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In the south Asian region that has been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the tiny mountain kingdom of Bhutan stands out as a rare success story. It has reported two deaths and about 2,500 cases and vaccinated 90% of its adult population. As Anjana Pasricha reports, even though Bhutan has a small population, health experts say the country has emerged ahead of many nations despite its limited resources.

Caeleb Dressel speaks to the media after winning his fifth gold medal of the 2021 Tokyo Games.

Japanese swim star Yui Ohashi speaks to CNN about becoming the first Japanese woman to win multiple Olympic gold medals at what was only her first Olympics. Ohashi talks about what the medals mean to her and the legacy of this year's Olympics.

The Olympic Games might be controversial in Japan, but their athletes are doing their best to lift the spirits of the country. Silver medalist Kanoa Igarashi has been explaining to Coy Wire how these Games are bringing everyone together.

Evacuations as high temperatures fuel wildfires in Italy, Turkey and Greece. (July 31)

Jessica DuPreez, a Las Vegas mom, tells CNN's Phil Mattingly that one of the last text messages her fiancé, 39-year-old Michael Freedy, sent her before he passed away from Covid-19, was, "I should have gotten the damn vaccine."

Using conservation to reduce property taxes and get landowners to leave their land to nature: Candice Stevens and her Wilderness Foundation have converted 500,000 hectares of land in South Africa into nature reserves.

Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) slammed her House colleagues for adjourning for August recess without passing an extension of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's eviction moratorium for renters. CNN's Suzanne Malveaux reports Bush slept overnight on the steps of the US Capitol in an effort to appeal to her colleagues to extend the moratorium.

Fake videos generated by artificial intelligence – also known as deep fakes – are becoming more common and harder to detect. But some deep fakes are being used for a good cause. Karina Bafradzhian has the story.

Clashes erupted in Paris between riot police and protesters at a march against coronavirus passes that will be needed to enter restaurants and other venues. (July 31)

The largest earthquake in the U.S. in the last half century spared Alaska any major damage in a sparsely populated region, officials said. The magnitude 8.2 quake was reported Wednesday night, and located just south of the Alaska Peninsula. (July 29)