Paris (AFP) – Australia’s AUKUS alliance with the US and UK, which deprives France of a contract to supply submarines to Australia, “does not change France’s Indo-Pacific strategy,” says French President Emmanuel Macron. Macron was left furious by Australia’s decision to ditch a 2016 deal to buy diesel submarines from France in favour of nuclear-powered ones from the United States and Britain.
Shetland (United Kingdom) (AFP) – For hundreds of years, the inhabitants of the northernmost part of Scotland and the United Kingdom have bred small horses — the Shetland pony. The animals, named after the unforgiving northern archipelago in the North Sea, have long drawn attention for their distinctive shape, size and rough hair. But during the coronavirus pandemic they saw their value soar to new highs, prompting hopes of another bumper year as the islands’ annual sale approaches.
Will Smith dreamed of having a harem of girlfriends including Halle Berry and Misty Copeland and worked on the list of women he'd love to be involved with with an intimacy coach.
Residents in Shreveport, Louisiana, grapple with gun violence as the city saw a 71 percent increase from 2019, according to data from the Gun Violence Archive. CNN's Ryan Young reports.
Scott Galloway explains how investors can hedge against rising prices. Check out Scott Galloway's new show on CNN+, starting in 2022.
Scott Galloway explains why more traditional financial institutions are embracing cryptocurrency and what that means for fiat currency. Check out Scott Galloway's new show on CNN+, starting in 2022.
Social media video shows a family trapped inside an elevator during a blackout stemming from China's growing power supply crunch.
NASA, the U.S. space agency, is bringing its air traffic control expertise down to earth to help make fighting wildfires safer and more efficient. From San Francisco, California, Matt Dibble reports
Female circumcision, known as female genital mutilation (FGM), is illegal in Kenya but is still being forced on young girls in some areas. Cases increased after schools closed due to the pandemic, but one survivor is fighting the practice in an ethnic Somali community.
Atlanta's courts are so backlogged from the Covid-19 pandemic that violent criminals awaiting trial could be released on bond under Georgia law. CNN's Ryan Young reports.
Mila Kunis has defended her stance on bathing after celebrities weighed in on the controversy.
Arlington County, which is across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., is now the first county in Virginia to collect food scraps from single-family households. The aim is to reduce household waste ending up in landfills, as Liliya Anisimova tells us in this story, narrated by Anna Rice.
