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Virus update:
• Florida’s school mask mandate struggle goes before judge.
• Hawaii’s governor asks people not to visit as virus spreads.
• Greece puts new limits on the unvaccinated.
• Oregon struggles with virus surge.

More @AP coverage: https://t.co/WLXN5HGaGu

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 24, 2021

U.S. review of COVID's China origin unlikely to solve vexing questions https://t.co/XDK55aQxQp pic.twitter.com/j3oXYQedQY

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 24, 2021

Two months ago, the leaders of the world’s seven major industrialized democracies met in a happy occasion where President Biden said “America is back.” Now, the smiles and sunshine seem distant as G-7 leaders meet again for crisis talks on Afghanistan. https://t.co/5qSbCnbtVz

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 24, 2021

#UPDATE US VP Kamala Harris accuses Beijing of coercion and intimidation in the disputed South China Sea, as she seeks to rally allies against an increasingly assertive China.

"Beijing's actions continue to undermine the rules-based order and threaten the sovereignty of nations" pic.twitter.com/FzBYgMOTma

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 24, 2021

#UPDATE China on Tuesday held up America's chaotic withdrawal from #Afghanistan as an example of Washington's "selfish" foreign policy, hitting back at Vice President #KamalaHarris's accusations of intimidation in Asian waters https://t.co/c2kn5BJ8d1 #Singapore pic.twitter.com/7Zd5hJ0rdB

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 24, 2021

Ukraine is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its independence with military parades and other events. The ex-Soviet nation's president has urged closer links with NATO and the European Union amid worsening ties with Russia. https://t.co/ODlxc3yGej

— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) August 24, 2021

Russian President Vladimir #Putin on Tuesday ordered pensioners receive $135 in a bid to drum up support ahead of parliamentary elections next month that could see the unpopular ruling United Russia party struggle https://t.co/FIuDSRlrk7 pic.twitter.com/22HFpMheY9

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 24, 2021

The Paralympics began in the same empty National Stadium as the opening and closing ceremonies of the recently completed Tokyo Olympics. Japanese Emperor Naruhito got it all started, under the theme “We Have Wings.” https://t.co/zVKlVuPDTi

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 24, 2021