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TRT World says the US has finally reached Joe Biden’s goal of getting at least one Covid-19 shot in the arms of 70 percent of American adults – a month late and amid a fierce surge by the delta variant.

Aljazeera says the death toll from last month’s floods in central China has risen to 302 with dozens of people still missing, according to officials, tripling the number of fatalities reported last week.

Arab News says Morocco will lengthen its night curfew, starting two hours earlier at 9 p.m from Tuesday, as it tightens restrictions to counter a surge in coronavirus infections, the government said.

France24 says Simone Biles will make her bid for an individual gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, while the men’s 400m hurdles and women’s 200m finals take centre stage on the track.

BBC News says a proposal to create an “amber watch-list” of countries at risk of moving to red in the travel traffic light system has been abandoned, a government source has told the BBC.

Aljazeera says Afghan forces fought fierce street battles and bombed Taliban positions as the group’s fighters swarmed major cities amid an intensifying offensive.

TRT World says millions of Americans have found themselves faced with the threat of homelessness as a nationwide ban on evictions expires amid surging cases.

VOA says the top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci said that the country is facing “some pain and suffering” with the surging delta variant of the coronavirus.

Arab News says unvaccinated employees within the Saudi public, private, and nonprofit sectors will have their leave days deducted until they receive a COVID-19 jab.

France24 says rescue ships picked up more than 700 people trying to cross the Mediterranean in makeshift vessels this weekend off the coasts of Libya and Malta.