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German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke by phone with Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj on Thursday, urging him to move quickly towards signing a ceasefire agreement, a German government spokesman said....

Dairy processors have put in place "strict protocols" as the Government's coronavirus emergency plan is announced.

Mexico's government is not planning to restrict international travel to the country or to close its borders due to the coronavirus outbreak, in spite of major curbs announced a day...

There we have it. Parental Armageddon. Two children. At home. With me. For two whole weeks.

Shell halved its chief executive's pay in 2019, a year when seven people died while working for the company and revenue contracted.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday announced strict immigration curbs and a halt on domestic land, sea and air travel to and from Metro Manila, in a “lockdown” of the...

The public is being urged to treat frontline staff with respect "in these very stressful times" as hospitals have been forced to limit activity in light of the coronavirus.

Officials ordered the US Capitol closed to much of the public on Thursday. The move comes one day after a staffer for a US senator from Washington state tested positive...

Officials ordered the US Capitol closed to much of the public on Thursday. The move comes one day after a staffer for a US senator from Washington state tested positive...

The Courts Service is consulting members of the judiciary this afternoon to consider whether court sittings should continue in light of the developing coronavirus scare.

A starling left rescuers baffled when he had to be retrieved from a drain in which he had somehow become trapped.

MINISTERS appealed to people not to panic-buy insisting supply chains are secure and saying "we're better than that".

The Czech Republic will close its borders to travelers coming from Germany and Austria to contain the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Thursday. The country will ban...

THERE is concern in one of Ireland's biggest garda stations after a foreign national, brought in for suspected immigration offences, has shown symptoms of Covid-19.

THERE is concern in one of Ireland's biggest garda stations after a foreign national, brought in for suspected immigration offences, has shown symptoms of Covid-19.

The closure of schools could extend beyond March 29 – and run into the Easter holidays, which are due to start the following Friday April 3.

THE grave look on the faces of Irish officials as they arrived outside Blair House moments before the Taoiseach said it all.

The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi movement in Yemen blocked southern separatist leaders from returning to Aden city, Reuters quoted Yemeni officials as saying on Thursday. The separatists are part...

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Construction group Galliford Try has wrongly inflated its net assets by more than £94 million after a series of accounting errors uncovered by Britain's audit watchdog.

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has urged all countries on Thursday to “double down” in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told diplomats in...

President Trump has announced a 30-day ban on travel between Europe and the US.

SCHOOLS and creches are to close and indoor gatherings of more than 100 people are to be banned from 6pm as part of a series of emergency measures to try...

The chief operating officer of Lookers has stepped down, days after the car dealership business said it had identified potential fraud.

The European Union said on Thursday it disapproved of the US decision to impose a travel ban on European countries, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Council president...

Advisers to under-fire hospital builder NMC Health have found what could be fraud in its finances, the company revealed on Thursday.

Menswear retailer Moss Bros is to be sold to the owner of Crew Clothing in a deal worth £22.6 million.

Investors in the flagship fund formerly run by City star Neil Woodford have been told to expect another multimillion-pound payout, as its managers sold off another fifth of its assets.

The European Union says it will assess President Donald Trump's decision to restrict travel from Europe to the United States amid deep concern over the move's economic impact. “We will...

Global shares plunged on Thursday after the World Health Organisation declared a coronavirus pandemic and indexes sank on Wall Street.

The impact of the coronavirus deepened today after the The Mater Hospital in Dublin said it is limiting activity, cancelling most waiting list surgery and outpatient appointments.

Turkish and Russian experts engaged in talks in Ankara have largely reached a consensus on the Idlib issue, Turkey's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Thursday. “Talks with a Russian...

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar's has announced the closure of schools, colleges and cultural institutions, as well as indoor gatherings of over 100 people and outdoor gatherings of over 500 people.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar's has announced the closure of schools, colleges and cultural institutions, as well as indoor gatherings of over 100 people and outdoor gatherings of over 500 people.

US President Donald Trump has announced the suspension of all travel to the US for the majority of Europe in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus.

Saudi Arabia has suspended all travel for residents and grounded flights to a number of coronavirus hotspots across Europe and Asia, Saudi state media reported on Thursday. One the kingdom's...

One of the immediate issues companies face with the coronavirus is getting staff to work from home for a period of days or weeks. For small firms, this might be...

The older woman who became the first victim of the coronavirus in Ireland is believed to have been treated in hospital for some time for underlying conditions before being tested...

A hoax call that led Prince Harry into sharing his thoughts on politics, family and the plight of some imaginary penguins exposes "huge flaws" in security in his new life...

The white-haired mourners at the removal were of an age when you'd worry that a bad dose of literally anything might kill them, let alone an exceptionally virulent plague drifting...