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CNN's Selina Wang speaks with Dick Pound, the longest-serving member of the International Olympics Committee about the Tokyo games.

South African brands have made a mark and are recognisable across the globe. Well brand valuation consultancy, Brand Africa has released a report on South Africa's top 50 brands as Total Brand Value Stands at nearly half a trillion rand.

Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins has told Euronews that the expulsion of his diplomats from Belarus is a "completely asymmetrical reaction". The entire staff of Latvia's embassy in Minsk was ordered to leave Monday after the red and white flags used by the opposition were flown in Riga instead of the recognised state flag of Belarus.

Federal authorities investigating alleged sex trafficking by GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz have secured the cooperation of the congressman's ex-girlfriend, according to people familiar with the matter. Gaetz has denied the allegations. CNN's Paula Reid has more.

Goma (DR Congo) (AFP) – In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, rescue workers recover the bodies of people asphyxiated by toxic fumes from the lava of the Nyiragongo volcano. Rescuers found a total of five victims, bringing to 20 the number killed since Africa's most active volcano erupted on Saturday.

African countries could meet the World Health Organization's target to vaccinate at least 10 percent of their population by September if there's equitable vaccine distribution, an official with the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said during a zoom interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN) on Monday.

Footage shows a group of female elephants huddling around a calf as air raid sirens blare at Ramat Gan Safari in Tel Aviv, during the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas. The footage shared by the safari park on social media last Friday, shows five female elephants surrounding the 14-month-old calf called Pele, as sirens blare and an explosion is heard nearby.

Ellyse Perry is a global icon and a superstar cricketer who's no stranger to record-breaking exploits, yet there's one piece of advice she always insists on keeps close to heart.

British Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson is in critical condition after being shot in the head in London, her political party said. Earlier this month, CNN's Salma Abdelaziz spent time with Aima, another Black Lives Matter activist, who says she is facing death threats.

In Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda, CNN's Richard Quest meets the Gorilla Doctors — a team of veterinarians caring for endangered mountain gorillas.

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.

Around 2,000 people rally in Georgia against plans to construct two giant hydropower plants which critics say pose major environmental risks. Locals and environmental activists have long fumed about plans to build the plants in Georgia's western Rioni Valley, pointing to seismic and environmental risks.