Putin says ‘several dozen’ people in his circle have coronavirus
Moscow (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin says that dozens of people in his entourage tested positive for the coronavirus before he went into self-isolation earlier this week.

Moscow (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin says that dozens of people in his entourage tested positive for the coronavirus before he went into self-isolation earlier this week.

Collaborations between the Government and the organized private sector is crucial in providing innovative solutions to the setbacks created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a Berlin church, the "Classic meets fetish" evening regularly brings together about a hundred members of the queer community, all dressed in leather, to listen to classical music.
The sports world is still reeling from one of the biggest underdog stories in tennis history. Emma Raducanu, a 450-to-1 outsider, winning the US Open as a teenager. Her personality and tennis have created such a buzz that many experts have predicted even more success for a young woman who has already experienced a meteoric rise.
French forces have killed Adnan Abou Walid al Sahraoui, leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISIS-GS), in a drone strike, the French government announced.
Brian Taylor, an immigrant from Sierra Leone who is known in New York City as the Harlem Groomer, lost 80% of his non-essential business during the pandemic. But he found a unique way to keep doing his job, and along the way inspired a national movement.
Mahbouba Seraj, human rights activist and CEO of Afghan Women's Network, sits down with CNN's Nic Robertson in Kabul, Afghanistan, to discuss women's rights under Taliban rule.
The ACT Foundation is urging organisations to collaborate more in addressing challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The myriad of challenges facing Nigeria's healthcare sector and a growing population underpin calls for multiple interventions that can support greater outcomes.
Only fifteen percent of German voters are under 30. How important are they in this election campaign? What is the best way to get them politically engaged?
Now that federal unemployment benefits have expired, unemployed Americans are being encouraged to apply for about 10 million job vacancies nationwide. But as VOA's Veronica Balderas Iglesias explains, concerns about the COVID-19 delta variant and low wages are prompting some to reassess their job-hunting priorities.
Rosario (Argentina) (AFP) – The Parana River, second in size only to the Amazon in South America, is suffering its worst low since 1941, with experts unsure as to whether this owes to its natural cycle or to climate change. The river is crucial for providing drinking water and irrigating farmland, generating electricity as well as for transporting goods to landlocked Paraguay and Bolivia.