NASA Astronaut Michael Collins, who made history as part of the 1969 Apollo 11 crew to first land a person on the moon, has died at age 90. In interviews with VOA's Kane Farabaugh, Collins reflected on the importance of the mission and the contributions of the astronauts of his era, while keeping a focus on the future of crewed spaceflight and exploration.
South Africa has resumed its phase I rollout of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. An ongoing study on healthcare workers was halted for two weeks after dangerous clotting was found in six U.S. patients. Close to 300,000 medical workers have received the jab with no reports of clotting and the program was allowed to resume.
Former Arsenal and France superstar Thierry Henry sits down exclusively with CNN to talk about his social media boycott initiative five weeks on and how momentum has picked up, despite a slow start.
French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned "in the strongest possible terms" the repression in Chad, where at least two people have been killed in demonstrations against the military junta that took power after the death of President Idriss Déby.
The chants of "Toro! Toro!" resonate even louder in the empty arenas of Las Ventas in Madrid, the world's most prestigious bullfighting arena, where Alvaro and Guillermo are training. The two young apprentice matadors have seen their budding careers come to a sudden halt due to the pandemic, in an unprecedented "year in the dark" for matadors.
President Joe Biden takes his pitch to Georgia for $4 trillion in spending to rebuild the nation's aged infrastructure and expand the federal social safety net, making his case that Americans want a more activist government. (April 29)
A stampede at a religious festival attended by tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews in northern Israel killed at least 44 people and injured some 150 others early Friday, medical officials said. (April 30)
Millions of Indians around the world watch in horror and despair as their home country registers the fourth-highest death toll from the coronavirus pandemic. (April 30)
Dozens of people have been killed in a crush at a mass religious gathering on Mount Meron in northern Israel, emergency responders say. CNN's Hadas Gold reports.
San Vicente Pacaya (Guatemala) (AFP) – Lava gushes from the Pacaya volcano 25 kilometres south of Guatemala's capital after it reactivated, raising fears it may spread to nearby communities. The current eruption of Pacaya is effusive, one that releases lava to the ground, as opposed to an explosive eruption, with violent expulsions of smoke and ash.
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – As Brazil's death toll passes 400,000, Rio de Janeiro residents reflect as the country struggles to secure enough vaccines.
Meron (Israel) (AFP) – An emergency medical worker from Israeli voluntary organisation United Hatzalah reacts after a massive stampede at a Jewish pilgrimage killed dozens of people in the north of the country.
