The Irish Times

US Covid vaccine sceptic sues Twitter in Dublin for defamation

Fox News regular Alex Berenson claims he was defamed after tweet labelled ‘misleading’

Thu May 12 2022 - 01:00

Madeleine McCann: Parents welcome ‘progress in the investigation’

Portuguese police declare German man formal suspect in disappearance of child

Fri Apr 22 2022 - 10:09

US government appeals ruling striking down mask mandate

Biden administration takes action after CDC says masks necessary on public transport

Thu Apr 21 2022 - 07:48

Criminal charges against Trump likely as evidence mounts

House panel alleges Trump broke laws to overturn results of 2020 election

Fri Mar 11 2022 - 10:40

Novak Djokovic deported from Australia

Australian government says his presence risks strengthening anti-vaccination sentiment

Sun Jan 16 2022 - 12:49

Theranos verdict a cautionary tale for failing entrepreneurs

Conviction a timely warning of difference between rosy optimism and outright fraud

Tue Jan 04 2022 - 15:31

Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre’s deal with Epstein released

Giuffre received $500,000 in her lawsuit against Epstein, court papers show

Mon Jan 03 2022 - 17:55

Ghislaine Maxwell: Jury weighs charges as judge warns Covid could derail trial

Judge tells jury to prepare to stay until at least 6pm each day, until verdict is reached

Wed Dec 29 2021 - 00:26

Derek Chauvin pleads guilty to violating George Floyd’s civil rights

Former Minneapolis police officer already serving 22½ years for Floyd’s murder

Wed Dec 15 2021 - 22:08

Survivors of Larry Nassar reach €345m settlement with USA Gymnastics

Simone Biles among sexual abuse survivors who testified against disgraced USA doctor

Mon Dec 13 2021 - 20:29

Capitol riot: Steve Bannon surrenders to FBI on criminal charges

Former Trump adviser accused of stonewalling inquiry into January 6th attack

Mon Nov 15 2021 - 16:18

What is cum-ex trading and what is Ireland’s role in it?

Background: Several banks in Ireland used in massive European tax fraud scheme

Thu Oct 21 2021 - 07:06

Former US navy nuclear engineer charged with attempting to sell secrets on memory stick hidden in sandwich

The memory card contained ‘militarily sensitive design elements’ according to a federal court affidavit

Tue Oct 12 2021 - 18:58

Judge orders Texas to suspend new law banning most abortions

US district judge took state to task over its ‘offensive deprivation of important right’

Thu Oct 07 2021 - 06:28

Planet Business: A cautionary tale from Silicon Valley

Game over for China’s young video players, as the Premiership’s transfer window closes

Fri Sept 03 2021 - 05:37

Most restrictive abortion law in US takes effect in Texas

Ban on terminations after six weeks of pregnancy set to affect up to 90% of cases

Wed Sept 01 2021 - 22:47

Woman says R Kelly prostituted her, singer’s lawyer challenges claims

Singer banned woman from watching documentary expose about him, court told

Tue Aug 24 2021 - 23:33

Ireland’s Katie McCabe continues to fight the good fight on all fronts

Irish captain a strong advocate for development of women’s game on and off pitch

Mon Aug 02 2021 - 06:40

US citizens will enforce new abortion law in Texas

People across country may be able to sue anyone helping woman get abortion in state

Sat Jul 10 2021 - 12:40

Internet security saviour Daniel Kaminsky dies at 42

Researcher was known for his discovery of a fundamental flaw in the fabric of the internet

Tue Apr 27 2021 - 11:21

Daily Mail owner sues Google for monopoly over ad business

Google says claims inaccurate and use of its ad tech tools ‘has no bearing’ on publisher’s search results

Wed Apr 21 2021 - 10:10

Brazil court upholds annulment of Lula’s corruption convictions

Decision allows former president to run against Bolosonaro in 2022 election

Fri Apr 16 2021 - 08:16

US authorities obtain asset freeze to halt alleged $690m Ponzi scheme

Alleged scheme operated by actor who lied about having deals to sell films to Netflix and HBO

Wed Apr 07 2021 - 11:46

Microsoft wins major US army contract for augmented reality headsets

Tech company will provide at least 120,000 AR devices for close combat situations

Thu Apr 01 2021 - 11:55

Wife of drug kingpin El Chapo detained after court appearance

Emma Coronel Aispuro accused of helping to run her jailed husband’s criminal empire

Tue Feb 23 2021 - 19:40

Voting equipment maker sues Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani in $1.3bn defamation suit

Company points to more than 50 statements by Giuliani which it describes as defamatory

Tue Jan 26 2021 - 00:00

Parler sues Amazon after it ends web-hosting services

AWS terminated service for breaking rules on content inciting violence

Tue Jan 12 2021 - 07:59

Google accused of colluding with Facebook in online ad market

New US antitrust allegation presented by 10 Republican-led US states

Thu Dec 17 2020 - 09:55

Investigation into cash-for-pardons scandal involving White House

Documents emerge as Donald Trump considers pardons for his children

Wed Dec 02 2020 - 21:08

Boeing seeks dismissal of Norwegian Air’s €1bn lawsuit over Max aircraft

Norwegian Air Shuttle, and five Irish-based subsidiaries, that own much of its aircraft, last week received interim protection from creditors from the High Court in Dublin

Mon Nov 23 2020 - 17:42

US election battle to move from polling booths to the courtroom

With Trump threatening legal action, supreme court could end up playing role in deciding outcome of election

Wed Nov 04 2020 - 22:04

US election: Candidates scramble for votes on eve of election day

Trump and Biden both make late play for Pennsylvania, which could be key to victory

Mon Nov 02 2020 - 22:03

Biden and Trump to make final pitch to voters ahead of US election

Heightened tensions about prospect of contested election as Trump threatens legal action

Mon Nov 02 2020 - 06:37

TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigns as Trump targets Chinese-owned network

Social media giant and parent ByteDance challenging White House ban in LA court

Thu Aug 27 2020 - 08:00