the coronavirus pandemic have been celebrated by loved ones and the Football League.

France should extend its lockdown period for several weeks in order to contain the coronavirus epidemic, the head of the medical council advising the government said on Wednesday. Professor Jean-François...

The Tokyo Olympic flame has been taken off public display in Japan.

HOUSEBOUND residents in Cork have used the combination of the fine weather, some local ingenuity and a special projector to offer their own outdoor cinema experience.

US President Donald Trump sharply criticised the World Health Organization on Tuesday, accusing it of being too focused on China and issuing bad advice during the new coronavirus outbreak and...

An aerial survey of the Great Barrier Reef shows coral bleaching is sweeping across the area off the east of Australia for the third time in five years.

European governments remain at loggerheads over measures to help the economy weather the coronavirus outbreak, breaking off a meeting of finance officials who clashed over aid conditions and a proposal...

The Covid-19 virus could provide an unlikely saviour for single-use plastics amid concerns that reusable bags and straws could transmit the virus.

A vicar is hoping to lift the spirits of Londoners by offering a mobile church service in response to the coronavirus crisis.

The citizens of the Chinese city where the Covid-19 crisis began have been celebrating the end of the dark days with lockdown over.

Rio de Janeiro's samba schools usually spend the year furiously sewing costumes for the city's world-famous Carnival celebration but that creative talent has now been harnessed to make medical outfits...

US President Donald Trump has threatened to cease sending US funds to the World Health Organisation (WHO), claiming that the international body “missed the call” on the coronavirus pandemic.

Stuck at home with no visitors and not much else to do, a pair of pandas in Hong Kong finally decided to give mating a go after a decade of...

It came as no surprise that Australia's High Court quashed Cardinal George Pell's child sex abuse conviction.

As I type, it's been just over one week of our extended restrictions. I'm trying to be as glass half-full about things as I can, especially as I have essentially...

Top-level world athletics has been put in cold storage for the next eight months. So Irish athletes fretting over missed opportunities to achieve the qualifying standard for the rescheduled Tokyo...

The Taoiseach is clear that the Leaving Cert exam will be held "by hook or by crook". But what if the medical advice says it can't be done in the...

Australia's Great Barrier Reef has suffered its most widespread coral bleaching on record, scientists said yesterday in a dire warning about the threat posed by climate change to the world's...

Boris Johnson is in a stable condition, has not been put on a ventilator and does not have pneumonia, but was last night still in intensive care, Downing Street confirmed.

On Monday, the Irish Independent detailed a list of around 280 footballers who had either been released or departed their inter-county squads after the 2019 championship.

As a funeral director, Michael Doyle is well acquainted with heartbreak.

The sun is shining as customers queue at a goose restaurant and landscapers tend to the flower beds of a nearby park. Spring has arrived in Wuhan, where the coronavirus...

A grandfather who managed to beat Covid-19 used his birthday to issue a special message of hope - and to plead with people to follow the Government's strict social distancing...