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The US presidential race hovers in suspended animation four days after the election as the vote counting process continues.

All travellers arriving in Ireland from Denmark will be required to restrict their movements for two weeks over fear of a new strain of the coronavirus emerging in Danish mink...

All travellers arriving in Ireland from Denmark will be required to restrict their movements for two weeks over fear of a new strain of the coronavirus emerging in Danish mink...

The rate of people that are dying, being admitted to ICUs and being admitted to hospital due to Covid-19 is far below the first peak of the virus, the latest...

There are now six countries that have reported coronavirus cases on mink farms as Denmark is culling its entire mink population due a mutation of the virus.

Searchers in Guatemala are looking for an estimated 100 people believed buried by a landslide as the remnants of Hurricane Eta strengthened on the way to Cuba.

US coronavirus infections surged by at least 129,606 on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, the third consecutive daily rise of more than 100,000 cases as a third wave of...

The slow pace of the US election count is fueling a lot of criticism, but there are a number of reasons why it is taking so long to confirm the...

A former Afghan TV presenter and two other civilians have been killed after a bomb attached to his car exploded in Kabul.

Democrat Joe Biden said he was going to win the US presidency as his lead grew over President Donald Trump in battleground states, although television networks held off from declaring...

Dozens of lives have been claimed across Central America after Hurricane Eta swept over the Caribbean, causing landslides and flooding from Guatemala to Panama.

The Kremlin has denied speculation that Vladimir Putin is on the brink of resigning, after a new law that would grant him lifetime immunity from prosecution prompted reports he was...

Three people in Nagorno-Karabakh's largest city were killed during overnight shelling by Azeri forces, the enclave's ethnic Armenian-controlled Emergency and Rescue Service said yesterday, as the battle for control of...

The Republican Party was bitterly divided last night as senior figures lambasted Donald Trump while the president's son called for a “fight to the death”.

Austria has admitted “intolerable mistakes” in the handling of intelligence on the jihadist who killed four people in Vienna on Monday, saying it could have considered him a greater threat...

More than a quarter million Danes went into lockdown yesterday in a northern region of the country where a mutated variation of the coronavirus has infected minks being farmed for...

Johnny Depp has been axed from his role on the Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts after a High Court judge found that claims he was a “wife beater” were “substantially...

Ethiopia's prime minister yesterday defended military operations against the country's well-armed Tigray region after accusing its government of a deadly attack on an army base this week.

Antarctica's Larsen C Ice Shelf experienced its highest rate of melting since records began 40 years ago from 2019-2020, a new study has found.

Antarctica's Larsen C Ice Shelf experienced its highest rate of melting since records began 40 years ago from 2019-2020, a new study has found.

A number of multinational companies told Tánaiste Leo Varadkar they are "very keen" that some staff return to offices as soon as possible.

A number of multinational companies told Tánaiste Leo Varadkar they are "very keen" that some staff return to offices as soon as possible.

Joe Biden would enter the White House as the least scrutinised president in modern US history.

Joe Biden would enter the White House as the least scrutinised president in modern US history.

Supporters of Joe Biden danced in the streets outside a ballot-counting center in Philadelphia on Friday as the steadily growing vote tallies showed the Democratic former vice president could soon...

Chicago rapper King Von was among three people shot dead outside a nightclub in Atlanta, state investigators have said.

Two men armed with handguns have been arrested near the Philadelphia convention centre where an ongoing vote count could decide the presidential election.

A trailblazer throughout her career, Kamala Harris is on the brink of making history as the first female, black, and Indian-American vice president.

The European Union has imposed sanctions on the president of Belarus and 14 other officials over their roles in the security crackdown launched after protests against the country's contested presidential...

An obese turtle from Manchester is starting a weight management programme after gaining extra lockdown pounds.

An obese turtle from Manchester is starting a weight management programme after gaining extra lockdown pounds.

There have been 499 new cases in the Republic of Ireland, the Department of Health confirmed today.

After four strong days this week as votes were cast and tallied in the US, global markets remained fairly flat on Friday.

The Irish Independent is helping readers to think local and shop local ahead of Christmas with the ultimate guide to shopping local in your county across Leinster, Ulster, Connacht, and...

A US couple whose large family attracted attention by growing to include 14 sons has welcomed their first daughter nearly three decades after the birth of their first child.

A US couple whose large family attracted attention by growing to include 14 sons has welcomed their first daughter nearly three decades after the birth of their first child.

Denmark is reporting that it's found more than 200 people since June infected with strains of the coronavirus related to minks - which the country said earlier this week would...

An orphaned seal pup named Sir Tom Moore is to be released back into the sea after being rescued from a near-death situation earlier this year.

The Vatican on Tuesday will release its long-awaited report into what it knew about ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick's sexual misconduct during his rise through the church hierarchy, setting up a remarkable...

Argentina soccer great Diego Maradona has been sedated by doctors to help him cope with withdrawal symptoms and will remain in hospital, even though he would like to leave, his...