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In Dubai, an in-person conference provides networking opportunities for entrepreneurs like Craig Fernandes, founder of Lock&Stock.

A Hong Kong police officer is in critical condition after being stabbed in the back in what Hong Kong Security Chief Chris Tang called a "lone wolf" attack. The attacker died in hospital after stabbing himself in the chest following the attack. CNN's Ivan Watson reports.

Fourth of July weekend will bring drier conditions for the East, rain for the Central, and hot temperatures for the West. CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam has the weekend forecast.

In May of 2011 Turkey was the first signatory to the Istanbul Convention, a treaty accepted as the gold standard to protect women from violence and femicide. Nearly a decade later the government withdrew, claiming its updates laws protected women sufficiently.

Cansaulim (India) (AFP) – Five centuries after Goans began making feni — a pungent, fermented liquor not for the faint-hearted — a new crop of distillers is hoping to take the spirit global. But first, they have to convince other Indians to drink it.

Chile seemed to have done everything right in its fight against Covid-19 at the beginning — acquiring vaccines, implementing lockdowns and mobilizing its health system. More than 65 percent of people in Chile have been fully vaccinated, yet infections and hospitalizations keep rising.

Stevns (Denmark) (AFP) – In Stevns, in the countryside south of Copenhagen, Jacob Shaw, a cellist and the head of a music school, comes to play to a herd of cattle. Unable to perform during the pandemic, he turned to this unusual audience. The experience was so enjoyable that he continued it even after the reopening of the theatres.

Ghanaian Fintech Zeepay has completed a $7.9million Series A funding round, which will be a combination of both equity and balance sheet funds.

Sagamihara (Japan) (AFP) – It might not make the cut for Olympians at Tokyo 2020, but millions perform a stretching routine each day in Japan's parks, schools and offices. Dating back over a century, the tradition is known as "radio taiso".

Some Facebook users in the United States are being served a prompt that asks if they are worried that someone they know might be becoming an extremist. Others are being notified that they may have been exposed to extremist content.

Lawyers for Donald Trump's company pleaded not guilty to tax crime charges Thursday, along with the Trump Organization's longtime finance chief who arrived in court in handcuffs. (July 1)

A wildfire amid a record heat wave in western Canada has forced authorities to order residents to evacuate a village in British Columbia that smashed the country's record for hottest temperature three days in a row this week. (July 1)