Tomie dePaola, the prolific children's author and illustrator who delighted generations with tales of Strega Nona, died in New Hampshire on Monday aged 85.
March 31, 2020
Tomie dePaola, the prolific children's author and illustrator who delighted generations with tales of Strega Nona, died in New Hampshire on Monday aged 85.
March 31, 2020
New York's governor has issued an urgent appeal for medical volunteers amid a “staggering” number of deaths from the coronavirus.
March 30, 2020
The UN humanitarian chief has warned that the 10 cases of Covid-19 and one death confirmed in Syria are just “the tip of the iceberg”.
March 30, 2020
Tánaiste Simon Coveney said that there is a long way to go in overcoming Covid-19 in Ireland but that "we are starting to flatten the curve."
March 30, 2020
The Czech government is extending measures that limit people's movement by another 10 days to April 11, to help curb the coronavirus outbreak. Travel to work or to visit family...
March 30, 2020
Despite the country being in lockdown due to the Coronavrius emergency, one woman was still able to celebrate her 104th birthday.
March 30, 2020
EIGHT more people have died from the coronavirus in Ireland, taking the country's death toll to 54, the National Public Health Emergency Team has announced.
March 30, 2020
Denmark may gradually lift a lockdown after Easter if the numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths remain stable, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Monday. The Nordic country has reported...
March 30, 2020
Trump moves the coronavirus goal posts, pre-spinning 100,000 coronavirus deaths as ‘a very good job’
On Feb. 26, when there were 15 reported cases of the novel coronavirus in the United States, President Donald Trump predicted it would soon be "down to close to zero."
March 30, 2020
President Michael D Higgins has urged the Irish public to remain patient in solidarity and in isolation as he praised the front line workers, who continue to battle with the...
March 30, 2020
TAOISEACH Leo Varakar has said restrictions on the public's movement could be eased once the Covid-19 epidemic in Ireland goes beyond the peak, which he hopes will be in the...
March 30, 2020
RTÉ presenter Ryan Tubridy has confirmed that he has tested positive for Covid-19.
March 30, 2020
Dunnes Stores Workers are set to receive a 10pc pay increase, South Dublin County Council is to launch a dedicated community support helpline and a flight going to China to...
March 30, 2020
A charity fitness challenge has been launched so people can get their 10,000 steps in during lockdown.
March 30, 2020
The FTSE 100 recovered after a strong opening by the US markets helped it to bounce back from negative territory.
March 30, 2020
EU countries should allow the hundreds of thousands of seasonal migrant workers who plant or harvest crops to cross borders despite national measures to contain the coronavirus, the European Commission...
March 30, 2020
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Monday secured the right to rule by decree to fight the coronavirus outbreak. His Fidesz party passed a law in parliament granting the PM...
March 30, 2020
A dog that became stuck after chasing a rat up a pipe was rescued by engineers almost 24 hours later.
March 30, 2020
Fianna Fáil Finance spokesperson Michael McGrath has called on the EU to monitor “predatory” foreign investors moving in to buy up cheap assets during the coronavirus crisis.
March 30, 2020
Businesses have warned that the coronavirus crisis will impact workflow and an expert in the UK has warned that life could take up to six months to return to normal...
March 30, 2020
A painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh was stolen in an overnight raid on a museum that was closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, police and the...
March 30, 2020
The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi group in Yemen carried out several airstrikes on Monday on the capital Sanaa, Reuters reported, citing witnesses. A number of sensitive sites, including the...
March 30, 2020
AROUND 15,000 applications for the €350 per week payment to those who have lost their jobs as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic have been rejected.
March 30, 2020
A new female osprey has been spotted visiting a nest at a wildlife reserve in Perthshire.
March 30, 2020
Rita Ora has joked that she will give up exercising at home after banging her head during a live video session with her fans.
March 30, 2020
Shopkeepers in the city at the centre of the virus outbreak in China were reopening on Monday but customers were scarce after authorities lifted more of the anti-virus controls that...
March 30, 2020
A woman in Leeds made use of her time during the coronavirus lockdown to get to know her neighbour's cat.
March 30, 2020
Japan's top government spokesman said on Monday there is no truth to rumors that the government is planning to declare a state of emergency from April 1 over the coronavirus...
March 30, 2020
Spain has become the third country to surpass China in coronavirus infections after the United States and Italy.
March 30, 2020
The Iranian president has warned that “the new way of life” in Iran was likely to be prolonged. The Islamic republic is one of the countries worst-hit by the virus....
March 30, 2020
A decision on a new date for Japan's Olympics could come as early as this week, the president of the Tokyo organizing committee, Yoshiro Mori, said on Monday. The Games...
March 30, 2020
Ted Baker's finance boss will step up to become its third chief executive in just over a year following a series of profit warnings and a misconduct scandal which claimed...
March 30, 2020
EasyJet has grounded its entire fleet of aircraft due to the coronavirus pandemic, the airline has announced.
March 30, 2020
A man who was among five people stabbed during a Hanukkah celebration north of New York City has died three months after the attack, according to an Orthodox Jewish organisation...
March 30, 2020
FOR the Irish property market, it's a case of out of the Brexit frying pan and into the Covid-19 fire, albeit with the briefest two months respite.
March 30, 2020
A spike in Tokyo's coronavirus cases following the postponement of the Olympics has raised questions as to whether Japan purposely understated the extent of the outbreak in the hope the...
March 30, 2020
Asian shares started the week with fresh losses as the coronavirus outbreak continues to shut down travel and business in many parts of the world.
March 30, 2020
Asian shares started the week with fresh losses as the coronavirus outbreak continues to shut down travel and business in many parts of the world.
March 30, 2020
It may, as the US House majority leader and Maryland Democrat Steny Hoyer said on Friday, be out of love that the United States agreed to shut down much of...
