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1. Hugs, indoor pints allowed again as lockdown continues to ease in England

   

   British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday gave the green light to cautious hugging and the serving of pints inside pubs after months of strict restrictions as he set out the next phase of coronavirus lockdown easing in England.

2. India scrambles to scale up care for COVID-19 patients amid fear of surge in northeast

   

   With experts saying the coronavirus is likely spreading in India's northeastern state of Assam faster than anywhere else in the country, authorities were preparing Monday for a surge in infections by converting a massive stadium and a university into hospitals.

3. Cyberattack on U.S. pipeline linked to criminal gang

   

   The cyberextortion attempt that has forced the shutdown of a vital U.S. pipeline was carried out by a criminal gang known as DarkSide, which cultivates a Robin Hood image of stealing from corporations and giving a cut to charity, two people close to the investigation said Sunday.

4. How COVID-19 vaccines developed in China, Russia and elsewhere could impact the pandemic

   

   Countries such as China, Russia, India and Cuba are developing and distributing their own COVID-19 vaccines, marking a biotechnology milestone for many of them. Here’s a closer look at how they’re doing it and what that means for the world.

5. Hamas fires rockets into Jerusalem after clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian protesters

   

   Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip fired rockets toward Jerusalem on Monday, setting off air raid sirens throughout the city, after hundreds of Palestinians were hurt in clashes with Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, a flashpoint religious site in the contested holy city.