The Mirror says: Tokyo 2020 organisers had asked for a man and woman from each team for the ceremony which will take place tomorrow in the Japanese capital city.

TRT World says hundreds of workers have fled businesses in northern Haiti after demonstrations near the hometown of assassinated president Jovenel Moise

Aljazeera says Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty in a Los Angeles court on Wednesday to four counts of rape and seven other sexual assault counts

The Mirror says: The future king, who turns eight today, was snapped by proud mum Kate Middleton during a family break to Norfolk – she has become an accomplished photographer.

Arab News says at least three people have been shot dead, one of them a police officer, in a week of rioting and protests over water shortages

France24 says piles of cars were strewn across a central Chinese city Thursday as shocked residents picked through the debris of a historic deluge

BBC News says the show director of the Olympics opening ceremony has been dismissed, one day before the event is due to be held.

The i highlights the extent of the disruption to industries ranging from transport to the NHS, with the headline “shutdown replaces lockdown”.

The Times reports that ministers have confirmed supermarket workers are unlikely to be granted an exemption from isolation, as fears grow over pingdemic

The Telegraph leads with the “pingdemic”, as the large number of workers being told to self-isolate by the NHS Covid app continues to affect businesses.