September2021

Covid PCR testing should be abandoned for most holidaymakers, says travel organisation Abta. Fully vaccinated travellers should not need to be tested on their return from lower-risk countries, it said. It also called for a “significant...

Job vacancies have hit a record high as the economic recovery continues, according to official figures. The number of vacancies in the three months to August rose above one million for the first time since records...

More than $1bn (£720m) in aid has been pledged for Afghanistan, following warnings from the United Nations of a “looming catastrophe”. The plea for global support was made at a conference in Geneva, following the Taliban’s...

Hong Kong shares started Tuesday morning on a quiet note after the previous day’s sell-off and following a positive lead from Wall Street. The Hang Seng Index edged up 0.05 percent, or 13.05 points, to 25,826.86,...