Refugee athletes are going all out on the home stretch of their preparations for the delayed Tokyo Olympics, which will take place from July 23 to August 8, 2021. The Tokyo 2020 Games will mark the second Summer Olympics that features a team of refugee athletes, competing under the Refugee Olympic Team (EOR) banner.
Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson speaks after his historic trip to space aboard the rocket-powered SpaceShipTwo.
Wembley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Hundreds of England fans are already at Wembley Stadium, many without tickets, just to soak in the atmosphere ahead of the Euro 2020 final between England and Italy. Home side England are ready to make history as they chase a first major trophy in 55 years, but rivals Italy are in the mood to spoil the party at Wembley.
Olympic officials have barred spectators from the games amid spiking coronavirus cases in Japan. Organizers have long said they will push forward with the Olympics, but experts say the highly transmissible delta variant should give them pause. VOA's Arash Arabasadi has more.
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and Fareed analyze whether billionaire Richard Branson's historic space flight is in fact "space travel."
Whitewater (United States) (AFP) – Janie and Dean VanWinkle despair at the the scant growth on their ranch in Colorado, which is again being hit by devastating drought at a time when record high temperatures have been scorching much of the US West.
Whitewater (United States) (AFP) – Janie and Dean VanWinkle despair at the the scant growth on their ranch in Colorado, which is again being hit by devastating drought at a time when record high temperatures have been scorching much of the US West.
Whitewater (United States) (AFP) – Janie and Dean VanWinkle despair at the the scant growth on their ranch in Colorado, which is again being hit by devastating drought at a time when record high temperatures have been scorching much of the US West.
Whitewater (United States) (AFP) – Janie and Dean VanWinkle despair at the the scant growth on their ranch in Colorado, which is again being hit by devastating drought at a time when record high temperatures have been scorching much of the US West.
When asked by CNN's Jake Tapper about his Republican colleagues' outrage at President Biden's call for door-to-door vaccine outreach, Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) said this was "outrage politics" on behalf of the GOP and "absolute insanity."
Prince William wished England soccer ‘the very best of luck’ ahead of Sunday's match up with Italy in the Euro 2020 final.
The Duke of Cambridge posted a personal video message to the team, starting off ‘Gareth, Harry…’ before going on to wish them the very best of luck, congratulating them on their performances so far and finishing by saying ‘Bring it home’.
William, who has been at England’s previous games at Wembley, will be there again in his role as President of the Football Association.
Meanwhile, his wife Kate was at Wimbledon for the final of the men’s singles. The duchess is royal patron of the All England club
"Paquita", a baby Andean alpaca born in the Lima's Huachipa Zoo a month ago, is introduced to the Peruvian public.
