Gym-goers work out in Seoul, where Covid restrictions have been brought in that include banning upbeat songs during group exercises and applying a speed limit on treadmills in a bid to slow the spread of Covid-19.
Street furnishing, sports facilities and children's playgrounds: in public spaces around Paris, urban planners are trying to reduce gender inequalities by making the areas safer and more welcoming to women.
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Dr. Michelle Fiscus, the top vaccine official for the state of Tennessee, says she was fired after sharing a decades-old state policy about minors between ages 14 and 17 being able to receive medical care without parental consent, in relation to the Covid-19 vaccine.
In the future, keyboards and remote controls may be replaced with a more direct way for humans to interact with machines – hand gestures. VOA's Elizabeth Lee has more. Camera: Elizabeth Lee Produced by: Elizabeth Lee
CNN's John Avlon gives a guide to the voter fraud claims in the 2020 election and how easily they were debunked.
Nasiriyah (Iraq) (AFP) – Aerial images show the aftermath of a fire which enveloped a Covid isolation unit and killed 64 in southern Iraq. The deadly blaze at Al-Hussein Hospital in the provincial capital Nasiriyah, which medics said was fuelled by the explosion of oxygen canisters, was the second such fire in Iraq in three months.
Police guard the entrances of a Sydney apartment block where nine people have tested positive for Covid-19. The building was placed under strict lockdown, as authorities step up efforts to curb a coronavirus outbreak. Residents put up signs reading "send beer" and "where is the vaccine?" in the buildings' windows.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany is not planning to follow France and other countries in introducing compulsory Covid-19 vaccinations for parts of the population.
Sydney (AFP) – Police guard the entrances of a Sydney apartment block where nine people have tested positive for Covid-19. The building was placed under strict lockdown, as authorities step up efforts to curb a coronavirus outbreak. Residents put up signs reading “send beer” and “where is the vaccine?” in the buildings’ windows. Australia’s latest Covid-19 outbreak began in mid-June and has since grown to 767 cases.
Nasiriyah (Iraq) (AFP) – Aerial images show the aftermath of a fire which enveloped a Covid isolation unit and killed 64 in southern Iraq. The deadly blaze at Al-Hussein Hospital in the provincial capital Nasiriyah, which medics said was fuelled by the explosion of oxygen canisters, was the second such fire in Iraq in three months.
Berlin (AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany is not planning to follow France and other countries in introducing compulsory Covid-19 vaccinations for parts of the population.
