Péfki (Greece) (AFP) – Greek islanders are taking refuge on a chartered ship and on the beach after fleeing their homes from wildfires on the Greek island of Evia, sparked by a record heatwave. The blazes have destroyed homes and reduced thousands of hectares of land to ash on Greece’s second-largest island just northeast of the capital Athens.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) reveals she feared being raped during the January 6th insurrection and the link between white supremacy and patriarchy. Watch "Being … AOC" at 9 P.M. ET on CNN.
Emily Pedersen grew up in Denmark dreaming of representing her country in the Olympics, as she prepares for her debut, she puts her Olympic knowledge to the test.
CNN's Evan McMorris-Santoro tours a school in Austin, Texas, with the city's school superintendent to see what protective measures they have in place since the governor has banned mandating masks in schools.
Protests are continuing over the alleged gang rape, murder and forced cremation of a 9-year-old girl in New Delhi, India. CNN's Vedika Sud reports.
Tony Luu speaks with CNN after dramatic video showed him and a friend trapped in an elevator in Omaha, Nebraska, as flood waters rushed in.
Akámas (Cyprus) (AFP) – Newly hatched Loggerhead sea turtles dodge micro plastic pollution littering the beach as they head out to sea in a turtle conservation area at Lara Beach in the Akamas Peninsula, in the west of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.
Tokyo (AFP) – Residents in Shanghai react as China takes home 38 gold medals, the second-highest number at the Tokyo Olympics and one less than the United States. Morning commuters say they are proud of Chinese athletes’ “historic” achievements, and look forward to Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, which they hope will be “better” than Tokyo’s Games.
Akámas (Cyprus) (AFP) – Newly hatched Loggerhead sea turtles dodge micro plastic pollution littering the beach as they head out to sea in a turtle conservation area at Lara Beach in the Akamas Peninsula, in the west of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.
Paris (AFP) – As the Tokyo Olympics draws to a close, a flypast above the French capital and a party in front of the landmark Trocadero building marks the handover of the Games to Paris.
SkyCool Systems uses passive, electricity free cooling panels made with proprietary materials to make refrigeration and air conditioning more efficient.
Miami (AFP) – Unmasked people pack Miami's South Beach and Bayside Marketplace on August 1, as the Delta variant of Covid-19 spreads rapidly in Florida — the US state recording the most new cases of the coronavirus.
