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A parade to celebrate the official birthday of Britain's Queen Elizabeth will not go ahead in its traditional form due to the rapid spread of coronavirus, Buckingham Palace said yesterday.

Some of America's top news sites cultivated by President Donald Trump have now trained their firepower on Anthony Fauci, America's top infectious diseases expert.

Lockdown across Ireland is currently taking on a variety of different forms.

A man in Kent decided to run a marathon in his garden so his months of training would not go to waste.

Gardai have commenced a nationwide policing operation this evening to ensure the public comply with new measures put in place to halt the spread of coronavirus.

Visitors to the Takhini Hot Springs in Yukon Province, Canada, have found an inventive way of letting their hair down, or, to be more accurate, putting it up.

The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said the global economy has entered a recession that could be worse than the 2009 downturn.

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Ankara has sent some 6,000 migrants waiting at the Turkish-Greek border to cross into the European Union to cities inside the country, Reuters reported on Friday, citing the Interior Ministry....

Jumps in the number of cases of coronavirus in Europe have eaten into the stock markets, as the FTSE 100 ended a three-day winning streak on Friday.

Health Minister Simon Harris has issued a clear and simple plea to members of the Irish public, urging them to not leave their home unless they “absolutely need to”.

More than 100 Irish citizens currently stranded in Peru are expected to be flown back to Ireland this Sunday.

The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has surged by 919 to 9,134, the Civil Protection Agency said on Friday, the highest daily tally since the epidemic...

"It was like being inside a sci-fi movie. It was crazy."

Peak morning electricity usage has dropped by about 200MW on average as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, as hundreds of thousands of home workers with no commutes or school...

A row has broken out over a call by Fianna Fail to consider abandoning this year's Junior Cycle June exams.

Amid wrangles over how best to tackle the economic carnage from coronavirus, the European Union again risks being dubbed a “toothless tiger”.

Railway workers have driven hundreds of miles through the night to deliver two lorry-loads of protective medical face masks for frontline workers in the NHS.

European Union leaders have agreed that the bloc's coronavirus economic recovery plan should take heed of its aim to fight climate change. Following a six-hour video conference, the 27 EU...

A New York City subway driver has been killed and several other people injured in a fire on a train which is being investigated as a crime.

Two women have broken the record for cycling around the world on a tandem.

British and EU negotiators will hold the first meeting of a joint committee as planned on Monday, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. The statement came after trade...

TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar has said that deaths from coronavirus in Ireland will only increase over the next two to four weeks and that it will be a surprise if the...

The Swedish government has decided to ban all public gatherings of more than 50 people to stop the spread of the coronavirus. “Our resilience is being tested. The aim of...

It was a double celebration this week as two lemurs celebrated their birthdays.

Pakistan has requested an emergency loan disbursement from the International Monetary Fund to help fight the coronavirus under the fund's Rapid Financing Instrument program. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva did...

Battles raged on several fronts in Libya on Friday after a night of heavy bombardment in Tripoli, Reuters reported, citing combatants and residents. After a comparative lull, serious warfare resumed...

ALL visits to Irish prisons have been suspended over Covid-19 fears with inmates now being offered 'virtual visits' with their families and loved ones.

The Irish technology firm LetsGetChecked has offered to supply extra coronavirus tests to the Irish government “at cost” through in-home and on-site hospital testing.

More than 300 barristers – around one in seven of the practicing bar – have volunteered to do contact tracing for the HSE.

More than 380 barristers – around one in six of the practicing bar – have volunteered to do contact tracing for the HSE.

Concerns have emerged that people experiencing symptoms of heart disease and stroke are not presenting at hospital due to concerns about the coronavirus.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus and is self isolating but will still lead the government's response to the outbreak.

President Michael D Higgins has said that there will be an “unanswerable case” of a need for universal basic services globally once the coronavirus crisis is over.

Swiss authorities are lighting up one of their most famed landmarks, the Matterhorn, to show solidarity in the fight against the coronavirus.

Hungary is imposing a two-week lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus epidemic. It is expected to peak in the country in June or July, Prime Minister Viktor Orban...

Thousands of people across the UK have been birdwatching through a webcam showing peregrine falcons nesting at Salisbury Cathedral.

Indonesia's most active volcano Mount Merapi erupted Friday, shooting a column of ash some 5,000 meters (16,000 feet) into the air in its second major eruption this month. Ash and...

Britons are busy at home with housework and romance, if new music statistics are anything to go by.

Vietnam is aiming to keep the number of coronavirus cases in the country under 1,000, the government said. The statement came as the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast...