LONDON, Aug. 31, 2021 (UNI/Xinhua) -- People walk along the River Thames in London, Britain, Aug. 30, 2021. Another 26,476 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 6,757,650, according to official figures released Monday.

BEIRUT, Aug. 31, 2021 (UNI/Xinhua) -- A crowd of people are seen in front of a petrol station in Beirut, Lebanon, on Aug. 30, 2021. Experts fear that Lebanons social stability will further deteriorate in the near future in light of the shortage of basic commodities in the country and the increase in poverty to unprecedented levels.TO GO WITH Roundup: Lebanons experts warn against further social deterioration amid rise in poverty levels