Ministers from Asia-Pacific trade group APEC on Saturday agreed to expedite the transit of Covid-19 vaccines and related goods, but stopped short of agreeing to remove tariffs on them.

Rescuers used bulldozers to dig through mountains of mud in the search for more than 40 people missing in the eastern Philippines after landslides triggered by a powerful storm which killed at least 31 at the weekend, authorities said yesterday.

The concluding session was attended by Qatar Foundation (QF) chairperson Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, vice chairperson and CEO HE Sheikha Hind bint Hamad al-Thani, and a number of dignitaries.

Australia’s rugby renaissance continued in Cardiff with a fourth consecutive win in a run of seven unbeaten and head coach Michael Cheika was not ruling out another triumph against England next weekend.

Asia-Pacific leaders on Saturday agreed to address ‘unfair trade practices’ and urgently called for the removal of ‘market distorting subsidies,’ in contrast to communiques they have issued in the past.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump agreed a joint statement on Syria on Saturday that said they would continue joint efforts in fighting Islamic State until it is defeated ...

It was sad to see blockading countries oppose Qatar’s candidate HE Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz al-Kuwari in the final round of elections for the Unesco Director-General’s post, Doha-resident Junaid Ahmed told Qatar Urdu Radio’s live show Haqeeqat yesterday.

The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) has released new research comparing apprenticeship systems in several countries.

Iron ore imports by China surged above 100mn metric tonnes to a record, smashing the previous high set in 2015, as the country’s concerted push to clean up the environment stoked demand for higher-grade material from overseas while hurting local mine supply.

It is the latest twist of the legal wrangling touched off by President Donald Trump's ban, first announced in January with little notice and widely criticised as discriminatory against Muslims.

Argentina will put their Rugby credibility on the line in New Plymouth this weekend against an All Blacks experimenting with their line-up.

Chris Froome took another huge step towards a historic Tour de France-Vuelta a Espana double by claiming stage nine of the Vuelta yesterday to extend his race lead.