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Britain's Prince Andrew has been sued in a New York court for alleged sexual abuse of a woman who says she was "lent out" for underage sex by late US financier Jeffrey Epstein.

The severe drought engulfing most of the Western U.S. has left Lake Powell, one of the nation's largest reservoirs, with historically low water levels. Officials have closed many ramps, forcing houseboats off the water and disrupting tourism.

Florida P.E. teacher Terry Greear's battle with Covid-19 caused him to be hospitalized for 72 days and lose 50 pounds. Now, he has a message for the unvaccinated. CNN's Rosa Flores reports.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says the country is facing a "natural disaster of unprecedented proportions" as wildfires wipe out hundreds of homes and force thousands to flee. He apologises to Greeks for possible "weaknesses" in the state's response, and says "those who lost homes and property will be compensated".

Casablanca (Morocco) (AFP) – Moroccan health workers administer Covid-19 vaccines at a digitalised centre which is part of the local "smart vaccinodrome" campaign, in the Errahma district near the city of Casablanca.

Bayern Munich winger Alphonso Davies talks to Amanda Davies about the launch of his NFT series.

Berdigestyakh (Russia) (AFP) – Russia's Yakutia region, which has a border with the Arctic Ocean and sits atop permafrost on a territory nearly five times the size of France, is a canary in the coal mine for the global climate crisis. And with this summer being Yakutia's driest in 150 years, according to local officials, the region became a tinderbox that has seen wildfires tear through more than 1.5 million hectares (3.7 million acres) of its swampy taiga forest.

The latest data on climate change from the world's leading experts in the field indicate that the existential phenomenon is widespread, rapid, and intensifying, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said on Monday, while also noting that its worst impacts could be slowed if emissions were reduced quickly.