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The Chinese economy performed well in the first half of 2021, despite sporadic outbreaks of COVID-19, said an economist on Thursday.

Talk about lovebirds … one goose shows up to watch her mate's surgery. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports she just won't quit him.

President Joe Biden has renewed his concerns to German Chancellor Angela Merkel about the Nord Stream 2 project, a nearly complete Russia-to-Germany gas pipeline. Still, he said at a joint news conference Thursday "good friends can disagree.

The legendary swimmer Mark Spitz is best known for winning seven golds at the 1972 Munich Olympics. He reflects on his incredible achievements and the state of swimming post-Michael Phelps.

The security situation in Afghanistan is deteriorating and some fear it could lead to a civil war. In the 1990s, a similar conflict forced millions of Afghans to flee into neighboring countries including Pakistan, which has hosted some three million Afghan refugees for decades.

Russian-based hackers targeted small towns in the US as part of their latest ransomware attack. CNN's Alex Marquardt reports how the small town of Leonardtown, Maryland, came to a halt in a matter of minutes.

More than 40 people have died and dozens were missing Thursday in Germany and Belgium as heavy flooding turned streams and streets into raging torrents that swept away cars and caused houses to collapse. (July 15)

Several vehicles and houses were left heavily damaged after deadly flooding hit town of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate on Thursday. At least four people died, and dozens are still missing in different towns across the western German state.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the US government increased disinformation 'research and tracking' on social media platforms, Washington DC, Thursday.

Cameron Highlands (Malaysia) (AFP) – Tea estates in Malaysia's Cameron Highlands are facing a bleak future as coronavirus lockdowns cause labour shortages, decimate the vital tourism industry, and sap demand.

Infants, children and teens are dying in hundreds as Indonesia's medical system buckles under a devastating Covid-19 wave fueled by the Delta variant. Atika Shubert speaks to Indonesian families who have lost their children and the doctors trying to save them.

CNN's Kyung Lah reports on the divide forming among Republicans in Arizona over the 2020 election audit.