Bangui (Central African Republic) (AFP) – With a precise and delicate touch, Debonheur Koli paints the nails of his clients in his nail salon in Bangui, the capital of Central African Republic. While the manicure and pedicure industry in the West is dominated by women, in Bangui, it’s man’s work.
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.
Montegut (United States) (AFP) – Hurricane Ida has left a trail of destroyed houses and flooded roads in the community of Point-Aux-Chenes, Louisiana, after slamming into the US State as a Category 4 storm.
Ahangama (Sri Lanka) (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s aim to become the world’s first 100 percent organic food producer is threatening its famous tea industry. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s ban on chemical fertiliser earlier this year has sparked concerns of a severe reduction in tea, the island’s main export commodity, as well other crops by the end of this year.
Vladivostok (Russia) (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin says that the United States’ 20-year campaign in Afghanistan ended in “only tragedies, only losses.” Moscow has regularly slammed the US policy in Afghanistan, which is now controlled by the Taliban after their takeover this month ahead of the American pullout on August 31.
A video released on social media allegedly shows the Taliban celebrating with a military parade after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. CNN has not been able to independently verify the authenticity of the video.
Couple Katherine and Matthew Walden thought they had everything planned for their trip to Italy until Matthew tested positive for Covid- 19 and is now in quarantine abroad. HLN's Elizabeth Prann reports.
CNN's Barbie Nadeau speaks with activists who worked in Afghanistan before the Taliban's takeover. They say hope for the Afghanistan they worked for is gone.
Alexis McGill, CEO and President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, speaks with CNN's Jim Sciutto after Texas enacted a law that bars abortions at six weeks. There is no exception for rape or incest, although there is an exemption for "medical emergencies.
Video from St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, shows workers rescuing a cow who was stuck in a tree from the floodwaters caused by Hurricane Ida. The cow was safely rescued.
Taliban co-founder and deputy leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has triumphantly returned to Afghanistan after being away from his country for almost 20 years. CNN's Nic Robertson reports on Baradar's role within the Taliban.
The co-founders of the Cairo Coffee Collective have left their corporate careers behind to expand their startup in the Egyptian capital.
