Author: News Desk

The Daily Mail says: Daily testing of Covid contacts in schools drastically reduces staff and pupil absences without increasing infections, a study suggests.

BBC News says the government has announced it will not search the private email account of former Health Secretary Matt Hancock for discussions on official business

The Guardian says New Zealand is shutting down the quarantine-free travel bubble with Australia for two months, as the country grapples with a number of serious outbreaks of Covid-19

France24 says the most troubled Olympics in history finally get underway in Tokyo on Friday, struggling to emerge from Covid-19 after a postponement following a build-up marred by scandal

Arab News says the Eastern Province municipality carried out 1,314 inspection tours in one day across shopping malls, commercial centers and stores to monitor compliance with Covid rules

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani announced Thursday the opening of a new oil export terminal on the Gulf of Oman that will allow shipments to avoid the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

Aljazeera says rioting in South Africa this month has claimed 337 lives, the government said on Thursday, marking a further jump in the death toll from the 276 announced the previous day

The Independent says is there a series more charming than Ted Lasso? Not that I’ve seen. The Apple TV+ comedy, a paragon of positivity, follows a college-level American soccer coach (Jason Sudeikis)

The Metro says: A man stabbed to death in south London last night was filming a music video when he was attacked, witnesses said.

The Metro says: The organisation representing over 130,000 rank rank-and-file police officers has said it no longer has confidence in the Home Secretary following a pay freeze.