UK Covid business loans worth £28bn ‘paid before anti-fraud checks began’

UK Covid death rates for black and South Asian people ‘higher than for whites’

Michael Carrick leaving Manchester United as caretaker stint ends

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US averts government shutdown one day before deadline

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India's Jet Airways in talks with Boeing and Airbus to buy 100 aircraft for $12bn

Gulf schools launch recruitment drive for hundreds of teachers amid Covid recovery

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DiDi Global to delist from New York and seek listing in Hong Kong

Trevor Noah to return as host for 2022 Grammy Awards

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Reema Juffali 'honoured' after being named ambassador for Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

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Lebanese residents ditch urban grind for ancestral towns and villages - in pictures

'Elle' magazine to stop using fur in all its titles

Omicron disrupts companies' plans to return to office

IMF picks chief economist Gita Gopinath as its second-highest ranking official

WHO urges Asia-Pacific region to prepare for Omicron-driven surge in infections

UK-Saudi M&A deals on the rise as ties strengthen

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UK's Conservatives retain seat in Bexley by-election despite ‘sleaze’ scandal

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Khorfakkan West Ring Road opens in UAE mountains

Bert van Marwijk warns UAE not to take Mauritania lightly in Fifa Arab Cup

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Victims to heroes: India's Dalits take centre stage in cinema

Pope Francis holds open-air mass with overseas workers in Cyprus

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India and Brazil set to double wind power capacity in 10 years, Fitch says

Ras Al Khaimah Police arrest driver for performing dangerous stunts

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Lebanese minister George Kordahi resigns after row with Gulf states

Shell pulls out as investor in Cambo North Sea oilfield

UAE and France sign strategic deals as Emmanuel Macron visits Expo

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Global banking industry records divergence in performance post Covid-19, report says

Kais Saied moves Tunisia's uprising anniversary celebration to December 17

'Zombie' thugs prepared to storm Wembley at Euro 2020 on chaotic 'night of shame'

China gives green light for Boeing 737 Max to resume service

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Taliban decree says Afghan women's rights must be enforced

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Bishop of Chelmsford recalls ‘intense persecution’ by Iran in maiden parliament speech

Emirates reintroduces free Covid-19 medical cover on all flights

ISIS attack on Iraqi village kills 13

British Airways to become first airline to use UK-made sustainable fuel

India braces for tropical storm brewing in Bay of Bengal

WHO warns Covid-19 vaccines will likely need adapting for Omicron variant

Bethlehem Cultural Festival comes to the UK

New Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick grateful for chat with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Coronavirus: UAE reports 54 new cases from 235,292 tests

Saudi Arabia’s 'Gingerbread Village' named in UN list of world’s Best Tourism Villages

Sri Lankan man lynched and burnt for alleged blasphemy in Pakistan

Pope's call for end to Cyprus 'laceration' draws mixed reaction

Disgruntlement in Italy paves way for conspiracy theories to take hold

Indian police hunt for thieves who stole fighter jet tyre

Iran does not seem serious about return to nuclear deal, Blinken says

Family loses defamation claim in UK after questioning donations to mosque from ‘extremist’

US economy hits speed bump in November jobs report

DESC settle score with Gulf Under 19 success at Dubai Rugby Sevens

Biden aims to make it 'very difficult' for Putin to move against Ukraine

Omicron variant raising 'no red flags' as authorities prepare for outbreak

Pope denounces torture of migrants as Vatican confirms 12 will be taken to Italy

UN estimates 9.4 million people need food aid in northern Ethiopia

Holders South Africa cruise on as Fiji crash out of Dubai Sevens

Ghislaine Maxwell trial: jury to see interiors of notorious Palm Beach estate

Libya’s foreign minister criticises EU over migration policy

Travellers to Ireland need Covid tests as new restrictions introduced for Christmas

Portugal's interior minister steps down after fatal car accident

Yorkshire cricket coaching team leave club after racism crisis

US team leaves Vienna as Iran nuclear talks fail to make progress

Michigan shootings: Suspect's parents plead not guilty to involuntary manslaughter

US to announce sanctions next week marking Biden's democracy summit

Elon Musk's wealth drops $15bn as tech stocks plunge