Jalalabad (Afghanistan) (AFP) – Afghans in Jalalabad city chant "Allah-u Akbar" (God is greatest) in support of the Afghan security forces, as part of calls to gather on rooftops at 9 pm following similar scenes the night before in the western city of Herat, that is under siege, after government forces countered the latest Taliban assault.
Plumas County (United States) (AFP) – Fueled by hot and dry weather, the Dixie Fire in Northern California continues to grow, prompting more orders for residents to flee their homes. The blaze has swelled to almost 255,000 acres in size and is 35 percent contained, local authorities say.
Bormes-les-Mimosas (France) (AFP) – In a video posted on Tik Tok and Instagram, French President Emmanuel Macron answers a question about the health pass and says it allows businesses and places of culture to remain "open" in the face of the Delta variant, which he says is "even more formidable".
Fire officials say the Dixie Fire in far Northern California jumped some perimeter lines Tuesday, prompting additional evacuation orders for some 15,000 people. (Aug. 4)
It should have been one of the happiest days of their lives. But for Dr. Israa Seblani and Ahmad Sbeih, August 4, 2020 will always be remembered as the day a deadly explosion hit Beirut.
For the survivors of the Beirut port explosion, the deadly blast which tore through Lebanon's capital is a memory not easily forgotten. A year later, most of the rubble has been cleared, but justice remains elusive. CNN's Ben Wedeman reports.
Senior officials from international organizations and foreign governments said that the COVID-19 origin-tracing issue must not be politicized, warning that politicizing the issue may hinder global cooperation in fighting against the raging pandemic.
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan recently announced that 20 teenagers who get vaccinated against the coronavirus will be eligible to receive a full ride to an in-state public university. Maxim Moskalkov has the story. Camera: Anatolie Casenco
Asset manager Vanguard is giving a $1,000 bonus to any US worker who gets the Covid-19 vaccine by October 1. CNN's Matt Egan reports.
Frontier Airlines now says it "supports" and will pay the crew of flight attendants it had earlier said were suspended after using tape to restrain a passenger charged with groping and punching them.
The New York attorney general's investigation into sexual harassment allegations found that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women. CNN's Shimon Prokupecz reports.
It's not unusual for the Olympic Games to attract controversy. Then again, not every Olympics is hosted by a country being accused of genocide. That's what is creating waves upon the approach of the 2022 Winter Olympics, as VOA's Bill Gallo reports. Jesusemen Oni contributed to this report.
