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Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – After two years without the Gay Pride parade in Rio de Janeiro due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the celebration returns to the shores of Copacabana Beach.

London (AFP) – At a protest march in London, women’s rights activist Malala Yousafzai is calling on governments of western countries, not to ignore the plight of women in Afghanistan. Since the Taliban has retaken control of the country, the lives of women in Afghanistan have once again become severely restricted, with no access to education, the inability to move about without male escorts, and fear of punishment if they criticise the Taliban.

London (AFP) – A British start-up founded by two ex-students from France and Spain, crafting biodegradable packaging from marine plants, is aiming to seal royal approval this week when Prince William unveils his latest Earthshot prizes. The five winners will each receive a £1 million ($1.2 million) grant.

Doha (AFP) – A man wearing a Saudi Arabia football shirt confronts an Israeli TV reporter at Education City stadium in Doha, saying “You are not welcome here…There is only Palestine. There is no Israel”. The incident is one of many in which Israeli journalists have been harangued during the World Cup in Qatar.

Casamicciola Terme (Italy) (AFP) – Two days after the deadly landslide on the Italian island of Ischia – where a wave of mud and debris crashed through the small town of Casamicciola Terme – rescue teams are still searching for missing people. According to the Italian agency for fire and rescue service (Vigili del Fuoco), at least eight people have been killed and four others are still missing.

Shanghai (AFP) – A Chinese police patrol orders people to delete content on their smartphones on Urumqi street in downtown Shanghai, where demonstrators gathered over the weekend to protest against Covid-19 lockdowns and call for greater political freedoms.

Al Khor (Qatar) (AFP) – Football fans share their thoughts on accomodation options during the World Cup, with rooms ranging from comfortable to very basic, with hefty prices forcing fans to look outside of Qatar.

Mexico City (AFP) – Supporters of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador marched through the centre of Mexico City on Sunday to celebrate his four years in office.

Shanghai (AFP) – Angry crowds took to the streets of Shanghai in the early hours of Sunday morning, with protesters calling for an end to lockdowns, as China grapples with mounting public unrest against its zero-Covid policy.

Beijing (AFP) – Hundreds of protesters gather in Beijing on Sunday night, following a string of protests in cities across China against strict Covid measures. Protesters gathered around Liangma river in the Beijing’s embassy district, where a vigil was set up for victims of a building fire in Xinjiang.

Shanghai (AFP) – In downtown Shanghai, people gathered in the streets on Sunday night to protest against the country’s zero-Covid policy. In China’s biggest metropolis, police tried to move people away from the site of an earlier demonstration on Wulumuqi street, named after the Mandarin for Urumqi, the capital of northwestern Xinjiang region. A deadly fire there last week has become a catalyst for public anger.

Shanghai (AFP) – Images show aftermath of protests against China’s zero Covid policy in Shanghai, where police cars line the streets and workers erect walls on the pavement of Wulumuqi street where protests broke out. IMAGES