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AT&T and Discovery, Inc. announced a deal under which AT&T's WarnerMedia will be spun off and combined with Discovery in a new standalone media company. CNN's Brian Stelter reports.

A significant step in re-opening society took place in the UK on Monday, as cafes, restaurants and bars are allowed to serve customers inside their premises. In London, a cheese market is reopening for the first time since the UK's third lockdown six months ago.

The Southern Plains is on alert for severe storms Monday, as Texas braces for very large hail again. CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the forecast.

A new study in Spain has found computer games can help children overcome pain from cancer treatments. The research conducted in the Hospital de la Paz in Madrid, also showed that playing video games helps them with their recovery.

Vote counting takes place in Chile after two days of voting on a body of 155 people that will rewrite the country's dictatorship-era constitution – blamed by many for deep social inequalities.

The International Olympic Committee says it's still committed to holding the Tokyo Olympics, despite the spike in Covid-19 cases across Japan and growing criticism from many in the country. IOC member and World Athletics President Sebastian Coe was recently in Japan for several test events.

Tokyo residents react to a new poll in a Japanese newspaper showing 80 percent of respondents opposed to hosting the Olympics this Summer. The survey comes after Japan expanded a coronavirus state of emergency amid a fourth wave of virus infections.

Vatican City (AFP) – Pope Francis celebrates a special mass at St Peter's Basilica for the people of Myanmar in the wake of the country's military takeover earlier this year. Several hundred Christians from Myanmar joined him in appealing for peace in the Southeast Asian country.

The UK's vaccine rollout is reaching even the most isolated parts of the country. CNN boards a small plane bound for Fair Isle, off the coast of Scotland, along with Margaret Cooper, a nurse on a mission to vaccinate the entire island. CNN's Phil Black reports.

US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden released a statement from the White House in Washington DC wishing Muslims in the United States and around the world happy Eid Al-Fitr celebrations, on Sunday.

Lockdown starts in West Bengal after 'super-spreader' election

While hospitals plead for life-saving oxygen and Covid-19 patients, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pushing ahead with a $2.8 billion parliamentary revamp — including a new home for the country's leader. Indians from all sides of politics are questioning whether the spend is necessary in the middle of the a Covid-19 catastrophe.