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Akilah Institute is the latest private higher education institution that has announced that it will lay off some of its employees because of lack of funding.

The historical basketball Africa league is set to kick off this Sunday at the Kigali Arena; CNBC Africa spoke with the Deputy CEO of the Rwanda Development Board, Zephanie Niyonkuru for more.

CNN's Elizabeth Cohen discusses the latest findings from a Kaiser Family Foundation survey in April, showing that Republicans are much less likely to get the coronavirus vaccine.

NIH's lead scientist for coronavirus vaccine research, Kizzmekia Corbett, joins CNN's New Day to discuss the work that went into the CDC's updated mask guidance, and what work still needs to be done.

Mental toughness and a perfect track record will be on display at the Champions League final between Chelsea and Barcelona in Gothenburg on Sunday. The Barcelona women's team have won all 26 of their league fixtures this season on their way to reaching to final.

Eight members of the New York Yankees have tested positive for Covid-19 this week despite being inoculated with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the baseball team said Thursday.

Hiroshi Mikitani, the CEO of Rakuten, tells CNN exclusively that it's a "suicide mission" to be hosting the Tokyo Olympics this year – the Opening Ceremony for which is set for July 23.

Greece has officially launched its tourist season amid a competitive scramble across the Mediterranean to lure vacationers emerging from lockdowns. Visitors from the EU as well as Britain, the United States, Serbia and Israel, are allowed to visit as long as they have been vaccinated or can show negative COVID-19 test results.

Palestinians in Gaza are taking shelter in United Nations schools as Israel launches airstrikes into Gaza and masses troops along the border, and militants fire rockets toward Israel. (May 14)

Ireland's health care service (HSE) announced on Friday that it has shut down its IT systems due to a "significant ransomware attack." "There is a significant ransomware attack on HSE IT systems. We have taken the precaution of shutting down all our IT systems in order to protect them from this attack and to allow us to fully assess the situation with our own security partners, HSE said on Twitter.

Teenagers are now receiving COVID-19 vaccines in Hungary. Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced at the end of April that those between 16 to 18 years of age would be able to receive the Pfizer jab. More than 90,000 young people have already registered, with parental permission needed.

Idlib (Syria) (AFP) – Syrian families and children celebrate Eid al-Fitr at an amusement park installed for the occasion, in the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib.