Manuel Oliver, the father of Parkland High School shooting victim Joaquin "Guac" Oliver, was scheduled to join New Day on the fourth anniversary of the shooting, but climbed a crane outside of the White House to raise awareness about gun violence instead.
Athletes, including former Olympians, expressed frustration with the decision to allow Russian teen figure skater Kamila Valieva to continue competing at Beijing, after her positive test for a banned drug last December. CNN's Kristie Lu Stout reports.
Russia announced that some of its troops would return to base following recent drills. Retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling joins New Day to give his assessment on the Kremlin's claim.
Seeing China's great market potential in winter sports, ski resorts in Switzerland are looking forward to more Chinese guests after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a senior executive of a Swiss service company for tourism and leisure industry. The on-going Beijing Winter Olympics has truly lit up Chinese people's enthusiasm towards winter sports.
After Kabul fell to the Taliban on August 15, some Afghan journalists were forced to flee the country. A handful of them have resettled in the United States to begin a new life. VOA's Matiullah Abid reports from Houston, Texas.
Abdul Kabir Salarzai is hoping to be reunited with his family in the United States, after being evacuated from eastern Afghanistan, where he worked as a local anti-Taliban commander. He left the area with only part of his family after Kabul fell to the Taliban.
In August, Jan Mohammad Saber, a former local United Nations employee in Afghanistan, and his five children were evacuated from the country, but his wife was left behind. The children are now trying to adjust to their life in the U.S. without their mother.
Afghan refugees in Albanian have set up a makeshift school so that their children can continue their education. Following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan this past August, thousands of Afghans were evacuated to Albania and are awaiting relocation to a third nation.
One of the challenges that new Afghan refugees in California face is a tough rental market. Many are staying in temporary housing for weeks at a time. For VOA, Breshna Tahrik has more from San Diego, California.
The Bank of Industry has successfully raised 700 million euros from the 500 million Eurobond issuance.
The Nigerian Government has earmarked about 3 trillion naira on petrol subsidies payment this year, after suspending plans to remove subsidies this year by 18 months.
In an on-camera interview with the BBC, world No. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic said he is willing to skip the French Open or Wimbledon because of his vaccination stance. Djokovic became embroiled in controversy earlier this year after attempting to enter Australia without a valid vaccination exemption.
