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***** Analysis: As Fed tiptoes around tapering, investors look to Jackson Hole meeting for clarity ***** McDonald’s sales and profit topped estimates despite facing staffing shortages with help from popular celebrity meal inspired by South Korean pop band BTS ***** Latest shift to tech leaves Cathie Wood's ARKK in the cold ***** Rio Tinto, the world's top producer of iron ore, released $9.1 billion in dividends after the company reported a record first-half performance ***** Airbus raises forecasts after strong first half ***** India reports 43,509 new COVID-19 infections ***** Cuba says Iran to start producing one of its COVID-19 vaccines ***** Judge revokes pre-trial release of former Virginia cop facing Jan 6 charges ***** Brazilian skateboarder @Rayssa_Leal_Sk8, 13, who won the silver medal 🥈 at #Tokyo2020 #Olympics, returned home 🛹 ***** Swimming-Australian Stubblety-Cook wins men's 200m breaststroke gold ***** Emergent to resume J&J COVID-19 vaccine production at Baltimore plant ***** New Zealand gives provisional nod to AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine ***** Table Tennis-China's Sun eyes gold as she sweeps past Japan's Ito ***** From @Breakingviews: Aussie pharmacies roll up for competing M&A doses, says @AntonyMCurrie ***** Rowing-Ireland win lightweight men's double sculls gold ***** In Disney’s new ‘Jungle Cruise’ movie, Emily Blunt plays an explorer on a mission to find an ancient tree. The swashbuckling film is based on the theme park ride known for its puns and co-stars Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson ***** Two Games-related COVID-19 cases hospitalised -organisers ***** Swimming-American Finke wins men's 800m freestyle ***** From @Breakingviews: Robinhood's IPO values its 21.3 million customers at about $1,500 each, below one-tenth of peer Interactive Brokers. Robinhood users have less in their accounts, but demographics are on their side, writes @johnsfoley ***** Airbus challenges Boeing cargo dominance with A350 freighter ***** Senegalese farmers are planting specially designed drought resistant circular gardens of edible and medicinal plants with the aim of boosting food security and reducing regional desertification ***** Fiscal stimulus, vaccines likely fueled U.S. economic growth in the second quarter ***** Samsung Electronics reported a 54% rise in second-quarter profit driven by high chip prices and better than expected demand, and forecast a strong demand for memory chips in the second half and a recovery in the mobile market to 2019 levels ***** Cambodia to impose COVID-19 lockdowns in areas bordering Thailand ***** Cheering and applause broke out as British swimmer Tom Dean won the men's 200m freestyle gold at the #OlympicGames