Most extreme abortion law in US takes effect in Texas
US supreme court fails to act to block near-total ban that allows private citizens to sue abortion providers
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Coronavirus live news: WHO monitoring new Mu variant; France rolls out booster jabs for over-65s and vulnerable
Mu has been designated a ‘variant of interest’ and has mutations suggesting it could be more resistant to vaccines; nationwide booster campaign to begin in French care homes on 12 September
- Native American tribes enforce mask mandates regardless of state bans
- Vaccine passports will make hesitant people ‘even more reluctant to get jabbed’
- Covid’s toxic divides could shape Europe for years, study says
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UK judge orders rightwing extremist to read classic literature or face prison
Ben John, former Leicester student who downloaded white supremacist documents, given suspended jail sentence
Read moreUS Open 2021: Novak Djokovic defeats Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune – as it happened!
- Djokovic wins 6-1, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 to launch bid for history
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Taliban advances in Afghanistan ‘deeply concerning’, says Pentagon – as it happened
- UN calls on Taliban to ‘immediately halt offensive’, citing humanitarian concerns
- Pentagon says leaders concerned by Taliban’s speed
- CDC officially recommends Covid booster shots for immunocompromised people
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- Taliban seize four more provincial capitals in Afghanistan
Coronavirus live news: Russia sets new record daily death toll; at least 66 die in Iraq Covid hospital fire
780 deaths is Russia’s highest daily death toll since pandemic began; angry crowd blaming local authorities for negligence
- WHO says greed is driving vaccine disparities
- Dutch PM sorry for early reopening as France tightens Covid rules
- France mandates Covid health pass for restaurants and cafés
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Coronavirus live news: Thailand confirms record community cases; Pfizer to ask for third dose approval
Thailand reports 9,276 community cases and 72 deaths; Pfizer to ask US regulators to authorise booster dose to combat Delta variant
- First year of pandemic claimed lives of 25 young people in England
- Pfizer to ask US to authorize third Covid vaccine shot as booster
- South Korea raises restrictions in Seoul amid ‘maximum crisis’
- Stronger restrictions for Sydney as premier flags lockdown extension
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Adani blasted over ‘toxic’ $4bn plan to use Australian coal to make plastic in India
Owners of Queensland’s controversial Carmichael mine say plant will use 3.1m tonnes of coal a year to make PVC
Read morePost-Covid work patterns must not be imposed by bosses with an eye on cost
A right to work from home could be of little help to blue-collar workers – and those whose employers don’t consult their staff
Read moreThe Observer view on China’s human rights abuses in Hong Kong
Western leaders must stand up against Beijing’s assault on democractic freedoms and demand the release of imprisoned journalists Read more