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A total of 60 applications for work permits for lorry drivers from outside the European Union have been received since a quota was lifted in October t(...)

Asia’s share markets turned negative on Tuesday as two-year US Treasury yields topped 1 per cent for the first time in almost two years with investors(...)

Growth in the world’s leading economies is expected to slow in the coming months as the initial bounce back from Covid-19 subsides, the Organisation f(...)

The tsunami threat around the Pacific from a huge undersea volcanic eruption receded on Sunday but a massive ash cloud covering the tiny island nation(...)

Ash Barty is in prime position to end Australia’s lengthy wait for a home winner at this year’s Australian Open but defending champion Naomi Osaka and(...)

North Korea fired at least two ballistic missiles on Friday, drawing both condemnation and an appeal for dialogue from a US administration that has im(...)

The Biden administration on Wednesday imposed its first sanctions over North Korea’s weapons programmes following a series of North Korean missile lau(...)

Ireland has been ranked joint 14th on a list of the most prized passports in the world because it offers visa-free or visa-on-arrival travel to 187 co(...)

North Korea appeared to test-fire a ballistic missile on Tuesday that may be more capable than the “hypersonic missile” it launched less than a week e(...)

The winners of the 79th Golden Globes, presented in private by the controversy-stricken Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), have been revealed(...)