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GERMAN grocery retailer Aldi has lifted its sales limits on all goods except hand sanitisers in a sign that supermarket stocks are stabilising following a wave of panic-buying.

As thousands of businesses remain closed indefinitely, an air of uncertainty surrounds the issue of insurance cover.

The Ireland of today is completely unrecognisable from the country we all inhabited just a few short weeks ago. Scores of people have died, hundreds are in hospital, millions are...

Paris has banned all outdoor exercise between 10am and 7pm in a tightening of containment measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

A Dublin-based company has claimed before the High Court that the HSE has failed to honour a contract for the provision of 350 ventilators to treat those who contract the...

The delay in the provision of special childcare support for frontline workers engaged in the battle against coronavirus has been branded as "unacceptable".

I'm never sick. I can count the times on one hand in the last decade. I'm lucky, but it means it's shocking when I feel unwell.

New York City's death toll from the coronavirus has eclipsed the number of those killed at the World Trade Centre on 9/11.

Whatsapp is finally cracking down on fake viral messages which spread made-up rumours about the coronavirus pandemic.

Business activity in Dublin has fallen to a seven-year low, as the coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on the economy.

Back in 2009, I launched a web-based social initiative called 57 Million, which was aimed at sharing our experiences of simple acts of everyday human kindness and thereby encouraging others...

Twitter founder and chief executive Jack Dorsey is setting aside one billion dollars (£812 million) in stock to establish a philanthropic venture aimed initially at fighting the Covid-19 pandemic.

Retired footballer Ronaldinho has been released from a high-security jail in Paraguay.

The coronavirus death toll in France has passed 10,000.

A GP is celebrating his birthday and the end of his brain tumour treatment with a socially-distanced 5km run in the garden.

Stargazing enthusiasts have been marvelling at the emergence of a pink supermoon in the night skies over the UK.

A family in Hampshire have decorated their house in Christmas lights as a tribute to NHS workers.

The US navy's acting secretary Thomas Modly has submitted a letter of resignation to the country's defence secretary Mark Esper and told staff he is quitting.

The US navy's acting secretary has resigned just hours after he had publicly apologised for criticising an officer he fired as captain of the coronavirus-stricken USS Theodore Roosevelt.

CHIEF Medical Officer Tony Holohan has said he doesn't expect the level restrictions on normal life due to the coronavirus threat to be changed this weekend.

The Taliban on Tuesday recalled its negotiators from Afghanistan hours after they suspended talks on a prisoner exchange process with the Afghan government, a spokesman for the Islamist group tweeted....

A Bafta-winning Syrian photographer and filmmaker has temporarily changed careers to spend his time disinfecting Covid-19 wards at his local hospital.

Children and members of the public have been creating “get well soon” cards for Prime Minister Boris Johnson after he was admitted to intensive care on Monday.

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Investors remained positive on Tuesday as markets continued the strong momentum from Monday, as small signs that the coronavirus pandemic is cooling slightly in the hardest-hit European countries.

Britain's top bosses should not expect their pay packages to escape unharmed if they cut staff pay due to the coronavirus crisis, a group representing investors has said.

German airline group Lufthansa has said it is permanently removing some of its large aircraft from service and reducing capacity for the long term.

A 93-year-old man and his five-year-old neighbour have become unlikely friends, while the country will gather together in applause for Boris Johnson to wish him well in hospital.

A Rio de Janeiro firefighter has devised a novel approach to curing the coronavirus blues by boarding a fire engine's retractable ladder and playing tunes on his trumpet from the...

I CROSSED Boris Johnson in the foyer of the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin.

I CROSSED Boris Johnson in the foyer of the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin.

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

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

Czech lawmakers on Tuesday approved extending a state of emergency until April 30. This is a shorter period than the government had wanted for using the extraordinary legal framework to...

Norway will lift some of the restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Erna Solberg said on Tuesday. “Together we have taken control of the...

The Israeli government issued orders on Tuesday making the wearing of masks in public compulsory. Trying to stem the spread of the coronavirus, it also approved a timeline for tightened...

A boy who dreams of joining the police when he grows up was over the moon when officers sang happy birthday to him from outside his house as he turned...

A 93-year-old who lives alone has sent a handwritten thank you to a five-year-old neighbour who wrote to check in on him amid the UK lockdown.

When I told my family and friends that I was returning to Taipei last month, it was greeted with a mixture of concern and disbelief.

White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham is leaving her post after never holding a single formal press briefing.