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Some hospitals are already having to dig into their surge capacity and cancel non-Covid procedures as the numbers of patients admitted with the virus continue to rise.

Ireland would need an “army” of contact tracers even bigger than the Defence Forces to track down the close associates of everyone now becoming infected with Covid-19, the Tánaiste has...

Ireland would need an “army” of contact tracers even bigger than the Defence Forces to track down the close associates of everyone now becoming infected with Covid-19, the Tánaiste has...

Ireland would need an “army” of contact tracers even bigger than the Defence Forces to track down the close associates of everyone now becoming infected with Covid-19, the Tánaiste has...

Joe Biden's presidential campaign said that vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris will suspend in-person events until Monday after two people associated with the campaign tested positive for coronavirus.

TDs have been given a “severe rebuke” for failing to comply with Covid-19 guidelines and rules and, in some instances, abusing compliance staff in Leinster House and the Convention Centre.

TDs have been given a “severe rebuke” for failing to comply with Covid-19 guidelines and rules and, in some instances, abusing compliance staff in Leinster House and the Convention Centre.

There have been 763 new Covid-19 cases in Northern Ireland in the last 24-hour reporting period, the Department of Health has announced, bringing the total to 23,878.

There have been 763 new Covid-19 cases in Northern Ireland in the last 24-hour reporting period, the Department of Health has announced, bringing the total to 23,878.

Plumbers, decorators and others who come to the home to work can still do so under the new public health restrictions.

Plumbers, decorators and others who come to the home to work can still do so under the new public health restrictions.

NHS Test and Trace has recorded its worst ever week for contact tracing, according to new figures.

Thailand's government declared a strict new state of emergency for the capital, a day after a student-led protest against the country's traditional establishment saw an extraordinary moment in which demonstrators...

Thailand's government declared a strict new state of emergency for the capital, a day after a student-led protest against the country's traditional establishment saw an extraordinary moment in which demonstrators...

A three-week-old okapi calf has explored her outdoor paddock for the first time at ZSL London Zoo.

Protests against Nigeria's police continued to rock the country for the eighth straight day as demonstrators marched through the streets of major cities, blocking traffic and disrupting business.

Shopping centre owner Hammerson has told investors it only collected 38% of its UK rents due for the current quarter after shop tenants were hit by the pandemic.

More than 500 small businesses have now joined forces in a class legal action against Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank as the mis-selling case heads to court.

The European Union has imposed sanctions on six Russian officials and one organisation over the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny with a Soviet-era nerve agent.

Visits to other households will be banned for the entire country from tonight under strict new Covid-19 regulations.

Cinemas have reopened in much of India with mostly old titles on screen, a sign of the country's efforts to return to normal as the pace of coronavirus infections slows...

Amy Cooper, the white woman charged with filing a false police report for calling 911 during a dispute with a black man in New York's Central Park in May, made...

Households and businesses will find it tougher to get loans in the coming months as default rates are poised to increase, a survey of lenders suggests.

French police searched the homes of the former prime minister, the current and former health ministers and other top officials in an investigation into the government response to the global...

Kyrgyzstan's President Sooronbai Jeenbekov announced his resignation in a bid to end the turmoil that has engulfed the Central Asian nation after a disputed parliamentary election.

Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris has said that there has not been enough discussion about the impact of the pandemic on young people.

The Government's VAT cut has helped takeaway chain Domino's Pizza serve up a surge in sales as Britons staycationed over the summer.

A physics professor from Belfast has been reinstated to his job at Oxford University after winning a landmark age discrimination case.

A physics professor from Belfast has been reinstated to his job at Oxford University after winning a landmark age discrimination case.

Winston Churchill once said: “Any man who says he is not afraid of death is a liar.”

Melania Trump said that her and the president's teenage son, Barron, tested positive for the coronavirus not long after his parents, but had no symptoms.

Shares of South Korea's Big Hit Entertainment, the company that manages global pop sensation BTS, have soared in their trading debut in Seoul.

Shares of South Korea's Big Hit Entertainment, the company that manages global pop sensation BTS, have soared in their trading debut in Seoul.

Visits to other households will be banned for the entire country from tonight under strict new Covid-19 regulations.

Visits to other households will be banned for the entire country from tonight under strict new Covid-19 regulations.

As she took to the podium in El Paso, Texas, this week, Dr Jill Biden was unequivocal. "For the first time in a long time, winning Texas is possible," she...

Germany is to pay €564m in aid to Holocaust survivors to support them during the coronavirus pandemic, it was announced yesterday.

A Japanese supercomputer has shown that humidity can have a large effect on the dispersion of virus particles, pointing to heightened coronavirus contagion risks in dry, indoor conditions during the...

President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden appeared in critical battleground states as the presidential race entered a final, intense phase amid record numbers of early votes cast.

President Donald Trump's US Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett yesterday said it is an "open question" as to whether Mr Trump could pardon himself while adding that the nation's...