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BBC News says employers will have to shoulder more of the costs of furlough from Thursday as the government starts to wind down its job support scheme.

TRT World says the highly infectious Delta strain is causing mayhem around the world. Fears are growing over major sporting events like Euro 2020 and the Olympic Games.

Aljazeera says Tigrayan fighters have reportedly taken control of more territory in Tigray, a day after regaining the regional capital, Mekelle.

Arab News says Lebanon’s Supreme Defense Council has asked the military and security services to stay on high alert to prevent attempts to destabilize the security situation

Euronews says the Spanish government has passed a draft law that will allow citizens aged over 14 to change their gender without evidence.

The Guardian says a searing heatwave that settled over western Canada for several days has been blamed for helping to cause the deaths of dozens of people.

BBC News says England’s footballers will travel to Rome for the Euro 2020 quarter-final against Ukraine on Saturday in a bid to reach the semi-finals of the tournament.

TRT World says another body has been recovered from the rubble of a collapsed Florida condominium tower, the county mayor said, bringing the death toll to 11.

VOA says American troops in Syria have returned fire in ‘self-defence’ after a rocket attack targeted American forces there Monday, according to a military spokesman.

Aljazeera says Ethiopia’s government declared a unilateral ceasefire in its northern Tigray region after rebel fighters retook Mekelle, after nearly 8 months of fighting