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The consequences of failing to bring Ireland's carbon emissions down is beyond compare, according to the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications.

The Director of Public Health at the HSE's National Immunisation Office has said that the first vaccines for those aged from 12 to 15 are expected to be administered this weekend.

Australia has expanded a Covid-19 lockdown to a rural town and the coastal region of Byron Bay, as fears grew that the virus has spread from Sydney to the northern tip of the country's most populous state.

A senior aide to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has resigned in the wake of a state attorney general's report that the governor sexually harassed 11 women.

Barry McGuigan believes Kellie Harrington has the opportunity to turn professional after reaching the "pinnacle" of amateur boxing and that a future fight against Katie Taylor would be "amazing" if such an eventuality were to come to pass.

Thousands of people have fled their homes on the Greek island of Evia as wildfires burned uncontrolled and ferries were on standby for more evacuations after taking many to safety by sea.

The monstrous Dixie Fire in northern California has grown to become the second-largest wildfire in state history, authorities said, with three people reported missing and thousands fleeing the advancing flames.

People in France will from today need to show a health pass to enjoy usually routine activities such as sipping a coffee in a cafe or travelling on an intercity train.

Suspected Taliban fighters have killed an Afghan radio station manager in Kabul and kidnapped a journalist in southern Helmand province, local government officials said.

The Japanese city of Nagasaki has commemorated the 76th anniversary of its destruction by a US atomic bomb, with the mayor calling for the global community to build on a new nuclear ban treaty.

The Department of Health has been notified of a further 1,837 confirmed cases of Covid-19.

Kellie Harrington won gold in the lightweight boxing final in Tokyo after delivering an exhibition of the sweet science in her unanimous decision victory over reigning world champion Beatriz Ferreira of Brazil.

Police in Northern Ireland investigating the death of a two-year-old girl in Dungannon, Co Tyrone on Friday have arrested a 24-year-old woman.

"Personal responsibility" will be a key factor when it comes to dealing with Covid-19 in the coming weeks and months, the Taoiseach has said.

Hundreds of Greek firefighters are continuing to tackle wildfires on the island of Evia, which have charred vast areas of pine forest, destroyed homes and forced tourists and locals to flee.

A top public health official in the United States has warned that the country is "failing" on Covid-19, after the country recorded its highest daily case load in six months.

The Taliban have tightened their grip around northern Afghanistan, capturing three more provincial capitals as they take their fight to the cities after seizing much of the countryside in recent months.