Argentina has succeeded in restructuring almost all of its $65bn debt with private creditors, global equities enjoy their best August since 1986, and Lebanon appoints Mustapha Adib as the country’s next prime minister as French president Emmanuel Macron visits Beirut. Plus, the FT’s Donato Paolo Mancini explains why Europe’s contact tracing efforts are struggling. Argentina clinches near-unanimous backing for debt restructuringft.com/content/e3e8b783-9455-46f3-946f-15c31a29778bGlobal equities complete hottest August since 1986ft.com/content/b37fc114-57e2-4f5e-b4b4-e373dbcd58ccLebanon picks PM as Macron meets celebrated singer Fairuzhttps://www.ft.com/content/eea244c3-39f7-4827-876f-46e1e28c7d8bEurope’s fractured contact tracing linked to post-holiday Covid-19 surge ft.com/content/86a818bb-a5d7-495c-98c8-6209f019ca71?United Airlines scraps change fees for domestic ticketshttps://www.ft.com/content/a686e554-1e9e-424d-9b6e-0df841f68bb6 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.