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California added five more states, including Florida, to the list of places where state-funded travel is banned because of laws that discriminate against members of the LGBTQ community. (June 28)

Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) discusses reports that rockets landed on a US military base in eastern Syria, a day after the US carried out airstrikes on Iranian-backed militias.

Indonesia is struggling with another peak of COVID-19. Infections topped two million in June, with the Delta variant driving the current surge. And as the county's pediatricians point out, 1 out of 8 of confirmed cases are found in children and the fatality rate among children is the highest in the world.

World No. 1 tennis player Ashleigh Barty talks to Amanda Davies about her Olympic "dream" ahead of Tokyo 2020.

FNB's Consumer Confidence Index slipped to minus 13 points in the second quarter of 2021, from a position of minus 9 in the first quarter.

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven resigned on Monday, calling on the speaker of parliament to form a new government. Lofven's resignation comes a week after he became the first Swedish leader to lose a vote of confidence. Parliament Speaker Andreas Norlen is now expected to enter talks with party leaders who may be able to form a new government.

As companies implement post pandemic work plans, some businesses are allowing hybrid options while others want employees back in the office full time. CNN's Anna Stewart reports.

The "heat dome" weather phenomenon can trigger record breaking temperatures.

President Joe Biden directed military forces to conduct defensive precision airstrikes against facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region on June 27, according to a news release from the Department of Defense. CNN's Barbara Starr and Arwa Damon report.

A panda rips into an ice cake at a party for her cub's first birthday, thrown by Taipei zoo. The event, which was streamed online, celebrated the island's second giant panda cub Yuan Bao with an ice fruit cake as she turns one. Taiwan has been under a semi-lockdown as it tries to contain a sudden surge of domestic infections.

Dhaka (AFP) – IMAGES At least seven people were killed and another 50 people were injured after a powerful explosion ripped apart a three-storey building in central Dhaka on Sunday, Bangladeshi officials said, citing a gas pipeline as the likely cause.

In line with further lockdown regulations imposed from today, all of Sun International's properties have been temporarily closed.