Rawalpindi (Pakistan) (AFP) – Hundreds of young Pakistanis in the city of Rawalpindi perched on rooftops on Friday to celebrate a colorful kite flying festival, defying a ban imposed by the authorities since 2007.
Tropical Cyclone Emnati is forecast to make a landfall on Madagascar Tuesday, which would be the fourth named storm to impact Madagascar in under a month. CNN meteorologist Chad Myers has the forecast.
Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) (AFP) – After seven years in the making, the Sharjah Safari park opens its doors to visitors and animal lovers, with more than 50,000 animals from Africa and Europe. Located at the al-Bridi Nature Reserve in the UAE's Sharjah City, the park hosts 12 themed environments, spread over an area of 800 hectares and each representing a region in Africa.
Kamau Bell's four-part documentary “We Need to Talk About Cosby” addresses the rise and fall of African American comedian Bill Cosby from revered 'America's Dad' to an alleged sexual predator. Bell, a comedian himself and a show host, told VOA's Penelope Poulou that countless people, especially African Americans, were shocked when Cosby, who promoted family values and education, was accused by dozens of women of sexually assaulting them.
Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) (AFP) – After seven years in the making, the Sharjah Safari park opens its doors to visitors and animal lovers, with more than 50,000 animals from Africa and Europe. Located at the al-Bridi Nature Reserve in the UAE's Sharjah City, the park hosts 12 themed environments, spread over an area of 800 hectares and each representing a region in Africa.
Wearable devices monitor our health every day. Now wearable heart rate monitors could talk to our doctors too.
The inspiration for Africa's "Great Green Wall" project, to plant trees across the continent to hold back the Sahara Desert, came partly from Burkina Faso. While the project faces challenges and criticism, it still has champions who are teaching the next generation the importance of planting trees.
A burgeoning number of young amateur seamstresses are taking matters into their own hands, creating wardrobes that are more sustainable, with fast fashion getting a bad rap for it's polluting practices. The fashion and textile industry is the third most polluting sector globally after food and construction, accounting for up to 5 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, according to a 2021 report by the World Economic Forum.
Rawalpindi (Pakistan) (AFP) – Hundreds of young Pakistanis in the city of Rawalpindi perched on rooftops on Friday to celebrate a colorful kite flying festival, defying a ban imposed by the authorities since 2007.
As the confusion behind the origins of President's Day or "Washington's Birthday" continues, CNN's Harry Enten and John Berman take a closer look at the different approaches certain states take to celebrate the federal holiday.
Fireworks light up the sky above Beijing National Stadium as the Closing Ceremony for the Winter Olympic Games ends.
The streets of Ottawa are quiet for the first time in almost a month after a massive police operation ended a drawn-out siege by protesters opposing Covid health rules.
