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In the 19th century, Ignaz Semmelweis was vilified when he tried to make doctors wash their hands after doing autopsies on women who had died from childbirth fever before going...

British royal visitors Prince William and his wife Kate say they hope to build a "lasting friendship with the Irish people" on their tour of Ireland, which begins tomorrow.

It's finally upon us.

The complexities of organising a royal visit to Ireland go well beyond handshaking and receiving bouquets of flowers.

The first school has been forced to close for two weeks because of a coronavirus case, and parents will be wondering if more will follow suit over the coming weeks.

A comedian said he has legally changed his name to Hugo Boss in a jibe against the German luxury designer using trademark claims to target small businesses and charities who...

The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has risen by five to 34 over the past 24 hours, the Civil Protection Agency said on Sunday, with the...

A SCHOOL in the east of the country will close for two weeks after being confirmed as 'close contacts' of the first case of coronavirus in the Republic of Ireland.

ALL pupils and staff of a secondary school in the east of the country have been reported as 'close contacts' of the confirmed case of coronavirus in the Republic.

Dog lovers celebrated all things sausage at a special Dachshund Cafe event.

A warm winter means that for the first time in years Germany's vineyards will produce no ice wine, an expensive, golden nectar made from grapes that have been left to...

A 13-year-old boy has gained 100,000 followers after being bullied about an Instagram account he used to talk about his favourite books.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could hold talks to defuse tensions over the Syria's northwestern Idlib province as early as the coming week, Kremlin spokesman...

Greek police fired tear gas to repel hundreds of stone-throwing migrants who sought to force their way across the border from Turkey on Sunday, witnesses said, with thousands more behind...

Thousands of migrants and refugees massed at Turkey's western frontier on Sunday, trying to enter Greece by land and sea after Turkey said its borders were open to those hoping...

Joe Biden, fresh off his first victory in the race for the US Democratic presidential nomination, took aim at front-runner Bernie Sanders on Sunday ahead of the Super Tuesday contests...

Twelve more people have tested positive for coronavirus in the United Kingdom, bringing the total number of cases there to 35.

Iran's Health Ministry has raised the death toll from the coronavirus to 54 as the number of people infected soared to 978.

Afghanistan's president has said he will not free thousands of Taliban prisoners ahead of all-Afghan power-sharing talks set for next week.

More than 20 life-size animated dinosaurs have arrived at a safari park to form a new permanent exhibition.

At least 13,000 people have been massed at Turkey's border with Greece after Turkey's president officially declared its western borders open to migrants and refugees hoping to head to the...

The centre-right populist opposition has claimed victory in the parliamentary election in Slovakia, ending the reign of the country's long dominant but scandal-tainted leftist party.

At least 13,000 people have been massed at Turkey's border with Greece after Turkey's president officially declared its western borders open to migrants and refugees hoping to head to the...

Slovakia's conservative opposition has a comfortable lead in the country's election, according to preliminary results.

What is the coronavirus - or Covid-19 as it is now being called?

The nation is bracing itself for the damaging fallout from the coronavirus crisis, as the first case here was confirmed last night.

How can something so tiny be wreaking such havoc? SARS-CoV2 is the name of the virus that causes the new disease Covid-19, named on February 11.

When a group of Waterford students left for a skiing trip on Saturday, February 15, they were headed for a country on the verge of a viral epidemic. The Covid-19...

The world economy may be heading for its worst performance since the financial crisis more than a decade ago as the spread of the coronavirus increasingly dashes hopes of a...

Model Rosanna Davison has been "overwhelmed" by the response to her emotional interview on last Friday's The Late Late Show where she opened up about her miscarriages and surrogacy journey.

Carrie Symonds maintained a low profile after moving into Downing Street with Boris Johnson's in July last year, following his victory in the Tory leadership contest - but it was...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his girlfriend Carrie Symonds yesterday announced their engagement and also said they were expecting their first child.

From one moment to the next in Italy, the earth has moved beneath our feet. We have been plunged into a hazy nightmare where it seems that the apocalypse might...

Hosni Mubarak, who died last Tuesday aged 91, ruled Egypt for three decades until being forced from power in February 2011 during the so-called "Arab Spring" that engulfed much of...

Katherine Johnson, who died last Monday aged 101, was the human "computer" charged with calculating the paths of the flights that sent Americans into space and - eventually - put...

Who's laughing now? Everyone thought I was daft a few weeks ago when I was stocking up on face masks. My face masks could be my fortune now as I...

When a group of Waterford students left for a skiing trip on Saturday, February 15, they were headed for a country on the verge of a viral epidemic. The Covid-19...

'When we got in the car on the day of our escape, I turned to Latifa and said, 'We're like Thelma and Louise'," says Tiina Jauhiainen, with a small smile...

While it was funny in its own grisly way to see the Trumper telling lies about the coronavirus, talking it down and talking up the prospects of a vaccine, it...