Secretary of State ‘prepared’ for any outcome

Possible to transmit Covid-19 through close-contact breathing, saliva exchange, says reproductive health bureau director

One believes the president’s selection would be the beneficiary of a racially discriminatory ‘sort of quota’

They will be mostly from prisons in commercial hub Yangon

The expected dismissals come amid growing discontent in North America against Covid-19 restrictions

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says this could be achieved only if around 70% of the world gets vaccinated

‘Combat operations’ part of ‘tactical exercise’, says Kremlin

This is despite nine-hour meeting on Thursday, sources say

Stronger national environment laws needed to curb problem, conservationists say

US secretary of state waves away suggestion Moscow will avoid upstaging Beijing

Things can go crazy quickly, stresses US president

Activists have been camping on the lawns of parliament for four days

Beijing a longer-term challenge than Russian threat to Ukraine, says Antony Blinken