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Trump believed parody set up by man impersonating his family for months
- US
- December 9, 2020, 09:27
Last month, between tweets disputing his election loss, US president Donald Trump posted an article from a conservative website that said his sister E(...)

WHO to offer 120 million cheap coronavirus tests to developing world
- World
- September 28, 2020, 20:21
The World Health Organisation has announced plans to make 120 million cheap Covid-19 antigen tests available to lower- and middle-income countries as (...)

World population set to shrink after 2064, claims new study
- World
- July 14, 2020, 23:30
The world’s population is likely to peak in 2064 at about 9.7 billion, and then decline to about 8.8 billion by 2100 – two billion lower than some pre(...)

Glimmers of hope as pharma groups race for Covid-19 vaccine
- Health & Pharma
- May 21, 2020, 12:45
In a medical research project nearly unrivalled in its ambition and scope, volunteers worldwide are rolling up their sleeves to receive experimental v(...)

Irish scientist instrumental in Covid-19 vaccine trial
- Health
- May 19, 2020, 12:34
An Irish scientist is playing a lead role in one of the largest vaccine trials underway against Covid-19. An immunologist originally from Wexford, Pr(...)

US steers clear as global Covid-19 pledging conference begins
- World
- May 4, 2020, 18:51
World leaders launched a pledging “marathon” on Monday – without the United States – to raise at least $8 billion (€7.3 billion) for research into a p(...)

Coronavirus: Irish scientist’s team leaps ahead in race to find a vaccine
- Abroad
- April 28, 2020, 13:51
In the worldwide race for a vaccine to stop the coronavirus, the laboratory sprinting fastest is at Oxford University. Most other teams have had to st(...)

‘No one is safe until everyone is safe’: Global alliance formed to take on Covid-19
- Health
- April 23, 2020, 10:51
An international coalition of hundreds of organisations, scientists and philanthropists has announced its intention to “ignite a global movement to he(...)

Science Foundation Ireland outlines how researchers can help tackle Covid-19
- Sponsored
- April 2, 2020, 05:20
Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) has developed a five-point plan which outlines key activities where the research community can make a positive contri(...)

The science behind the race to develop a coronavirus vaccine
- Science
- March 26, 2020, 01:00
A vaccine for Covid-19 is soon to be injected into healthy volunteers in Seattle, US. The National Institutes of Health in the US will run these tests(...)