Casablanca (Morocco) (AFP) – Moroccan health workers administer Covid-19 vaccines at a digitalised centre which is part of the local “smart vaccinodrome” campaign, in the Errahma district near the city of Casablanca.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says the country is facing a “natural disaster of unprecedented proportions” as wildfires wipe out hundreds of homes and force thousands to flee. He apologises to Greeks for possible “weaknesses” in the state’s response, and says “those who lost homes and property will be compensated”.
Bayern Munich winger Alphonso Davies talks to Amanda Davies about the launch of his NFT series.
Berdigestyakh (Russia) (AFP) – Russia's Yakutia region, which has a border with the Arctic Ocean and sits atop permafrost on a territory nearly five times the size of France, is a canary in the coal mine for the global climate crisis. And with this summer being Yakutia's driest in 150 years, according to local officials, the region became a tinderbox that has seen wildfires tear through more than 1.5 million hectares (3.7 million acres) of its swampy taiga forest.
The latest data on climate change from the world's leading experts in the field indicate that the existential phenomenon is widespread, rapid, and intensifying, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said on Monday, while also noting that its worst impacts could be slowed if emissions were reduced quickly.
The U.S. politicization of coronavirus origin tracing has acted as a tool in its anti-China rhetoric, British political analyst Keith Lamb said recently at an interview with China Global Television Network.
Giant pumps whir deep underground at a plant in Singapore that helps transform sewage into water so clean it is fit for human consumption.
Singapore (AFP) – Giant pumps whir deep underground at a plant in Singapore that helps transform sewage into water so clean it is fit for human consumption.
Residents in Shanghai react as China takes home 38 gold medals, the second-highest number at the Tokyo Olympics and one less than the United States. Morning commuters say they are proud of Chinese athletes' "historic" achievements, and look forward to Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, which they hope will be "better" than Tokyo's Games.
As the Tokyo Olympics draws to a close, a flypast above the French capital and a party in front of the landmark Trocadero building marks the handover of the Games to Paris.
In recent years, young Nigerians have increasingly turned to digital investment platforms to grow their wealth. CNN takes a look at how financial technology companies in the country are building their consumer base by helping budding investors buy into cryptocurrencies, stocks, and more.
Eleven women claim they were sexually harassed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a state attorney general report. Hear what "Executive Assistant #1" had to say about why she filed a criminal complaint against the governor.
