The Regional Office for Africa of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday that 42 countries in Africa, or 80 percent of the countries in the continent, will be unable to reach the minimum target of completing the inoculation of at least 10 percent of the population with COVID-19 vaccines by the end of September, as a result of unequal distribution of vaccines globally.
China's financial reforms have brought golden opportunities to foreign investors, to which the Chinese market remains a big attraction, said Huang Hong, president and managing director of Ueda Yagi Money Broking (China) in a recent interview with China Media Group.
Researchers at Rice University say they have developed a shirt than can perform EKGs and track your heart rate — with the help of Bluetooth wires hanging off of it.
Bus riders in Queens, New York cheered their bus driver on as he got them out of floodwaters so deep they were forced to stand on their seats.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) told his fellow Democrats to "hit the pause button" on the $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill, complicating the passage of the bipartisan bill.
While more than 115,000 evacuated Afghan refugees are relieved to be free from fear of life under Taliban control, a stampede took place at the Afghanistan-Pakistan border as desperate Afghans remaining in the country tried to flee. CNN's Nic Robertson reports.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will not run in his party's forthcoming leadership election, effectively giving up the premiership, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has confirmed. CNN's Blake Essig has more.
Alexandria (United States) (AFP) – Alexanda Kotey, a member of the notorious Islamic State kidnapping cell dubbed the "Beatles," pleaded guilty Thursday in a US court to charges of conspiring to murder four American hostages. "Contrary to the propaganda perpetrated by ISIS, we have given Alexanda Kotey the opportunity to face justice," acting US Attorney Raj Parekh tells reporters outside the court, alongside some of the victims' parents.
Alexandria (United States) (AFP) – Alexanda Kotey, a member of the notorious Islamic State kidnapping cell dubbed the “Beatles,” pleaded guilty Thursday in a US court to charges of conspiring to murder four American hostages. “Contrary to the propaganda perpetrated by ISIS, we have given Alexanda Kotey the opportunity to face justice,” acting US Attorney Raj Parekh tells reporters outside the court, alongside some of the victims’ parents.
CNN's Oren Liebermann has details on the mission commander of the final US flight out of Afghanistan.
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), a veteran of the war in Iraq and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, falsely claimed on that President Joe Biden has not expressed gratitude or empathy toward the American troops who have served overseas during the last two decades.
Liz McCartney, the 2008 CNN Hero of the Year, co-founded SBP in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Now, she is using more than 15 years of experience to help many of the same communities rebound from Hurricane Ida.
