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BBC News says North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles into the East Sea, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) confirmed.

France24 says Californians voted overwhelmingly to keep their Democratic governor, rejecting a Republican attempt to unseat him.

The Guardian says Prof Chris Whitty has said those spreading myths about Covid-19 vaccines “should be ashamed”.

TRT World says Jordan Siebatcheu struck with the last kick of the game as Young Boys claimed a 2-1 Champions League win over Manchester United.

Sky News says the government has accepted the recommendation from the UK’s chief medical officers that children aged 12 to 15 should be offered a first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech.

BBC says a UK-wide programme of booster jabs to help prevent Covid will be confirmed later. Ministers are expected to announce jabs for the over-50s as part of their Covid winter plan.

The Guardian says Charlotte Johnson Wahl, the mother of the PM, has died at the age of 79. The portrait painter passed away “suddenly and peacefully” at a London hospital on Monday.

France24 says tropical Storm Nicholas strengthened to hurricane status just as it is about to slam the US Gulf coast, with Houston in its path, the National Hurricane Center said.

Arab News says Australian authorities extended a coronavirus lockdown of the capital Canberra to mid-October, saying the measure was necessary while vaccinations are ramped up.

TRT World says hailing from around the country, 37 female firefighters have gone through intensive psychological and physical training to become ready to join their male peers in Istanbul.