Govt to prepare compensation package as businesses will have to close at 9pm

‘Enormous’ increase as nation received 123,187 applications this year, says minister

Call by senators part of bipartisan effort to rein in e-commerce giant’s alleged business violations

Beijing demands deletion of paragraph allowing exceptions from freezing of assets

109 people still missing, President Joe Biden to visit, survey damage in Kentucky

More than HIV, malaria, tuberculosis combined in 2020

Public support for capital punishment remains high despite international criticism

Country reported 91,743 Covid-19 cases yesterday, 2nd highest daily figure since start of pandemic

FBI investigators obtain private key needed to access, recover funds

Variant comprises over 90% of new infections in some regions

Thousands of military, police and coast guard personnel deployed to deliver food, drinking water and medical supplies to survivors

Chief executive officer says lab results reassuring, company continuing to develop variant-specific jab

Letitia James investigating if Trump’s company illegally reporting false values on properties to gain banking, tax advantages