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Pope Francis did not deliver his usual blessing and remarks from a window in the Vatican on Sunday, in a move aimed at discouraging crowds amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Ten people have died and 23 remain trapped after the collapse of a hotel that was being used to quarantine people under observation for the coronavirus in the Chinese city...

At least 10 people were killed and another 23 are missing after a hotel being used in China's coronavirus fight suddenly collapsed.

A fire broke out at a refugee centre on the Greek island of Lesbos on Sunday, causing considerable damage to a warehouse but no injuries, Greece's firefighting service said.

A 64-year-old has become the oldest woman to row an ocean after crossing the Atlantic in 86 days.

Insurance giant Prudential will be hoping to fend off coronavirus fears and pressure from activist investors as it posts its latest figures next week.

Italy imposed a virtual lockdown across a swathe of the northern part of the country on Sunday, including the financial capital Milan, in a drastic new attempt to try to...

THE department of foreign affairs and trade is advising against all "non-essential" travel to northern Italy.

The special bond between children and their grandparents will be celebrated in the first animation on CBeebies to focus on a black British family.

The White House reportedly overruled US health officials who wanted to recommend elderly and physically fragile Americans be advised not to fly on commercial airlines because of the coronavirus.

More than a quarter of Italy's population have been placed in mandatory quarantine as the government attempts to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

High street footfall plummeted last month as dismal weather and storms caused shoppers to stay at home, according to new figures.

Combilift, the Co Monaghan-based forklift manufacturer, has had to delay the sale of 10 vehicles to a client in China after choosing not to invite Chinese authorities to test its...

Day One: Covid-19 cases: 1, All Ireland: 2. Sunday morning in Dublin. A schoolboy is in isolation in a city hospital, the morning after he was confirmed as the first...

It is the kind of quiet little Aegean village that summer visitors might dream of during the long winter nights.

When will there be a vaccine or a treatment for Covid-19?

The worldwide worry over coronavirus creates a glimmer of good news for at least one segment of the US population: the top 0.1pc.

Last Wednesday, the sound of cranes and pneumatic drills seemed louder than usual in the streets surrounding Google's €300m Boland's Quay development.

Musgrave, the retail group behind grocery chains SuperValu and Centra, has contacted suppliers asking for information on the predicted effect of coronavirus on their supply chains.

Father Ernesto Cardenal, who died last Sunday aged 95, was one of the most extraordinary Catholic priests of the 20th Century, combining the roles, not always happily, of poet, Marxist...

Javier Perez de Cuellar, who died last Wednesday aged 100, was an accomplished Peruvian diplomat who was secretary-general of the United Nations from 1982 to 1991, and later his country's...

Larry Tesler, who has died in California aged 74, was among the chief architects of the way we now use computers. Those in the industry knew him as the creator...

Saudi Arabia has detained three senior Saudi princes, including the younger brother of King Salman and the king's nephew, for allegedly planning a coup, sources with knowledge of the matter...

Coronavirus is the first global epidemic in the era of the smartphone and social media. The rallying cry from authorities to concerned citizens is "self-isolate". And how apt a phrase...

The government will have to move from containment to compensation pretty quickly as the economic cost of the coronavirus spreads. It will be an expensive and difficult mess for any...

I've become obsessed with checking my phone for live updates about the coronavirus. I don't know why, as all I learn is that more people are getting sick and that...

My apologies for stating the obvious, but it wouldn't do us any harm at all to have a government, right now.

The number of people in France diagnosed with Covid-19 jumped by 336 to 949 yesterday - the biggest daily increase France has seen. Another seven people died, taking the total...

A group of migrants have tried to bring down a fence in a bid to break through into Greece, while others hurled rocks at Greek police during ugly scenes at...

The American Film Institute is postponing its 48th annual AFI Life Achievement Award Gala Tribute honouring Julie Andrews in an apparent response to the new coronavirus outbreak.

The two top contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination have sharpened their attacks against each other.

Fresh clashes have erupted at Turkey's land border with Greece after Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government said it will no longer prevent migrants from crossing over to EU territory.

An Irishman is second officer of the Grand Princess cruise ship which has been struck with the coronavirus off the coast of America.

A Sikh football fan has created a matchday turban in the colours of his favourite team, in a bid to show how inclusive and united the sport is.

US President Donald Trump parted ways on Friday with acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and replaced him with conservative lawmaker and close ally Mark Meadows, who was...

Fatemeh Rahbar, a newly-elected member of the Iranian Parliament, has died of coronavirus on Friday, according to Iran's Tasnim News Agency. DETAILS TO FOLLOW

Fifteen US tourists have been placed under quarantine in a hotel in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, a Palestinian authority spokesman has confirmed. The hotel was quarantined after seven...

Twenty-one people tested positive for coronavirus on Friday aboard a ship that was denied entry to San Francisco Bay after a number of passengers and crew developed flu-like symptoms on...

A member of the Bank of England's financial policy committee has revealed hopes for a female Governor in her lifetime, but insisted the 325-year-old institution is making inroads on diversity.

Not everyone gets a place in the London Marathon, but a select group of the unlucky ones have found a solution: run it backwards.