The Dixie Fire is now the 6th largest fire in California history and the continued drought for the West will not provide any relief. CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam has the weekend forecast.
Kenyan officials have given citizenship to 1,600 stateless Shona community in the country, fifty years after their ancestors migrated. The ethnic Shona, who have been struggling as stateless people for rights and benefits, celebrated their new status.
Yazidis in Iraq and around the world are commemorating the 7th anniversary of a massacre carried out by the Islamic State group against members of the religious minority in the Iraqi town of Sinjar. Yazidi survivors and activists say the international community must prioritize justice for their community.
A Belarusian Olympic sprinter who feared reprisals at home after criticizing her coaches at the Tokyo Games on Thursday thanked those who aided her journey to Poland. (Aug. 5)
The severe drought engulfing most of the Western U.S. has left Lake Powell, one of the nation's largest reservoirs, with historically low water levels. Officials have closed many ramps, forcing houseboats off the water and disrupting tourism.
Egyptians who were set to take the second dose of their AstraZeneca COVID19 vaccine, have been surprised with a sudden delay. But thanks to Chinese vaccine availability, the nation's COVID19 vaccination program is still ongoing.
International health leaders at a virtual forum on global vaccine cooperation on Thursday spoke highly of China's contributions to equal access of COVID-19 vaccines worldwide. Attending the online forum were about 30 parties, including ministers from various countries, representatives of the United Nations and other international organizations and business representatives.
The advice on whether pregnant women should get vaccinated has changed wildly over the course of the pandemic, and it's left many who are expecting uncertain about their decision-making. CNN's Salma Abdelaziz speaks to a new mom who tested positive one week before her due date.
Bill Kristol, editor-at-large at The Bulwark, and CNN's Erin Burnett discuss the launch of "Trump cards" by the former president's political action committee.
CNN's Miguel Marquez looks at the rise in Covid-19 vaccinations in Alabama, despite the state being tied with Arkansas for the lowest vaccination rate.
Great Britain's gold medal winning diver, Tom Daley, unveils the cardigan he has been knitting while at the Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo.
Berdigestyakh (Russia) (AFP) – Russia's Yakutia region, which has a border with the Arctic Ocean and sits atop permafrost on a territory nearly five times the size of France, is a canary in the coal mine for the global climate crisis. And with this summer being Yakutia's driest in 150 years, according to local officials, the region became a tinderbox that has seen wildfires tear through more than 1.
