A thick layer of slime engulfs boats moored in the Sea of Marmara, to the south of Istanbul. Warm water temperatures and industrial waste have been blamed for this record build-up of algae – locals have never seen anything like it. "For instance the other day, just there, I saw 20-30 shrimp on top of this sea snot,” says one fisherman.
Republican Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves says a 2018 anti-abortion law that will be reviewed by the US Supreme Court is not meant to overturn the landmark 1972 Roe v. Wade case that made the procedure legal.
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm tells CNN's Jake Tapper that America's adversaries have the capability to shut down the US power grid.
As the first cruise ship arrives in Venice after 17 months of coronavirus restrictions, protesters with the 'No Big Ships' movement to take to the Giudecca Canal to express their disapproval. A rival group that supports cruise ships, called 'Venice at work', also takes to the water to show their support for the activity in a city whose economy relies heavily on tourism.
Provincetown (United States) (AFP) – The Pride parade is back in Provincetown, Massachusetts, a town long considered a safe haven for the LGBTQ+ community. The parade is happening in a limited capacity this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Hollywood (United States) (AFP) – YouTuber Logan Paul and boxer Floyd Mayweather meet ahead of Sunday night's match to register their weights. The Internet star outweighs his rival by 34 pounds (15kg), although the former welterweight world champion remains the favorite.
Former President Donald Trump's speech to the North Carolina Republican Party included repeated lies about the 2020 election and claims that China owes the US "reparations" due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Bulldozers have demolished a Serbian Orthodox church in a Bosnian village, two decades after it was constructed illegally on land owned by a Bosniac Muslim woman. The building was erected shortly after Fata Orlovic and her family were expelled from their village during the Bosnian Wars.
A company in Kenya is doing its part to combat climate change as it has promoted the "Seed Ball Project" to advance reforestation efforts. Saturday marks World Environment Day. This year's theme is centered on ecosystem restoration. And one company in Kajiado is doing just that by getting as many people as possible to plant trees using seedballs.
It's more urgent now for countries to work on coronavirus pandemic control and vaccination than an investigation into the virus' origins primarily motivated by politics, said China Global Television Network (CGTN) anchor Wang Guan on Friday while commenting on U.S. President Joe Biden's order for the American intelligence community to conduct an investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus.
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp was booed at the Georgia GOP convention, demonstrating former President Donald Trump's hold over members of the Georgia Republican party.
It's a routine sight on the Illinois River: towboats slowly pushing barges carrying everything from salt and petroleum to corn and soybeans, the top commodities produced in the state. "This is the backbone of our economy," said Tom Heinold, chief of the operations division for the U.
