Mordovia Region (Russia) (AFP) – Russia's central regions are battling "extreme" wildfires fuelled by an unusual heatwave that comes after forest fires linked to climate change ravaged Siberia for most of the summer.
Dozens of Yemeni cyclists hit the road with a shared goal: to spread peace in a country that has been embroiled in conflict for more than seven years. In the capital Sanaa, the cyclists prepared for their 320-kilometre (200-mile) journey to the northern province of Saada, one of the areas devastated by the ongoing war between the government and the Huthi rebels.
Sankt Corona (Austria) (AFP) – A village in the Austrian Alps known for its family-friendly ski resort has been forced to adapt to waning snow due to climate change, turning to a new downhill sport — mountain biking. Bikers as young as three ride over landscaped jumps and curved forest trails, breathing new life into Sankt Corona am Wechsel, around an hour's drive from Vienna, and offering a model for other struggling resorts.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says that the fact that the Taliban are back in power in Afghanistan is "bitter but we have to deal with it," and that the international community must safeguard the gains made over the last 20 years.
Hanoi (AFP) – Vice President Kamala Harris says the US will find new ways to “raise the pressure on Beijing”, accusing China of bullying in the hotly disputed Asian waters for the second time in two days. China claims almost all of the resource-rich South China Sea, through which trillions of dollars in shipping trade passes annually, with competing claims from four Southeast Asian states including Vietnam. Harris made the comments on a visit to Vietnam to stress US commitment to Asia, a trip critics have slammed as tone-deaf given the parallels with the superpower’s evacuations from Saigon and Kabul.
Sankt Corona (Austria) (AFP) – A village in the Austrian Alps known for its family-friendly ski resort has been forced to adapt to waning snow due to climate change, turning to a new downhill sport — mountain biking. Bikers as young as three ride over landscaped jumps and curved forest trails, breathing new life into Sankt Corona am Wechsel, around an hour’s drive from Vienna, and offering a model for other struggling resorts.
Berlin (AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel says that the fact that the Taliban are back in power in Afghanistan is “bitter but we have to deal with it,” and that the international community must safeguard the gains made over the last 20 years.
Mordovia Region (Russia) (AFP) – Russia’s central regions are battling “extreme” wildfires fuelled by an unusual heatwave that comes after forest fires linked to climate change ravaged Siberia for most of the summer.
Sanaa (AFP) – Dozens of Yemeni cyclists hit the road with a shared goal: to spread peace in a country that has been embroiled in conflict for more than seven years. In the capital Sanaa, the cyclists prepared for their 320-kilometre (200-mile) journey to the northern province of Saada, one of the areas devastated by the ongoing war between the government and the Huthi rebels.
Representatives of foreign business community in Hong Kong were encouraged by the development plan of Hong Kong laid out in China's 14th Five-Year Plan as the strengths of the region in finance, trade, shipping and other fields are expected to be further consolidated.
Danielle Hall and Matthew Rigney recount the horrifying moment when their 7-month-old twins were swept away by a deadly flood in central Tennessee.
CNN's David Culver looks in to the theory that coronavirus was potentially leaked from a lab in Wuhan, China.
