AN IRISHMAN who is currently in a hotel in Tenerife which is “on lockdown” following a confirmed case of the coronavirus says that every guest has been told to stay...
February 25, 2020
At least 10 people including one police officer have been killed during two days of clashes in the Indian capital over a new citizenship law.
February 25, 2020
The leadership of Chancellor Angela Merkel's party agrees that she should remain in office until her term ends in autumn 2021, Der Spiegel magazine reported the current leader of the...
February 25, 2020
A police force has created a series of wanted appeal pancakes to mark Shrove Tuesday.
February 25, 2020
Around 50 pupils and staff from a school in Northern Ireland have been sent home as a precaution against coronavirus after returning from an Italian ski holiday.
February 25, 2020
Schools in Northern Ireland have taken precautionary measures to isolate pupils due to the coronavirus outbreak after half-term ski trips in Italy.
February 25, 2020
US president Donald Trump has lashed out at supreme court justices and his Democratic rivals during the second and last day of a whirlwind trip to India.
February 25, 2020
The EU on Tuesday gave its chief negotiator Michel Barnier a robust negotiating mandate to get a free trade deal with Britain, which counters several of the red lines that...
February 25, 2020
A small group of desert locusts has entered Congo, marking the first time they have been seen in the Central African country since 1944 as parts of East Africa battle...
February 25, 2020
Cheshire school shut down to ‘minimize risk of infection’ as UK students return from Italy ski trips
Two schools in Cheshire have shut down after students returned from half-term ski trips in Italy, Sky News reported on Tuesday. One school has closed and another has shut its...
February 25, 2020
Deontay Wilder blamed his loss to Tyson Fury on an elaborate pre-fight costume.
February 25, 2020
US president Donald Trump has said Harvey Weinstein's conviction for rape and sexual assault is a “great thing”.
February 25, 2020
The head of Iran's counter-coronavirus task force has tested positive for the virus himself.
February 25, 2020
US first lady Melania Trump has visited a “happiness class” at a government-run school in the Indian capital of New Delhi.
February 25, 2020
A postal blockage against Qatar has ended with Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt restoring services, the UN postal agency said on Tuesday. Mail links were severed in 2017 as part...
February 25, 2020
German prosecutors urged carnival organisers to review their security arrangements on Tuesday after a local man ploughed his car into a parade in the western German town of Volksmarsen, injuring...
February 25, 2020
German prosecutors urged carnival organisers to review their security arrangements on Tuesday after a local man ploughed his car into a parade in the western German town of Volksmarsen, injuring...
February 25, 2020
Thich Quang Do, a Buddhist monk who became the public face of religious dissent in Vietnam while the Communist government kept him in prison or under house arrest for more...
February 25, 2020
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he was moving forward with a plan to build some 3,500 homes for Jewish settlers on the outskirts of Jerusalem. “I have given...
February 25, 2020
German police have said 35 people, including 18 children, remain in hospital after a man drove his car into a crowd celebrating a carnival.
February 25, 2020
Premium car manufacturers are always looking for ways to offer new personalisation options on their cars, but Porsche has taken this to the next level by allowing customers to have...
February 25, 2020
Aerospace engineering group Meggitt has warned over a sales hit from the grounding of Boeing's 737 Max planes and the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
February 25, 2020
German conservative Friedrich Merz, an erstwhile rival of Chancellor Angela Merkel, confirmed on Tuesday that he will run for the leadership of her Christian Democrats (CDU) at a party congress...
February 25, 2020
Tesco has completed its exit from China after selling its stake in a joint venture in the country as part of a reorganisation of overseas business.
February 25, 2020
A court in eastern China has sentenced a bookseller who took a sceptical look at the ruling Communist Party to 10 years in prison.
February 25, 2020
A tourist hotel on the Canary Island of Tenerife has been placed in quarantine after an Italian doctor staying there tested positive for the Covid-19 virus.
February 25, 2020
A hotel in the Canary Islands was put under lockdown after one coronavirus case was identified the day before, El Pais newspaper reported on Tuesday.
February 25, 2020
THERE are a number of Irish people staying in a tourist hotel on the Canary Island of Tenerife that has been placed in quarantine after an Italian doctor staying there...
February 25, 2020
Hotel Chocolat has posted higher half-year sales after it was boosted by new stores in the UK and internationally.
February 25, 2020
President Donald Trump has called his trip to India “unforgettable”, “extraordinary” and an expression of “love” as he delivered a joint statement with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi following their...
February 25, 2020
A ceasefire took hold on the Israel-Gaza border on Tuesday after two days of fighting between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group, Reuters reported. The frontier fell quiet early...
February 25, 2020
A family from Arizona has avoided being engulfed by rising floodwaters after their SUV got stuck in flash flooding but was winched to safety with them sitting on the roof.
February 25, 2020
Banknote printer De La Rue has unveiled plans for “extensive” cost cutting as part of an overhaul to turn around its fortunes.
February 25, 2020
Birmingham Bullring owner Hammerson has seen its losses deepen dramatically as the retail property firm sold off sites to boost its balance sheets.
February 25, 2020
Days after the quarantine lifted on the coronavirus-afflicted Diamond Princess, the ship's owner put out a big "help wanted" notice.
February 25, 2020
An investigation into opera singer Placido Domingo by the US union representing opera performers found more than two dozen people alleging sexually harassment or inappropriate behaviour by the legendary singer,...
February 25, 2020
Australia faces an unprecedented threat from espionage and foreign interference, the head of Australia's intelligence service said in his first annual threat assessment.
February 25, 2020
More than one million seeds are now being stored in the "doomsday vault" in the Arctic, following the deposit of the first seeds from the Cherokee nation in the US.
February 25, 2020
Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty of rape in the third degree and criminal sexual assault, but cleared of the most serious charges of predatory sexual assault by a court...
February 25, 2020
It took a jury of seven men and five women a little over 26 hours to find Harvey Weinstein guilty on two counts: criminal sexual assault in the first degree,...
