First high-level meeting between two nations since 2019 when they severed diplomatic ties

Though acquisitions have grown Meta’s user base, it isn’t clear if growth will continue

Case relates to alleged dishonest €9.9bn sale of Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard in 2011

Markets report: Cairn soars 7.2 per cent on pledge to return €95m to investors this year

Shareholder proposal demands pharma group open up Covid-19 vaccine tech to poorer countries

‘Staggering’ number of lives will be saved, says company’s chief scientific officer

Actions also include drive to encourage vaccine boosters and expansion of at-home tests

Supply chain disruptions among drivers of 6.2% increase in October

European equities slip in early Friday trading but remain on track for weekly gain

Pharmaceuticals company developing twice-daily pill for patients diagnosed with virus

AstraZeneca, received by tens of millions in Europe, not approved by America’s regulator

Investors nervous about major central banks withdrawing pandemic-era stimulus

US jailing of Irishman who facilitated sharing of child abuse images ‘significant’ – garda

Eric Eoin Marques pleaded guilty to conspiracy to advertise images last year

Road agency to look at how Autopilot ensures drivers are paying attention to road

Joseph Mercola creates and profits from misleading Covid vaccine claims, researchers claim

Median CEO compensation package falls almost 36 per cent to €1.2 million however

Eric Eoin Marques was extradited in 2019 following lengthy legal battle

Document declines to draw conclusions and says available reporting is ‘largely inconclusive’

Report holds 144 sightings of ‘unidentified aerial phenomenon’ dating back to 2004

Maybe Earth is an unpopular destination, the intergalactic version of Longford

US diplomat stresses need for transparency on virus origins with Chinese counterpart

Inquiry could trigger ban on transatlantic data flows

Irish security experts have long expressed concerns about Ireland’s level of preparedness against cyberattacks

Authors accuse company of reporting earnings in a deliberately confusing manner

Honeywell manufactures aircraft and missile components for US military

Daily deaths reach new record as government rejects reported problems with vaccine campaign

Level of CLO assets in Ireland is now 10 times what it was six years ago

Credit Suisse set for worst week in a year after Archegos crash

European chip companies including ASML, ASMI and Infineon Technologies, rise

Construction of cables has become a flashpoint amid US-China tensions

Government policy encourages colleges to collaborate with China - but an unpublished risk review poses vexing questions

‘It takes one to know one,’ Putin responds as Moscow recalls envoy for consultations

Central bank sharply upgrades forecasts but signals no rate rises until at least 2024

Credible reports paint a dire picture of killings, rapes and other atrocities against civilians

Ex-president fires broadside at Karl Rove, lobbyist for Irish businessman’s firm Rivada

European indexes echo positive moves in Asia

US intelligence report finds Saudi crown prince approved of the journalist’s killing

An Irishman’s Diary

Leisure and hospitality shed 498,000 jobs, making it one of the hardest-hit sectors by far