Tiger Woods is "awake, responsive and recovering in his hospital room" after surgery on "significant" right leg injuries following a car crash which could have cost him his life.

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said he is confident that over 80% of adults will have at least one vaccination by the end of June.

People aged between 16 and 69 who are at very high risk of developing severe Covid-19 have been moved up the list of the Government's vaccine allocation strategy.

The Government "will not hesitate" to make the right decision if the reopening of schools causes a significant spike in Covid-19 cases, the Tánaiste has said.

French actor Gerard Depardieu has been charged with rape and sexual assault, a judicial source told the AFP news agency.

The final measure on which assessments will be based after 5 April is progress on the vaccination roll-out - and it is on this that the Taoiseach has pinned any sense of hope.

The United States is seeking election to the UN Human Rights Council, three years after former president Donald Trump's administration withdrew, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said.

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in hospitals has eased further, according to latest figures from the Health Service Executive.

A North Korean defector wore a diving suit and fins during a daring six-hour swim around one of the world's most fortified borders, a Seoul official said, and was caught only after apparently falling asleep.

The World Health Organization's global vaccine sharing scheme COVAX has delivered its first Covid-19 shots, as the race to get doses to the world's poorest people accelerates.

At least 62 inmates have been killed as riots, blamed on gang rivalry, erupted simultaneously at three prisons in Ecuador, authorities said.

The Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters has retrieved backup tapes containing the audio recordings from the Confidential Committee from their off-site storage.

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A Chinese man has been ordered to pay his ex-wife more than €6,300 for years of unpaid housework, in a landmark divorce case that has sparked furious debate in China.

A Status Orange rainfall warning for counties Kerry, Cork, Tipperary and Waterford expired at 9pm, without causing significant flooding to property.

The Cabinet has agreed to extend Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions until 5 April and the phased return of schools will get under way next Monday.

The Department of Health has been notified of an additional 575 new cases of Covid-19 and a further 45 deaths.

Tiger Woods has been taken to hospital for surgery on "multiple leg injuries" after being extricated from his car following a single-car accident in Los Angeles.

The Taoiseach has confirmed that a phased return to schools will get under way next Monday, March 1.