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The US military has cancelled a large-scale exercise involving thousands of troops in the Philippines because of the coronavirus pandemic. The decision to scrap Balikatan 2020 was taken “in light...

A GP is feared to have become the first doctor in the UK to have died after contracting coronavirus.

Japan's Tokyo prefecture reported 40 more coronavirus infections on Friday. Its governor appealed to people to wait until next year for traditional spring parties to view the flowering of cherry...

France is still trying to repatriate 30,000 of its citizens from overseas due to the coronavirus, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Friday. Over the last week France has...

A proposal to station troops at the US-Canada border would damage relations between the two countries, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.

More than 620 Irish and British citizens have been stranded in Peru since midnight on March 16. This happened following a total and sudden closure of all borders and a...

It was no coincidence that the Olympics was the last bastion of splendid isolation, aptly in this era of social distancing.

Dublin Ladies footballer Siobhán Killeen has revealed that she's tested positive for Covid-19 - and has urged people to abide by expert advice in the fight against the illness.

Israel's opposition imploded yesterday after Benny Gantz, leader of a fragile alliance seeking to oust Benjamin Netanyahu, announced his support for a unity government which would keep the prime minister...

Madrid has a distinct, unmistakable noise. That noise is its life. And right now, the Spanish capital is desolate.

Watching the news from Ireland throughout the last few weeks, I've been anticipating the impact Covid-19 would have on New York life for longer than my American friends have.

A newly discovered feathered dinosaur which lived 67 million years ago is one of the last-known raptor species, researchers have found.

Thousands of patients suspected of having the coronavirus suffered a setback yesterday after they were told today's appointment to provide a swab to find out if they have the infection...

Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders have been delivering livestreams from their respective headquarters in Vermont and Delaware.

A clothes shop that straddles the Dutch-Belgian border found itself half-open and half-shut after the two countries pursued different containment policies for coronavirus.

The Trump administration has unsealed sweeping indictments against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and members of his inner circle on charges related to 'narco-terrorism', a move that dramatically escalates the US...

Hairdressing salon owner Laila Kornasevska (34) cried when she had to lay off her workforce of 12 stylists the weekend before St Patrick's Day.

Eddie Jones, the England head coach, has agreed to take a pay cut in excess of 25 per cent as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic has left the Rugby...

DELTA Airlines has continued its cargo-only passenger jet flights out of Dublin, shipping another large supply of vital medicine from the capital yesterday.

Pub chain JD Wetherspoon wants to suspend payments to its Irish food and drink suppliers and has paused its developments on new sites in Dublin, Galway and Waterford.

Hungary's parliament is set to adopt a new law which will give the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban a legal mandate to rule by decree - without any sunset...

Germany's Aachen Cathedral has dug out the relics of little-known St Corona - patron saint of resisting epidemics - from its treasure chamber and is polishing up her elaborate shrine...

Q: The UK is examining if it should roll out around 3.5 million home test kits in response to the coronavirus crisis. What do they involve?

The white supremacist who shot dead 51 people at two New Zealand mosques last year pleaded guilty unexpectedly to all charges yesterday, meaning there would be no trial.

It was no coincidence that the Olympics was the last bastion of splendid isolation, aptly in this era of social distancing.

A doctor in London said the public's applause for the NHS on Thursday night was a welcome boost “as we head into the storm”.

The United States now leads the world in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases.

Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis joined their great-grandmother The Queen and other royals in celebrating the work of the NHS on Thursday.

The newly-established US Space Force has launched its first national security satellite, with a leaner staff because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Floating Voter team has recorded a special podcast on the political ramifications of the Government's Covid-19 emergency measures.

The distraught mother of a toddler who is battling leukemia is pleading with people to take social distancing seriously.

Football clubs from top flight to grassroots level have been providing vital services to their local communities after the domestic season was halted by the coronavirus pandemic.

TDs in the Dáil will suspend business to applaud frontline healthcare staff at 8pm tonight, while members of the public are encouraged to do the same from home.

TDs in the Dáil will suspend business to applaud frontline healthcare staff at 8pm tonight, while members of the public are encouraged to do the same from home.

The nation has taken a pause this evening to thank the frontline healthcare staff who are facing the Covid -19 pandemic by holding a round of applause.

President Donald Trump says federal officials are developing guidelines to rate counties by risk of virus spread, as he aims to ease the nationwide strategy to stem the coronavirus outbreak.

Grassroots football clubs have loaned defibrillators to the NHS as part of the fight against Covid-19.

Germany's Aachen Cathedral has dug out the relics of little-known Saint Corona, patron saint of resisting epidemics, from its treasure chamber and is polishing up her elaborate shrine to go...

STUDENT nurses will be paid for working in the health service for the duration of the Covid-19 pandemic, Health Minister Simon Harris has confirmed.