BBC News – Asia

• Afghanistan: Taliban continue attacks on three major cities
  Fears rise of a humanitarian crisis as Islamist militants seek to take their first provincial capital.
• Myanmar: State of emergency extended with coup leader as PM
  Gen Min Aung Hlaing takes on the new title and says emergency rule may last until August 2023.
• Sky News Australia barred for week by YouTube over Covid misinformation
  The digital giant bans the channel from uploading new content for a week over misinformation breaches.
• Tokyo Olympics: Valerie Adams makes history with fourth shot put medal
  New Zealand's Valerie Adams becomes the first woman to win medals at four Olympics in a field event after claiming bronze in the women's shot put.
• Australia Covid: Brisbane lockdown after Delta variant cases
  Millions of Australians in parts of Queensland enter a snap lockdown from Saturday afternoon.