Malaysia went into a two-week nationwide lockdown on Tuesday, with only essential businesses and sectors allowed to operate on a limited basis, as the country struggles to curb a surge of COVID-19 cases and deaths. The country registered 7,105 new daily infections on Tuesday, bringing the total tally to 579,462.
One of Iran's largest navy ships sank on Wednesday after catching fire in the Gulf of Oman under unclear circumstances, local news agencies reported. Iran's army said nearly 400 crew and trainees were on board the vessel, and that all were safely evacuated.
Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky and Pyotr Dubrov conduct a spacewalk from the International Space Station. The duo carry out preparations for the undocking and disposing of a station module later this year.
Their stage? A working-class area of Havana. Their showcase? Instagram and Facebook. Thanks to social media, a troupe of young Cubans has caught the eye of several stars abroad with their choreography mixing hip hop, reggaeton and salsa.
In an exclusive phone call with CNN, Paul Whelan called on President Biden to "aggressively discuss and resolve" the issue of United States citizens being detained for political purposes when he meets President Vladimir Putin at a summit later this month.
Reema Aburahma has grown up in Gaza knowing conflict, but also knowing joy. She picked up boxing as a way to grow confident and found a sport that has helped her change her perception of society and life.
The approval by the World Health Organization (WHO) of the CoronaVac vaccine for emergency use bolsters world's confidence in the vaccine, an expert told China Global Television Network recently. WHO on Tuesday validated the CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac for emergency use.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced that the 2021 Copa América soccer tournament will be hosted Brazil's Federal District and the states of Rio de Janeiro, Mato Grosso and Goiás. Bolsonaro said all four state governors had agreed to host the tournament.
El raro tesoro que pescadores descubrieron en el vientre de un cachalote los sacó de la pobreza y ayudó a otros en su aldea.
Record heat wave peaks in the West and and expands towards the Great Lakes. CNN Meteorologist Tyler Mauldin has the details of who will be impacted next.
Dr. Eric Bean with the Association for Applied Sport Psychology says he's 'pleased' that Naomi Osaka is taking control of her mental health. Osaka pulled out of the French Open entirely, saying she experiences “huge waves of anxiety.” (June 1)
The world's largest meat processing company was hit by a cyber attack, shutting down production lines in the US and Australia. Brazilian company JBS discovered on Sunday several of its servers on which its computer systems in North America and Australia are based were targeted by hackers.
