Until recently, the city was seen as a poster child in its handling of the pandemic. What went wrong?

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.

South African sculptor Pitika Ntuli on what we should do with reminders of colonial and racist history.

How closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on during the past seven days?

The ex-mastermind of Russian sports doping, Grigory Rodchenkov, now only appears in disguise. Matt Majendie explains why.

Bollywood actress Vidya Balan plays Shakuntala Devi who dazzled the world with her skill with numbers.

Barack Obama eulogises late congressman John Lewis, with a few jabs at his White House successor.

At least 60,000 people are believed to have turned out ahead of a presidential election on 9 August.

The explosion came on the eve of a ceasefire declared by the Taliban during the festival of Eid.

Lee successfully pushed for more democracy, but took a controversially hard line against China.

The killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson triggered protests across the US in 2014.

The luxury British retailer and China's tech giant have joined forces amid growing national tensions.

They promoted AirPods clones, whose design may be in breach of Apple's intellectual property rights.

Mikel Arteta and Frank Lampard hunt their first trophy as managers when Arsenal and Chelsea meet in Saturday's FA Cup final.

Google and Facebook would pay news outlets in the "world-leading" plan, the government says.

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James calls for his fellow NBA players to "keep our foot on the gas" in the push for racial justice as the season resumes in Orlando.

Brooks Koepka cards the joint-best round of his career to open a two-shot lead on day one of the WGC-FedEx St Jude Invitational.

The ECB does not believe England's first Test with Pakistan at Old Trafford will be affected by extra coronavirus restrictions in Greater Manchester.

The country had spent three months without any new infections before an outbreak in Da Nang city.

Spain, France and Italy suffer double-digit falls in economic output as the pandemic hits jobs and spending.

In the papers, a key accuser also alleges the pair were equally involved in sex trafficking.