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DUBLIN -- The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) on Thursday accused the government of having "persistently blurred the boundary between legal requirements and public health guidance in its…
DUBLIN -- Most East Asian countries "innovate less than would be expected given their per capita income levels" and could therefore struggle to sustain recent economic growth, according to the…
DUBLIN -- Scientists at Russia's Higher School of Economics (HSE) said they have discovered a "genetic predisposition to severe Covid-19," the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. In research published…
DUBLIN -- Almost two months into Ireland's third coronavirus lockdown, Prime Minister Micheál Martin said the country "is looking at a continuation of severe restrictions" until the end of April,…
DUBLIN -- The novel coronavirus pandemic has facilitated government-backed "economic opportunism" in the world's rainforests, according to a report published on Thursday. Authorities in Brazil, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of…
DUBLIN -- Ireland's goods exports were worth an unprecedented 160.8 billion euros (196 billion US dollars) last year, a new record underpinned by surging sales of medical and pharmaceutical products…
DUBLIN -- A "crucial new piece of information" discovered by University of Cambridge-led researchers could mark a "vital step" towards understanding Parkinson's disease, a debilitating neurological disorder. A paper published…
DUBLIN -- Global trade shrank by 9 per cent in 2020 despite a late-year recovery in East Asia, according to estimates published on Wednesday by the United Nations Conference on…
DUBLIN -- Ireland's third lockdown has seen unemployment jump to 25 per cent in January, a 5.6 percentage point increase on December's revised 19.4 per cent. The government's Central Statistics…
DUBLIN -- The little-known drug thapsigargin has proven "highly effective" against Covid-19, according to a University of Nottingham research team, which said the findings are "hugely significant." The research, published…