A teenage boy has died and another was critically injured in a single vehicle road crash in Killarney, Co Kerry in the early hours of the morning.

Today is the last day that people can apply to receive the Pandemic Unemployment Payment, with the scheme shut to new entrants from tomorrow onwards.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has issued new emergency measures to fight gun violence, as he made it easier for shooting victims to sue gun manufacturers, and comes after 51 people were shot in New York State over the 4 July holiday weekend.

The Covid-19 lockdown in Sydney has been extended for a week as Australia's biggest city grapples with the highly infectious Delta variant.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, Noeline Blackwell, has described the statement by Minister of State, Josepha Madigan, that she was subjected to a sexual assault as "very important".

A teenager in Singapore has been sentenced to nine months probation and 40 hours of community service for sending Instagram death threats to French footballer Neal Maupay after an English Premier League match.

Electric vehicle owners have said more attention needs to be given towards building and supporting charging-at-home infrastructure, if the Government's ambitious targets for such vehicles are to be met.

People aged 34 can register for a mRNA vaccine on the Health Service Executive vaccination portal from today.

A prominent Dutch crime reporter who was rushed to hospital after being shot on the street in central Amsterdam yesterday evening remains in a serious condition, police said.

Last month was the hottest June on record in North America, stoked by a deadly heatwave searing across parts of the region, the European Union's climate monitoring service has reported.

In cemeteries and morgues across the country, there are 22 unidentified bodies. Hoping to identify the remains, Gardaí have been working with Forensic Science Ireland, explains Barry Cummins.

After battering Cuba with drenching rain and strong winds, Tropical Storm Elsa regained hurricane strength as it moved towards Florida.

Search and rescue teams have pulled the remains of eight more victims from the ruins of a Florida apartment tower, bringing the confirmed death toll to 36.

Japan's government is floating proposals that would ban fans from all events at this month's Olympics, the Mainichi newspaper reported on Wednesday, as officials scramble to address public concerns about the spread of the coronavirus.

Indonesia has expanded nationwide coronavirus restrictions to battle its deadliest Covid-19 wave yet, as the death toll surged with the government warning that the worst may be yet to come.

Retail Excellence will today tell the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment that the pandemic has "decimated" the sector.

North Korea is facing a food shortage of around 860,000 tonnes this year, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation has forecast.

People who are fully vaccinated will receive their EU Digital Covid Certificates by either email or post from next Monday, under plans being finalised by the Government.

Italy beat Spain 4-2 on penalties following a 1-1 draw after extra time at Wembley to reach the Euro 2020 final.

Some 42 members of staff at a seafood plant in Co Down have tested positive for Covid.