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An Apple employee at the company's giant Cork campus has tested positive for the coronavirus and is currently in isolation, the company says.

John Menzies has suspended its annual dividend as the aviation services business prepares for the impact of coronavirus.

Saudi Arabia's state-run oil giant Saudi Aramco said it would increase its crude oil production to 12.3 million barrels a day in April, a record amount.

THERE are calls from within Fine Gael for government formation talks with Fianna Fáil to get underway due to the threat posed by the coronavirus.

THE coronavirus outbreak means the backdrop of government formation talks has "fundamentally changed", Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has said.

Work to deal with contaminated water at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant continues as the Olympic Games approach.

A new tool created by a teenager encourages coronavirus-conscious music-lovers to match the lyrics of their favourite song to the NHS' recommended hand-washing procedure.

King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands has apologised for his country's aggression during its colonial rule of Indonesia and formally recognised the Southeast Asian nation's independence date, on his first state...

Standard Life Aberdeen has warned over a “turbulent” 2020 as it posted a 10% drop in annual profits after customers continued to pull out cash.

Two new Irn-Bru flavours are going into production after being chosen in a public vote.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's chief rival has said that he has agreed with a smaller party to work together to form a new government following national elections last week. The...

The Late Late Show broadcast from Limerick, which was due to take place this Friday, has been postponed because of coronavirus fears among the larger crowd.

The government in Warsaw has decided to cancel all mass events due to the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Tuesday. “At this morning's meeting we took a...

I can't be the only person who is not entirely unhappy about Dublin's St. Patrick's day parade being cancelled.

MINISTER for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has urged Irish people to cancel travel plans to all parts of Italy but said that stopping tourists coming from Italy is out of...

French Connection slid to a loss last year as the gloom on UK high streets took its toll.

Payments on mortgages will be suspended across the whole of Italy after the coronavirus outbreak, Italy's deputy economy minister said on Tuesday.

Payments on mortgages will be suspended across the whole of Italy after the coronavirus outbreak, Italy's deputy economy minister said on Tuesday.

European shares on Tuesday recouped some of the brutal losses in the previous session, as higher oil prices and expectations of more stimulus measures eased anxiety around the economic hit...

The Taliban sent vehicles for fighters set to be released by the Afghan government in a prisoner swap expected to be announced on Tuesday, Reuters reports. They movement was also...

Sofa retailer DFS has said that “challenging market conditions” hit performance in the past half-year and warned that the developing Covid-19 outbreak meant it was unable to give accurate forecasts...

Harvey Weinstein's lawyers argued on Monday he deserved mercy for his already "historic fall from grace" and serious health issues, as prosecutors sought a severe punishment for the disgraced movie...

One surprising side effect of Covid-19? Bargain business class airfares.

The United States has begun withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, taking a step forward in its peace deal with the Taliban.

Libya's eastern military commander Khalifa Haftar has told France's president he will sign a ceasefire and stick to it if militias backed by the internationally recognized government respect it, Reuters...

Petrol prices climbed by seven percent on Tuesday, following the largest single-day plunge seen in the last three decades, as investors search for signs of economic stimulus amid an ongoing...

A professional football club in Australia's A-League has apologised after promoting a singles night at one of their games and stipulating it was for heterosexuals only.

The three new cases of the virus announced last night include a female healthcare worker from the south who was infected by somebody already positive.

American troops have begun leaving Afghanistan for the initial troop withdrawal required in the US-Taliban peace agreement amid political chaos in Kabul that threatens the deal.

Funeral directors have been advised that any person who dies of coronavirus should be immediately cremated or buried without a funeral service.

Workers will get higher emergency sick pay worth €305 a week during the coronavirus outbreak.

Max Von Sydow, the self-described "shy boy"-turned-actor known to art house audiences through his work with Swedish director Ingmar Bergman and later to film fans worldwide when he played the...

As cases of coronavirus continue to grow, and fatalities increase globally, what can we do to give our immune systems a fighting chance of beating the virus if we are...

Resting postures such as squatting or kneeling may be better for health because they require more muscle activity than sitting on a chair, researchers claim.

SHARES in Ireland's biggest hotel operator, Dalata, sank more than 6pc yesterday after it warned it has experienced a sharp decline in bookings and cancellations as the coronavirus spreads.

Funeral directors have been advised that any person who dies of coronavirus should be immediately cremated or buried without a funeral service.

A patient with the coronavirus has told of his experience of going into isolation in Ireland, and said he did not feel some of the symptoms commonly associated with the...

All of Italy under lockdown, reeling financial markets and rioting prisoners made clear yesterday how the global coronavirus epidemic was extending its reach into all aspects of social and economic...

1. Severity: Four out of five people who contract coronavirus will have a mild illness, according to a WHO examination of data from 56,000 patients. But for 14pc the illness...

As the trial of three Russians and a Ukrainian charged with multiple counts of murder over the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) got under way, a Dutch...