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Kathmandu (AFP) – Nepal rolls out second Covid-19 vaccine jabs for nearly 1.4 million elderly people, following a months-long delay.

Hancheng (China) (AFP) – Global heating has arrived with a vengeance and will see Earth’s average temperature reach 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels around 2030, a decade earlier than projected only three years ago, according to a landmark UN assessment.

Péfki (Greece) (AFP) – Greek islanders are taking refuge on a chartered ship and on the beach after fleeing their homes from wildfires on the Greek island of Evia, sparked by a record heatwave. The blazes have destroyed homes and reduced thousands of hectares of land to ash on Greece’s second-largest island just northeast of the capital Athens.

Tokyo (AFP) – Residents in Shanghai react as China takes home 38 gold medals, the second-highest number at the Tokyo Olympics and one less than the United States. Morning commuters say they are proud of Chinese athletes’ “historic” achievements, and look forward to Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, which they hope will be “better” than Tokyo’s Games.

Akámas (Cyprus) (AFP) – Newly hatched Loggerhead sea turtles dodge micro plastic pollution littering the beach as they head out to sea in a turtle conservation area at Lara Beach in the Akamas Peninsula, in the west of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.

Paris (AFP) – As the Tokyo Olympics draws to a close, a flypast above the French capital and a party in front of the landmark Trocadero building marks the handover of the Games to Paris.

Miami (AFP) – Unmasked people pack Miami’s South Beach and Bayside Marketplace on August 1, as the Delta variant of Covid-19 spreads rapidly in Florida — the US state recording the most new cases of the coronavirus.

Idlib (Syria) (AFP) – Hurling a javelin, leaping over hurdles and sprinting beyond rows of tents to win gold, displaced children in the northwest of war-torn Syria stage their very own Olympics.

Lisbon (AFP) – Dolphins have returned to Lisbon’s Tagus River, prompting a new wave of tourism to see them. The pandemic led to reduced pollution in the area thanks to a drop in maritime traffic, making it a more hospitable environment for the marine mammals.

Farwa Island (Libya) (AFP) – Once famed for its exceptional wildlife, Libya’s Farwa island risks becoming just another victim of lawlessness in the war-ravaged North African nation, activists struggling to save it warn.

London (AFP) – Hundreds of people brave the rain in London to cycle 15 miles in the second annual Black Unity Bike Ride, an event that aims to “celebrate unity within the black community” and encourage more people of colour to cycle.

Barcelona (AFP) – Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi admits during his farewell press conference that he “never imagined having to say goodbye” to Barcelona after more than 20 years at the club.