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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday said Afghanistan was "in the throes of yet another chaotic and desperate chapter" in the country's history. (Aug. 13)

The United Nations says it is not evacuating U.N. personnel despite the Taliban completing their sweep of Afghanistan's south. The Taliban took four more provincial capitals Friday in a lightning offensive that brought them closer to Kabul. (Aug. 13)

Berdigestyakh (Russia) (AFP) – Russia's Yakutia region, which has a border with the Arctic Ocean and sits atop permafrost on a territory nearly five times the size of France, is a canary in the coal mine for the global climate crisis. And with this summer being Yakutia's driest in 150 years, according to local officials, the region became a tinderbox that has seen wildfires tear through more than 1.5 million hectares (3.7 million acres) of its swampy taiga forest.

Port operator DP World is testing a new technology in Dubai to save time and space in logistics operations.

An Arkansas dad shares his struggles of having an infant hospitalized with Covid-19 and not being able to go visit him.

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Colombia's capital Bogotá has embraced street art and has been fostering urban artists like never before. Self-proclaimed neo-muralist, Ledania, delivers bright colors and stylized strokes that adorn high rise buildings, hotel lobbies and city blocks.

Thungela Resources has reported a jump in headline earnings per share. This, as the company reports for the first time as an independent business.

NCAA Southeastern Conference commissioner, Greg Sankey, joins CNN New Day to ask college football fans to get vaccinated if they want to help the the conference play this season.

The conversation around vaccine equity is growing as calls for richer countries to share intensify.

Video circulated by the Taliban purports to show victory celebrations in Kandahar, Afghanistan after the militant group took control of the country's second largest city. CNN cannot independently verify Taliban claims or the authenticity of these videos.

Mexico crossed three million Covid-19 cases and recorded the highest number of daily cases since the start of the pandemic. The surge in cases and the danger of the Delta variant point to a worrying trend: the country's third wave could test its healthcare system as never before and be the deadliest surge yet.