The combat capability of the People’s Liberation Army may still be a ‘work in progress’ but it is catching up through influence and trainingWhen Covid-19 swept across Iran last March, killing more than 1,000 people including the senior commander of the…
Trials begin on Covid booster jab hoped to protect against new variants
Self-amplifying mRNA jab aims to trigger immune response towards virus’s spike and non-spike proteinsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe first trials have begun of a Covid booster jab that it is hoped will offer good protect…
Boris Johnson accused of Brexit failure as he admits UK-US trade deal near back of queue in Biden’s priorities – live
Latest updates: PM dampens expectations of progress on UK-US trade deal and says Biden has ‘a lot of fish to fry’Johnson hails lifting of US travel ban but says trade deal progress unlikelyKwarteng admits ‘difficult winter’ ahead as energy bills soarCo…
Coronavirus live news: UK welcomes end of US travel ban; American Covid death toll passes 1918-19 flu pandemic
US lifts ban for vaccinated UK and EU passengers; Covid has killed more than 675,000 Americans as average daily deaths reach levels last seen in MarchCovid-19 has now killed as many Americans as the 1918-19 flu pandemicUS to lift travel ban for vaccina…
Melbourne descends into chaos as police arrest 44 and fire rubber pellets at anti-lockdown protesters
It started with construction workers opposing compulsory vaccinations but grew into a broader ‘freedom’ rally which shut down freeways and bridgesPolice have fired pepper balls and stinger grenades at violent anti-Covid lockdown protesters on the stree…
Religious rehab centres fill gap as Nigeria grapples with soaring drug use
With poverty deepening, state services are failing to cope with rising rates of addictionKola* was in secondary school in Nigeria when he started smoking cigarettes. He soon graduated to cannabis, heroin and eventually to crack cocaine. Access to drugs…
Dangerous transmissions: anti-vax radio shows reach millions in US while stars die of Covid
Media watchdogs suggest that some basic level of responsibility to the public should be required to keep a broadcast licensePhil Valentine, a prominent Tennessee rightwing talk radio host, had released a song called Vaxman, an anti-Covid vaccination di…
UK gas supply robust and talk of three-day week ‘alarmist and misguided’, says business secretary – politics live
Latest updates: Kwasi Kwarteng makes Commons statement after talks with energy companies and watchdogNo 10 dismisses ‘winter of discontent’ warnings amid energy crisis talksJohnson defends trade secretary after climate crisis denial tweetsMeeting Cop26…
Covid live: Pfizer vaccine safe for children aged 5-11, company says; UK PM says boosters ‘priority’ over donations
Pfizer says their vaccine produces strong antibody responses in children aged 5 to 11; Boris Johnson defends extra jabs for vulnerable in UKUS children aged 5 to 11 on track to receive Pfizer vaccine by HalloweenNew Zealand: Auckland to move out of lev…
Shares in China’s Evergrande plunge again as fears of contagion grow
Hong Kong stock fell up to 17% amid default fears that are beginning to have a knock-on effect on other marketsShares in the embattled Chinese property company Evergrande have plunged again as investors weigh up whether the group’s massive debt problem…