The former head of the Irish Medical Organisation believes it is only a matter of time before a case of coronavirus is found in Ireland.

Two Irish citizens have tested positive for Coronavirus and are currently being treated in hospital in Japan.

The lack of components from China will have an impact at micro level for a number of Irish companies, he said as the production of source items has come to a halt.

The price of oil fell sharply but global stock markets were mixed as investors scrambled to assess the potential fallout to world trade and tourism should the cases of coronavirus increase over the weekend.

Cork tech firm Yooni could reduce the student drop-out rate in Irish colleges, writes Trish Dromey.

Hurling fans across the world were able to get their fix before settling down to the business of boarding planes home for Christmas as the Irish Examiner broadcast Limerick's win over Tipperary.

The appeal of vacations linked to sites connected to death, destruction and atrocities is a fast growing global sector known as 'dark tourism'.

Today’s canary-in-the-mine warning is the news that drug-resistant forms of malaria-causing parasites are spreading across southeast Asia leading to “alarmingly high” treatment failure rates as the insects have developed an immunity to the frontline chemicals usually used to control them.

Next week, to celebrate her 70th birthday, Maura Ward and her son, Johnny, will climb Mount Fuji, in Japan. It’s not their first big trip, says Ailin Quinlan

The Pirbright Institute is entering into partnership with a Belgian company to develop the first antiviral drugs against African swine fever (ASF).

Distance in today’s world erects no barriers to the spread of contagion, which is why Agriculture Minister Michael Creed and the president of the Irish Farmers’ Association have issued warnings about the westward path of African swine fever, an infection that threatens no harm to humans but which kills pigs and wild boar.

The sister of a man who died while climbing Carrauntoohil in Co Kerry last weekend has paid tribute to the “hero” father of three.

Carlsberg joined Heineken in reporting a strong start to the year as Asian revenue surged, helped by the acquisition of Cambrew, a Cambodian brewer.

African swine fever in China has become a major world food markets event, with the Chinese loss in pork production now estimated at nearly 30%, larger than the US annual pork production, or equivalent to the EU’s annual pork supply.

Isabel Conway spots the travel trends for the year ahead.

THE diary: Before there was the social media void to shout into, you kept your thoughts to yourself and to a few others close by.

The pervasiveness of state-sponsored killings is no excuse for treating murder as acceptable, ever, writes Jeffrey D Sachs.

Hector Ó hEochagáin gives us a unique insight into the incredible highs and bone-chilling lows of his latest travel adventure from Siberia to Saigon, airing on TG4 tonight.

An old Irish church has been named alongside the Eiffel Tower and the Sydney’s Opera House as some of the coolest constructions on the planet.

Ride-hailing giant Uber is to sell its business in Southeast Asia to regional rival Grab in a move that signals another international retreat for the US firm.

Thailand were crowned men’s Gaelic football champions last weekend, while Saigon Gaels scooped the ladies’ Gaelic football crown, after the first ever international GAA tournament to be played in Cambodia.

Cork native Conor Wall tells Colm O’Connor about the world’s newest GAA club — in Cambodia

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Police in Cambodia have charged a group of 10 tourists with producing pornographic pictures after images emerged of people apparently demonstrating different sex positions.

Awareness that internet platforms can be manipulated to undermine democracy is growing, but governments have yet to devise a defence.

Through accident and design, Spielberg couldn’t have timed The Post better, writes Shilpa Ginatra

Proposed new laws to ban paedophiles and sex offenders from foreign travel are to be unveiled in the new year.

Des O’Driscoll sits down with musical director Anth Kaley.

The Vatican has defended Pope Francis after human-rights groups expressed disappointment he did not publicly acknowledge the plight of Rohingya Muslims during a visit to Burma.

A husband who murdered a popular primary school teacher after she confronted him about making indecent images has been jailed for life in England with a minimum term of 23 years.

When a young girl was filmed in a sex act with two boys in a town in Idaho, an anti-immigrant movement co-opted the community’s outrage to their cause, writes Caitlin Dickerson

University of Limerick lecturer and former Cambodia Daily journalist, Fergal Quinn, reflects on a worrying and largely unreported attack on freedom of expression in Cambodia and what lessons we in the west shoud take from what is happening.

From human campaigns for social change to nano-science that can revolutionise modern technology, a series of new images showcases the breadth of publicly funded Irish research.

That US president Donald Trump seems to have been energised by the opprobrium expressed over his ambivalence on racism is another indication of his lack of character. 

An Oregon man has been accused of using a fake Great Britain passport for close to 20 years.

Two women accused of poisoning the half brother of North Korea's ruler Kim Jong Un in an airport assassination are expected to plead not guilty in court on Friday, their lawyers said.

An Australian woman charged with providing commercial surrogacy services in Cambodia has told a court she has "lost everything" since her arrest eight months ago and is suffering from cancer.

Prosecutors in the trial in Cambodia of two surviving leaders of the former Khmer Rouge regime have begun summing up their case.

Staff and customers tried to resuscitate him before paramedics attended the scene.

Age should be no barrier to living an adventurous and full life, especially if you have the time after retirement, writes Caroline Allen

An endangered wild elephant has died in Cambodia after a power pole fell and electrocuted it, a park ranger said.

Alligator and crocodile heads, ivory tusks, guns, and swords were among the weird, wonderful and downright dangerous items seized in the mail last year.