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A barrage of rockets has hit an Iraqi military base housing US-led coalition troops for the second time this week, security officials said.

China has continued to ease the lockdown on Hubei – the centre of the coronavirus outbreak – as the rest of the world mobilises against the pandemic.

Women in labour with suspected coronavirus will be required to remain in the car outside the National Maternity Hospital until given personal protective equipment.

A 16-year-old cystic fibrosis (CF) patient has urged people to consider others who may have a lower immune system when they are coughing or sneezing in public.

Parents have been urged to avoid having children's play dates over the next two weeks as they could be silent spreaders of the new coronavirus.

As soon as Pat O'Sullivan saw what was happening in the supermarket on Thursday, he knew he had to help.

Prison authorities have proposed the temporary release of at least 200 offenders to alleviate the risk of the coronavirus spreading to the jail population and staff.

Former US vice president Joe Biden has named Jen O'Malley Dillon as his new campaign manager, a major shake-up that comes as the party's leading candidate plans an organisational expansion...

US President Donald Trump declared a national emergency yesterday over the coronavirus outbreak in America and attempted to silence growing criticism by introducing new steps to make testing more available.

As someone who lives in Belfast but works in Dublin, Thursday was a somewhat surreal day as the Republic went into semi-lockdown and Northern Ireland continued largely as normal.

Queues formed within minutes of a drive-through Covid-19 test centre starting operations in Cork.

The country's courts will largely shut down for the coming weeks, with only urgent matters being dealt with due to fears over the spread of Covid-19.

The whine you hear when the aircraft engine is turned off, it was once said, is the sound of the aviation industry complaining.

This might surprise but right now I do not want to write another column criticising President Donald Trump for his handling of the coronavirus outbreak.

Four healthcare workers are among the latest group of 20 people to be diagnosed with coronavirus.

Supermarkets are working round the clock and restricting purchases as they compete with panic-buying shoppers to keep their shelves full.

A leading immunologist has slammed 'virus parties' as being irresponsible and selfish amid reports of thousands of students hosting impromptu house parties and large pub gatherings.

Six-year-old Sumaya and her teenage sister Zagidat used to mark every day they spent away from their mother on a calendar, hoping for a reunion.

Alex Salmond impersonated a zombie before sexually assaulting an SNP worker, a jury has been told.

Trinity College Dublin is encouraging students living in college accommodation to return home and offering them a partial refund.

Turkish and Russian troops will begin jointly patrolling a key highway in north-west Syria tomorrow as part of a fragile truce brokered by the countries, Turkey's defence minister said yesterday.

Retaliatory air strikes against militants in Iraq have destroyed five weapons depots, but the top US commander for the Middle East has acknowledged there are many similar sites the US...

A national memorial to commemorate those killed when a gunman attacked two New Zealand mosques has been cancelled due to concern over the new coronavirus.

Prison authorities have proposed the temporary release of at least two hundred offenders to alleviate the risk of the coronavirus spreading to the jail population and staff.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has said he is stepping down from the company's board to focus on philanthropy.

The Government is advising Irish citizens to 'exercise a high degree of caution' before deciding to travel to other EU states amid the coronavirus pandemic.

SCHOOLS, universities and public facilities have shut.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency over the fast-spreading coronavirus, opening the door to providing what he said was about $50 billion in federal aid to...

The country's courts will largely shut down for the coming weeks, with only urgent matters being dealt with due fears over the spread of Covid-19.

AIB has scrapped plans to introduce a fee for contactless payments, until the Covid-19 outbreak is over.

Denmark and Poland said they will close their borders to all non-citizens in a bid to curb the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. The move comes as Denmark recorded its...

QUEUES formed within minutes of a drive-through Covid-19 test centre commencing operations in Cork.

This year's VHI Women's Mini Marathon has been postponed amid the “growing threat” of the coronavirus outbreak, organisers have said.

Italy has reported 250 new deaths due to the Covid-19 virus – a one-day record since the country experienced the biggest outbreak of positive cases across Europe. The latest spate...

THERE are now 90 cases of Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland, with the majority of coronavirus sufferers in Ireland aged between 55 and 63.

THE Ceann Comhairle is proposing to postpone next Thursday's Dáil vote for Taoiseach and to limit attendance in the chamber to 30pc of TDs.

NEXT week's planned Dáil vote for Taoiseach is being postponed and attendance in the Chamber is to be limited to a maximum of 30pc of TDs.

London's top 100 companies saw earlier gains pared back as the market eked out sluggish growth at the end of what proved to be the third worst week in the...

The European border protection agency, Frontex, says it has deployed another 100 guards to Greece to help protect the EU's frontier there from pressure of migrants. Warsaw-based Frontex said on...

The first "community transmission" cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Northern Ireland.