World roundup: June 25 2021

Stories from Afghanistan, Russia, Brazil, and more

INTERNATIONAL

As of this writing, Worldometer’s coronavirus figures show 181,162,665 total cases of COVID-19 worldwide to date, with 3,924,553 reported COVID fatalities. According to the New York Times vaccine tracker, over 2.83 billion vaccines have been administered worldwide, or roughly 37 per every 100 people.

MIDDLE EAST

LEBANON

The Lebanese government…