Carmakers expect deal to help them tackle industry’s challenges

Concerns threaten to torpedo optimism over vaccine-fuelled rebound in growth

WHO officials say no evidence that variant made people sicker or was more deadly than existing strains

Rahmatullah Nekzad was gunned down as he left his home in Ghazni city

In a video Mana is seen giving two-handed compressions to a small elephant lying on its side

Market optimism over vaccine-fuelled rebound in economic growth comes under threat

EU countries including Germany, Austria and Italy say they plan to start vaccinations from Dec 27

Use of such vaccines permitted as long as there were no alternatives, Vatican tells Roman Catholics

Strain is said to be up to 70% more transmissible than the previously dominant strain in UK

New strain prompts Britain’s neighbours, several countries to close doors to travellers from the country