Controversial construction gig overcomes hurdle amid claims developers have ties with president

7.1-magnitude temblor hit country’s second-largest island this morning

It will test efficacy of combining ‘inactivated’ jab by Sinovac with DNA-based one developed by US firm Inovio

80% of 13 million people in capital eligible for one-off 1,000 peso cash payment

70% patients in their 50s and younger

Slow Covid-19 vaccine roll-out, financial hardship from restrictions fuel public anger

Verdict comes a day after Chinese court upholds death sentence of another Canadian on drug conviction

Authorities in Friesland playing catch-up after nearly 9,000 injected with saline instead of vaccines

Multiple cities have fallen to the Taliban in the past few days

Ethiopian, Eritrean troops using gender-based violence as weapon of war, says monitor

Some governors opposing measures to make them mandatory despite advice from health authorities

Social media platform says ‘disinformation laundromat’ sought to peddle false claims via popular accounts

Andrew Cuomo says stepping down to avoid protracted impeachment battle, maintains allegations are ‘politically motivated’