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France24 says heavy rains swept across much of southern France, inundating the city of Aix-en-Provence and leaving France’s second-largest city Marseille under a blanket of trash.

Arab News says the US is alarmed by Iran’s progress toward obtaining an atomic weapon and hopes to resume talks soon to curb Tehran’s nuclear program.

Aljazeera says tens of thousands of Vietnamese who once made a living in Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s COVID-19 epicentre, are returning to their home provinces.

TRT World says a California verdict ordering Tesla to pay a Black former employee $137 million in damages for turning a blind eye to racism the man encountered.

BBC News says Home Secretary Priti Patel will announce new powers for courts to prevent people attending protests, in a speech to Conservative conference.

Sky News says a life-changing drug treatment is to be released to thousands of people in England in what has been described as a historic moment.

France24 says the EU’s drug watchdog on Monday approved booster doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine for all people aged 18 and over.

Arab News says the massive global outage that plunged Facebook, its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms into chaos Monday is gradually dissipating.

Aljazeera says the Taliban killed at least 13 members of the Hazara ethnic group, including a 17-year-old girl, in the central province of Daykundi.

TRT World says Britney Spears has thanked the fans who have conducted a long campaign to end her conservatorship. “I have no words … your constant resilience in freeing me”.

VOA says officials investigating one of California’s biggest oil spills were trying to determine how 572,807 literes of heavy crude spilled into the Pacific Ocean.

BBC News says a prominent Tory donor who contributed to Boris Johnson’s leadership campaign was involved in one of Europe’s biggest corruption scandals.

The Guardian says Chancellor Rishi Sunak will announce a £500m extension to his “plan for jobs” on Monday as the government tries to avoid a surge in unemployment.

The Daily Telegraph says Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, who lived under police protection after his 2007 depiction of the Prophet Mohammed, died Sunday in a car accident.

Aljazeera says Cyclone Shaheen strikes: At least nine people were killed in Oman and Iran on Sunday as Tropical Cyclone Shaheen pummelled parts of their coastlines.

Arab News says thousands of marchers took to the streets of Tunisia on Sunday in demonstrations of support for President Kais Saied’s drive to rid the country of corrupt politicians.

TRT World says a pregnant 15-year-old girl has undergone an ultrasound on stage during an anti-abortion rights protest in Mexico City where protesters shouted and prayed.

ABC News says a major oil spill off the coast of Southern California has forced Huntington Beach and activities scheduled to take place in the region to shut down.

BBC says people stopped by a lone plain-clothes officer should challenge their legitimacy, the Met Police says. As it seeks to reassure women after the murder of Sarah Everard.

Sky News says Wayne Couzens may have been responsible for more crimes, including an indecent exposure just 72 hours before he kidnapped, raped, and murdered Sarah Everard.

France24 says a Nice supporter who tried to kick Marseille’s Dimitri Payet during a pitch invasion was handed a one-year suspended jail sentence on Thursday.

Arab News says the Middle East’s first World Expo kicked off in Dubai on Thursday night, with organizers dubbing the showpiece “the event of the century.”

Aljazeera says Australia is ready to gradually reopen its borders, the country’s prime minister has announced, 18 months after citizens were banned from travelling overseas.

VOA says a man who admitted to killing one worshiper and wounding three others in a shooting rampage inside a California synagogue was sentenced to life in prison.

BBC says the UK’s furlough scheme closes on Thursday, but some badly-hit sectors are saying support should continue.