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CNN's Rachael Crane was granted access inside the facility where Jeff Bezos and his crew are training for a rocket-powered trip to the edge of space.

England lifted almost all of its Covid-19 restrictions on July 19 amid a rise in cases driven by the spread of the Delta variant. Mandatory mask wearing is gone, limits on the numbers of people who can mix indoor or outdoor have ended, social distancing is limited to people who have tested positive for the virus and airports, and venues like nightclubs and sports stadiums are free to open at full capacity.

American professional surfers are riding waves along the scenic California Coast, anticipating their upcoming debut at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics as surfing will become one of five new sports for the Olympic Games.

Extremely dangerous wildfire conditions are forecast in California and southern Oregon on Monday. Firefighters in both states are battling massive wildfires that are burning through numerous square miles. (July 19)

Brazilian federal police are working to put an end to illegal gold miners and their negative effect on indigenous communities in the Amazon. CNN's Isa Soares reports.

In an interview with CNN World Sport's Don Riddell, the now 69-year-old American swimming legend Mark Spitz looks back on his remarkable career.

Marine conservationist Amanda Vincent campaigns for the protection of seahorses, which are threatened by industrial fishing and the global wildlife trade.

Almost 750 people attended Chess Fest, the UK's largest outdoor chess festival, aimed to promote the game to inner-city communities, in London's Trafalgar Square on Sunday. Participants could be seen playing on chess boards that had been set up for the festival, including one giant chess board, beside the fountain.

Dozens of drug stores have been ransacked in South Africa amid the country's recent public violence after former president Jacob Zuma was imprisoned, concerning the drug regulator about possible risks triggered by improper use of the missing medicine.

Michelangelo dreamed it, Olivier Grossetête did it: the artist from Marseille has created a cardboard bridge over the Tiber River in Rome to link the gardens of the Villa Farnesina to the Farnese Palace, a splendid Renaissance building that houses the French embassy.

Soweto (South Africa) (AFP) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says recent violent unrest and looting, which claimed more than 200 lives, united the country as well, as he visits cleanup and rebuilding efforts in Soweto township in Johannesburg.

American tennis hopeful Cori "Coco" Gauff will miss the Tokyo Olympics after announcing on Twitter she tested positive for coronavirus. CNN's Andy Scholes reports.