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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.

VOA says the delta variant of the coronavirus (COVID-19) now accounts for 83% of new cases in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Aljazeera says the Canadian province of British Columbia (BC) has declared a state of emergency amid a surge in wildfires that have forced hundreds of people from their homes

Aljazeera says twelve people were killed in the underground rail system of Zhengzhou as torrential rain lashed China’s central province of Henan forcing tens of thousands to flee

Arab News says pilgrims participating in this year’s Hajj rituals successfully complied with health measures spread across all holy sites as there were no recorded Covid cases

France24 says people wanting to go to cinemas, museums, sporting matches and other cultural venues in France will have to show proof of Covid-19 vaccination or a negative test

BBC News says a top police officer will be put in charge of tackling violence against women and girls in England and Wales, the home secretary will announce.

The largest of several dozen Western wildfires have roared through more drought-parched brush and timber in southern Oregon.

VOA says a man who participated in the January 6 U.S. Capitol riot will spend eight months in prison after he was sentenced for a felony charge.

Aljazeera says rockets have landed near the Afghan presidential palace in Kabul during prayers for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha.

Arab News says Israel’s new prime minister backtracked on Monday after claiming that Jews were entitled to “freedom of worship”.

France24 says rural teacher-turned-political novice Pedro Castillo on Monday became the winner of Peru’s presidential election.

Boris Johnson was reluctant to tighten Covid restrictions as cases rose last autumn because he thought people dying from it were “essentially all over 80”

Sky News says an independent review to investigate the “disgraceful scenes” which marred the Euro 2020 final has been commissioned by the Football Association (FA)

TRT World says Gusty winds and dry, hot weather have been increasing the size of dozens of wildfires scorching vast stretches of Oregon, California and other western states.

Arab News says Australia’s two largest cities are set to stay under tight COVID-19 restrictions as Melbourne on Monday extended a five-day snap lockdown

France24 says Chancellor Angela Merkel visited flood-ravaged areas of Germany on Sunday to survey the damage and meet survivors after days of extreme rainfall

BBC News says Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged caution as most legal restrictions on social contact are lifted in England.

TRT says U.S. Surgeon General Dr Vivek Murthy said Sunday he is worried about the increasing number of new coronavirus cases in the country and laid part of the blame on social media

VOA says the Biden administration launched the biggest U.S. anti-poverty program in a half century, sending monthly payments to help most American parents care for their children.

TRT World says in one of the largest deployments of soldiers, 22,000 South African troops have begun taking up positions to help quell weeklong riots across SA.

Aljazeera says more than 60 people have died and dozens were missing as heavy flooding in Germany and Belgium turned streams and streets into raging torrents.

Arab News says the United States said Thursday’s resignation of Saad Hariri as Lebanon’s prime minister-designate was disappointing as the country plunges into more chaos.

France24 says outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s diplomatic swan song Thursday at the White House was overshadowed by deadly flooding back home.