When singer Shadi Safadi and his bandmates were trying to come up with a concept for a low-budget video for their band 'Safar' in a country plagued by power cuts, they decided that if they couldn't get around the outages they would use them. The resulting video struck a chord with most of the Syrian population, which has spent long unventilated summer evenings in the dark.
Hurricane Grace is moving toward the Yucatan Peninsula and threatens up to a foot of rain and feet of storm surge.
Wevelgem (Belgium) (AFP) – Teenage pilot Zara Rutherford has set off in her ultralight sports plane on the first leg of a 52-country, five-continent flight around the world. The first leg is a short hop across the Channel from her Belgian hometown of Kortrijk to England.
Milford, California (United States) (AFP) – Flames surge into the air as firefighters try to contain the Dixie Fire near Milford, California. The wildfire in Northern California has grown to become the largest single wildfire in California state history.
Wevelgem (Belgium) (AFP) – Teenage pilot Zara Rutherford has set off in her ultralight sports plane on the first leg of a 52-country, five-continent flight around the world. The first leg is a short hop across the Channel from her Belgian hometown of Kortrijk to England. Her three-month voyage will then take her over oceans, deserts and the vast Siberian wilderness.
Wellington (AFP) – New Zealanders say they are “gutted” by the announcement of the government of a snap lockdown. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed New Zealand is dealing with the highly transmissible Delta variant linked to the outbreak in Australia that authorities have so far been unable to contain.
Unknown (AFP) – When singer Shadi Safadi and his bandmates were trying to come up with a concept for a low-budget video for their band ‘Safar’ in a country plagued by power cuts, they decided that if they couldn’t get around the outages they would use them. The resulting video struck a chord with most of the Syrian population, which has spent long unventilated summer evenings in the dark. The video for ‘Ya Weel Weely’, which topped five million views on YouTube within days of its release, was shot entirely in a small room lit by battery-powered devices.
Caracas (AFP) – When Luis Diaz retired, he was unable to feed his family by relying solely on the food parcels provided by the government at subsidized prices, so he and his friends decided to grow their own. Eight years of recession and four years of hyperinflation have decimated Venezuela’s economy that has lost 80 percent of its value since 2014 leading to regular shortages of basic necessities.
Milford, California (United States) (AFP) – Flames surge into the air as firefighters try to contain the Dixie Fire near Milford, California. The wildfire in Northern California has grown to become the largest single wildfire in California state history.
US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy explains why the decision was made to roll out vaccine boosters for Covid-19.
Doctor Jeanne Marrazzo, infectious disease specialist at the University of Alabama, discusses the scene at hospitals as the state reports there are no available ICU beds because of an influx of Covid-19 patients.
CNN's Brianna Keilar speaks with international human rights attorney Kimberley Motley who is touch with an Afghan woman that paints a dire picture of life on the ground in Afghanistan under the Taliban's rule.
