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Arab News says China’s latest COVID-19 outbreak is increasingly likely to spread further, as authorities urged all regions to step up monitoring and called for a reduction in travel.

Aljazeera says coronavirus cases in Eastern Europe have surpassed 20 million as the region grapples with its worst outbreak since the pandemic started and inoculation efforts lag.

TRT World says a powerful storm has drenched wildfire-scarred Northern California, triggering mudslides and flooding, while heavy winds toppled utility poles and downed trees.

The Guardian says James Michael Tyler, most famous for playing Gunther, the manager of Central Perk in the hit sitcom Friends, has died aged 59.

Sky News says Manchester United suffered one of their most humiliating defeats in recent memory as rivals Liverpool piled pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in a 5-0 thrashing.

A pair of trainers worn by the US basketball star Michael Jordan have sold for a record $1.47m (£1.1m) at auction.

US actor James Michael Tyler, who starred as Gunther in Friends, has died aged 59 from prostate cancer.

Premier League SUPER SUNDAY Man United vs Liverpool FC GAME daY PL 2021 Big Game United Liverpool Old Trafford 16:30 Man United vs Liverpool FC Man Utd vs LFC – The game that matters This is their 202nd meeting, with United winning 81 times and Liverpool 68 so far. Manchester United are in the midst of a potentially pivotal moment in their season but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is convinced his players will be embracing the challenge of facing Liverpool on Sunday, rather than feeling the pressure. Liverpool are on an unbeaten run and most will agree with Jürgen Klopp that Mohamed…

A round-up of Sunday’s front pages and their lead stories – from booster jab updates to the upcoming COP26.

Afghanistan on brink of collapse because of frozen assets that the US will not release to allow the country to operate, was a statement released by both the Pakistani, Swedish ministers. Afghanistan plunged into crisis after the Taliban drove out the Western-backed government in August triggering the abrupt end of billions of dollars in assistance to its aid-dependent economy. Many countries and multilateral institutions have halted development assistance but increased humanitarian aid since August, reluctant to legitimise the new Taliban rulers. The United States, China and other major powers set out a framework for formal recognition of Afghanistan’s new rulers…