Residents in North India's rural Kangra district say they have been anxious to get vaccinated for COVID-19 after a second wave of the pandemic created havoc and ravaged villages last month. While tech savvy, digitally aware city dwellers have managed to get shots, millions in rural areas are being left behind because of a technology barrier.
India's technology driven vaccination initiative has raised concerns the country's huge digital divide is making it difficult for many people to get inoculated, particularly in the nation's vast countryside. While tech savvy, digitally aware city dwellers have managed to get shots, millions in rural areas are left behind because of a technology barrier.
Ashley Diamond, a transgender woman, has spent the last decade in and out of men's prisons in Georgia. Now, she's suing the Georgia Department of Corrections to be transferred to a women's facility.
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As England supporters leave Wembley Stadium, they express their satisfaction with their team clinching first place in Euro 2020 Group D with a 1-0 win against the Czech Republic.
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Iran's president-elect Ebrahim Raisi vowed to keep a tough stance towards the US in his first speech to supporters in the holy city of Mashhad. CNN's Frederik Pleitgen reports from Mashhad, Iran.
Many students are feeling the negative impact that the coronavirus pandemic has had their academic performance. CNN's Jason Carroll reports.
Take a look at Hugo Lloris' press conference before France’s clash against Portugal in the last round of the Euro 2020 group stage.
Ellipsis Earth uses data from drones to identify, map and track plastic waste, advising on how best to manage plastic pollution.
The U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan is more than halfway finished, yet the country is plagued with violence as the Taliban extend their reach. This, as the Afghan president meets with U.S. President Joe Biden later this week. VOA's Carolyn Presutti reports from the White House.
