Khaliah Ali, the daughter of champion boxer Muhammad Ali, joined CNN's Pamela Brown to discuss the eruption of the Mount Nyiragongo volcano in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. She has made humanitarian visits to the country in the past and it is where her father fought in the historic "Rumble in the Jungle" boxing match.
Dedicated fans of the Eurovision Song Contest may not have been aware that among those taking part this year were three former refugees. The UNHCR announced that the former refugees were participating in the annual international event to give inspiration to other people in a similar situation.
Alex Ferro, a top aide to Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), says he spoke with both the Capitol Police and the FBI on the morning of January 6 after overhearing a man in tactical gear talk about storming the FBI building just hours before the deadly insurrection.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday proposed 50 billion U.S. dollars to speed up vaccinations, boost testing and tracing, and maintain adequate stocks of therapeutics, urging coordinated global action to end the COVID-19 pandemic. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of IMF, said at the virtual Global Health Summit that the economic crisis is closely connected with the health crisis, and that is the reason for the proposal.
Shopkeepers on Gaza's busiest commercial street emerged to inspect their losses on Saturday after the ceasefire that ended 11 days of fighting between Israel and Hamas. (May 22)
Despite the negative impact social media has on teen mental health, Facebook is exploring a version of Instagram for kids under 13. Congresswoman Kathy Castro (D-FL) talks to CNN's Michael Smerconish about protecting children online.
At the Philharmonie de Paris, two iconic artists have come together for a powerful exhibition. Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado has over 200 black and white photos on display taken during his seven-year stay in the Amazonian forest. French musician Jean-Michel Jarre is providing the soundtrack.
China's Mars rover "Zhurong" drives from its landing platform and starts exploring the surface, making the country only the second nation to land and operate a rover on the Red Planet.
Pemba (Mozambique) (AFP) – Julia Francisco and other displaced people have been living in makeshift shelters on a beach in the coastal Mozambique town of Pemba since fleeing deadly attacks in March by Islamic State-linked fighters on their home town of Palma.
The Thai department of corrections starts vaccinating prisoners in Bangkok, after nearly half of inmates tested returned positive results for coronavirus. Justice minister Somsak Thepsuthin visited Minburi remand prison where the first among 1,500 prisoners were vaccinated.
This year's Biennale examines how architecture can address global issues such as political and religious polarization, the quest for space, or simple human collaboration. Seen as a neutral place, the Venice event offers the ground, the space, and a time for dialogue.
The Hungarian-born biochemist Katalin Karikó who was crucial in developing the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine has been made an Honorary Citizen of Szeged; where she started her university studies. Karikó, who is the vice-president of BioNTech, became best known for her work with mRNA technology that is used in the Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines.
