The city’s economic prosperity lies with the mainland, says the finance minister, as Western investment and those qualifying to live abroad head for the exits.

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The company is also testing hybrid combinations of vaccine to target multiple coronavirus forms, as well as larger doses.

With a property crisis, energy crisis, food shortages and a significant slowdown in economic growth, Xi Jinping is seeking to stabilise the country and extend his authority.

Wheatley residents have gone from shock to dismay to anger that more hasn’t been done to solve the mystery of the explosion or to start working on repairs.

The US President called for a controversial shift to Senate rules in the hope of safeguarding future elections.

Benjamin Netanyahu and his family are seeking thousands in libel damages from Ehud Olmert after he claimed that they needed psychiatric treatment. 

After Senator Rand Paul confronted him at a Senate health committee hearing, a clearly furious Fauci demanded to speak uninterrupted.

Bitcoin was supposed to create a monetary system that functions without trust and the modern right is all about fostering distrust.

The plea coincided with a World Health Organisation prediction that half of Europe’s population would be infected with the highly transmissible variant of COVID-19 by March.

The European Parliament represents the 450 million citizens of the European Union and refers to itself as “the heart of European democracy”.

The perjury charges concern allegations that Maxwell lied about her knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s behaviour.

China is already upgrading facilities in Kiribati, prompting Kurt Cambell to say he is “most concerned” about such moves.

East-West tensions have risen after nearly 100,000 Russian troops gathered near the border of Ukraine, eight years after Russia annexed Ukraine’s southern Crimean Peninsula.

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If proven successful, scientists hope pig organs could help alleviate shortages of donor organs.

Johnson, who won a landslide victory in a 2019 election, has faced a barrage of criticism over alleged parties in government offices, including his own, in breach of COVID-19 rules. 

Ichthyosaurs were marine reptiles that lived in Britain 250 million years ago and became extinct 90 million years ago.

The New York real estate heir was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing his best friend in October.

Prosecutors said the 72-year-old defendant of Rockaway Beach, New York threatened to do “everything I can” to ensure the death of Trump,

A court on Monday found the Nobel laureate guilty of illegally importing and possessing the devices and violating coronavirus restrictions.

The Chinese port city has been effectively sealed off as authorities implement exit controls after 21 people tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday.

As of Saturday, 708 people needed mechanical ventilation. A year ago, more than 3000 people were on ventilators.

At least 19 people, including nine children, have died at the Bronx affordable housing complex.

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Ten people have been confirmed dead and dozens injured when the face of a massive cliff collapsed at a popular spot full of day trippers on boats.

Andrew could now call on Carolyn Andriano, who has revealed her surname since Maxwell was found guilty, to assist in his legal battle.

If any place can pull off the feat of green nickel, it is the French overseas territory that is bound by rigorous European environmental and labour standards.

Despite the obstacles, travel, if you can, should be something to look forward to once again.

Spare a thought for Kovid Kapoor and others like him who are now entering year three of sharing a name with a deadly virus.

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Before the latest attack, at least 146 people had been killed and 213 injured in air strikes in Tigray since October 18.

Sohail Ahmadi was just two months old when he went missing in the chaos when thousands tried to flee the Taliban takeover.

Some 1.227 million people tested positive for COVID in the past seven days in the UK. While in Europe countries are restricting freedoms for the unvaccinated.

The challenge to authoritarian regimes in the Russian President’s backyard is seen by the Kremlin as a challenge to him and the system he has installed in Moscow.

The Duchess of Cambridge celebrates her milestone year with three photographs for Britain’s National Portrait Gallery.

The President of Turkmenistan is calling for an end to one of the country’s most notable but infernal sights.

Kazakhstan’s former intelligence chief has been arrested on suspicion of treason, the state security agency said on Saturday, as the former Soviet republic cracks down on a wave of unrest and starts to assign blame.

Factions, gangsters, Russians: the mix of forces at work lead some to suspect rising fuel prices aren’t the only factor in play.

The rule change, which could impact more than 100 million workers, formed part of a plan announced by the White House in September to tackle coronavirus.

Blinken said Russia has worked for years to undermine Ukraine’s democratic institutions, interfere in its politics, block energy and commerce and sow mistrust with propaganda and disinformation.

The Queen has been paying the Duke’s legal fees since he first appointed a solicitor last February following an infamous BBC TV interview.

The hospitalisations of US children under five with COVID-19 have hit their highest level since the pandemic began.

The 25-year-old man left his home for a jog and ended up running for his life for five minutes as the men chased him in pickup trucks until they finally cornered him, the judge said.

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Ex-Soviet allies have deployed troops to quash the uprising. The President now says calm has been restored to all regions in the country.

A worker at a publisher in London has been arrested and charged, accused by the FBI of defrauding famous authors.

The task of the congressional committee remains difficult, not least because the clock is ticking towards the midterm elections.

The continent is destabilised by conflicts in Ethiopia, Somalia and South Sudan. Beijing hopes its new envoy will help end them.