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The airline industry "could be resuscitated as quickly as it collapses", with pent-up demand, a consolidated market, working capital inflows and very low fuel prices driving the recovery, according to...

A Canadian mining firm backed by billionaire Dermot Desmond warned that the global Covid-19 pandemic is causing major uncertainty for the world's diamond industry, with the sector having already been...

The eurozone has now assembled €2trn in direct finance from governments as well as liquidity measures from the European Central Bank to shore up the bloc's economy in the face...

Hozier is to make an emergency appeal for urgent donations to charities fighting child abuse.

New York authorities moved to avert a public health disaster in the city on Wednesday as its emergence as America's biggest coronavirus hot spot sent warnings to the rest of...

One year after killing 51 worshippers at two Christchurch mosques, an Australian white supremacist accused over the massacre has changed his plea to guilty.

The family of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson say that US government officials have concluded that he has died while in the custody of Iran.

A Russian Su-27 multirole fighter jet crashed into the Black Sea late on Wednesday, the country's defense ministry said. The accident occurred during a routine flight amid bad weather conditions....

Two more people have died from the coronavirus, a man and a woman in the east of the country.

Two more people have died from the coronavirus, a man and a woman in the east of the country.

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Almost 13 years worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) will arrive in Ireland by the end of the week, Health Minister Simon Harris said.

Almost 13 years worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) will start to arrive in Ireland by the end of the week, Health Minister Simon Harris said.

The Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO) is worried about the impact of the extended school shutdown on the country's most vulnerable pupils.

The NHS was inundated with volunteers and a refugee family repaid those who sponsored their move in Wednesday's news.

Standard Life Assurance is urging customers to use its online support and services where possible to help it support more vulnerable customers who may need to use its phone services...

Markets rallied again on Wednesday, building on the previous day's record results, as news out of the US continues to fill traders with hope of better times.

ULSTER Bank is to temporarily close a number of branches, with others to shut on Saturdays for the duration of the crisis.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the coronavirus crisis in a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday. The two leaders agreed to stay in close contact regarding the...

Bulgaria has imposed a temporary entry ban on trucks from more than 65 countries that plan to pass through the Balkan state en route to Turkey, the Health Ministry said...

Hornblowers in Ripon have said carrying on one of Britain's oldest traditions from their homes is important to give people a sense of normality during the coronavirus outbreak.

Acting Irish PM Leo Varadkar said on Wednesday it would be possible to form a new government in the next two weeks, returning the focus to negotiations that have been...

A pastor in Northern Ireland left struggling to breathe by coronavirus said it had sucked the life out of his lungs.

The streets of Temple Bar, deserted on St Patrick's Day.

Teenage Offaly hurlers have urged the public to keep on fighting COVID-19 by engaging in social distancing and sanitising as they showed off their hurling skills in a new music...

Pakistan is seeking another $1.4 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help it deal with the economic slowdown from the coronavirus, according to government finance adviser Abdul...

HEALTH Minister Simon Harris has sharply criticised people who are deliberately coughing or spitting at others during the Covid-19 crisis, revealing that it happened to him this week.

Workers have walked out of a poultry factory in Armagh and students have asked to be involved in decision making around their state exams this morning.

President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday said some Brazil's governors and mayors were guilty of crimes for organizing coronavirus shutdowns that threaten to “destroy” economy. The president also urged businesses to...

A 12-year-old boy has created a stop-motion animation to make those stuck indoors self-isolating smile.

The HSE have announced new criteria for those wishing to be tested for the coronavirus in order to monitor demand for tests.

Second-level students want to involved in the decision-making around the Leaving Cert and Junior cycle exams, in the face of the ongoing Covid-19 crisis.

With a soaring infection rate, growing death toll and widespread lockdowns, it is hard to see the positive side of the coronavirus pandemic, but the European Environment Agency says air...

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani warned that his government was poised to introduce tough new measures against the coronavirus Wednesday, AFP reports. Rouhani said that the new measures, which could be...

Virgin Media is creating more than 500 jobs in contact centres in response to the coronavirus crisis.

POLITICIANS will be unable to pass any new laws after this Sunday creating a “very serious constitutional problem”, the Dáil Ceann Comhairle has warned.

Britain's Prince Charles has tested positive for coronavirus, Clarence House confirmed today.

A man who has been playing the bagpipes in the street to cheer up people living in isolation due to the coronavirus outbreak has said he will carry on if...

Russian authorities lifted a tsunami warning in the Pacific far east on Wednesday after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Kuril Islands, RIA Novosti reported, citing...