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Evacuations as high temperatures fuel wildfires in Italy, Turkey and Greece. (July 31)

Jessica DuPreez, a Las Vegas mom, tells CNN's Phil Mattingly that one of the last text messages her fiancé, 39-year-old Michael Freedy, sent her before he passed away from Covid-19, was, "I should have gotten the damn vaccine."

Using conservation to reduce property taxes and get landowners to leave their land to nature: Candice Stevens and her Wilderness Foundation have converted 500,000 hectares of land in South Africa into nature reserves.

Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) slammed her House colleagues for adjourning for August recess without passing an extension of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's eviction moratorium for renters. CNN's Suzanne Malveaux reports Bush slept overnight on the steps of the US Capitol in an effort to appeal to her colleagues to extend the moratorium.

Fake videos generated by artificial intelligence – also known as deep fakes – are becoming more common and harder to detect. But some deep fakes are being used for a good cause. Karina Bafradzhian has the story.

Clashes erupted in Paris between riot police and protesters at a march against coronavirus passes that will be needed to enter restaurants and other venues. (July 31)

The largest earthquake in the U.S. in the last half century spared Alaska any major damage in a sparsely populated region, officials said. The magnitude 8.2 quake was reported Wednesday night, and located just south of the Alaska Peninsula. (July 29)

AP entertainment reporter explains Weinstein hearing, as 1 sexual assault count is dismissed

This biologist-turned-surfer builds boards made out of plastic waste and uses them for expeditions that highlight global issues around plastic pollution.

In Latvia's capital, a pasta order comes in and a robotic arm springs into action at the Roboeatz eatery. Within 5 minutes, a piping hot plate is ready. Roboeatz aims to revolutionise the fast food industry with its innovative use of technology.

Mugla (Turkey) (AFP) – Fire crews tackle blazes for a fourth day as the number of people killed in forest fires sweeping through southern Turkey rises to at least six.

Sreenagar (Bangladesh) (AFP) – Hundreds of thousands of garment workers race to catch ferries back to the Bangladesh capital Dhaka from their rural homes after the government said export factories could reopen despite a deadly coronavirus wave. With the economy badly hit by the pandemic, the Bangaldeshi government excluded the factories that supply top brands in Europe and North America from a nationwide lockdown order.