Two athletes have tested positive for the coronavirus in the Tokyo Olympic Village after a team colleague was also infected, raising fears of a cluster just days before the opening ceremony.
After President Biden said social media platforms like Facebook are "killing people" by spreading anti-vaccination falsehoods, CNN's Brian Stelter says the online ecosystem that gives rise to misinformation is bigger than just Facebook.
Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH), who is helping to negotiate a bipartisan infrastructure proposal, explains why they are no longer looking at toughening enforcement at the Internal Revenue Service as a way to off-set costs of the legislation.
The UK's entertainment sector will reopen from Monday (July 19), as the government has confirmed most COVID-19 restrictions in the region will end on that day despite case spikes over the past period.
The general, who served in the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti in the mid-1990s, gives his thoughts on the political crisis engulfing Haiti.
The launching of China's national carbon market will facilitate investment in carbon related technologies and will help fulfilling China's environmental goals, said a French entrepreneur on Thursday.
More than 2,100 US firefighters in southern Oregon continue to fight the massive Bootleg Fire, which is 22 percent contained, authorities say.
Portland (AFP) – More than 2,100 US firefighters in southern Oregon continue to fight the massive Bootleg Fire, which is 22 percent contained, authorities say.
New Delhi (AFP) – Residents and students attend a vigil at the gates of the Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi to pay homage to Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian photographer Danish Siddiqui. The Reuters news agency photographer was killed covering fighting between Afghan security forces and the Taliban near a border crossing with Pakistan.
Adenau (Germany) (AFP) – On a visit to a town devastated by deadly flooding, German Chancellor Angela Merkel calls the disaster “frightening” while praising peoples’ solidarity in the face of tragedy.
Soweto (South Africa) (AFP) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says recent violent unrest and looting, which claimed more than 200 lives, united the country as well, as he visits cleanup and rebuilding efforts in Soweto township in Johannesburg.
Adenau (Germany) (AFP) – On a visit to a town devastated by deadly flooding, German Chancellor Angela Merkel calls the disaster "frightening" while praising peoples' solidarity in the face of tragedy.
