BBC News says the UK’s failure to do more to stop Covid spreading early in the pandemic was one of the worst ever public health failures, a report by MPs says.
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The Guardian says Afghanistan’s junior female football team and their immediate families are to relocate to Britain from Pakistan.
France24 says France will ban plastic packaging for nearly all fruit and vegetables from January 2022 in a bid to reduce plastic waste, the environment ministry said on Monday.
Arab News says at least nine people were killed and 11 others were missing after heavy rain across the Philippines flooded villages and triggered landslides, authorities said Tuesday.
Aljazeera says Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has said he did not want to be “bored” with questions about the country’s coronavirus death toll.
VOA says Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order on Monday barring all COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the state by any entity, including private employers.
BBC News says Wales scraped past Estonia with an unconvincing win in Tallinn to keep hopes of finishing second in their World Cup qualifying group in their own hands.
BBC News says people in Wales need an NHS Covid pass to be able to legally attend big events or nightclubs from Monday.
France24 says more than 100,000 Poles demonstrated on Sunday in support of European Union membership.
The Guardian says the Metropolitan police are taking no further action after a review prompted by Virginia Giuffre, who is taking legal action against Prince Andrew.
Arab News says at least six people were killed and five injured on Sunday when a suicide bomber targeted the governor of the southern Yemen city of Aden.
Aljazeera says people in Sydney, Australia’s biggest city, ignored grey skies and drizzle on Monday to celebrate the end of almost four months of lockdown.
TRT World says Indian forces have detained close to 1,000 people in a sweeping crackdown in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Sky Sports says Kylian Mbappe gained redemption for his Euro 2020 disappointment by scoring France’s Nations League-clinching goal in their 2-1 win over Spain.
BBC News says travel firms have welcomed the latest relaxation of quarantine rules, as 47 countries are taken off the “red list”.
The Guardian says the NHS is to embark on the most ambitious programme of flu jabs in its history amid warnings of up to 60,000 deaths.
Arab News says the latest Houthi attempt to attack Abha International Airport in southern Saudi Arabia was widely condemned on Thursday.
Aljazeera says English Premier League football club Newcastle United have been taken over by a Saudi Arabian-backed consortium, the league said.
TRT World says Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE have asked US regulators to authorise emergency use of their vaccine for children ages 5 to 11.
VOA says U.S. Defense Department officials are refusing to confirm reports that American forces are in Taiwan
Sky News says Theo Hernandez’s 90th-minute strike completed an incredible comeback victory for France, who battled from 2-0 down against Belgium to win 3-2 and reach the Nations League Final in stunning fashion.
BBC News says Prince Andrew has been granted access to a sealed document his legal team believes could help end the civil case being brought by Virginia Giuffre.
The Guardian says the granddaughter of Benito Mussolini won the highest number of votes in elections for Rome’s city council as support for Brothers of Italy.
France24 says around 20 people have been killed after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit southern Pakistan in darkness early on Thursday, government officials said.
Aljazeera says the WHO said on Wednesday the only approved vaccine against malaria should be widely given to African children, marking a major advance against the disease