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Belgian fans in Brussels celebrate and react after their 2-1 victory over Denmark in Copenhagen on Thursday.

The U.N. refugee agency says war, violence, persecution and human rights violations caused nearly 3 million people to flee their homes last year, even though the COVID-19 crisis restricted movement worldwide as countries shut borders and ordered lockdowns.

More than 40 million people have been put under alert for an intensive heat wave that gripped U.S. West earlier this week, with record high temperatures recorded in such places as California, Arizona, Utah, Montana and Idaho.

Lanour Beauty Lounge in Dubai is offering a tiny microchip for customers' fingernails. The chips can be used as a digital business card, or to pass on information like an Instagram handle — or even a full restaurant menu for waiters.

As Taiwan fights its worst outbreak of Covid-19, two companies are developing local vaccines in the hopes of picking up where other supplies have failed. CNN's Will Ripley sits down for an exclusive interview with the CEO of one of these companies.

Tropical Storm Claudette is likely to form today and impact much of the South this weekend while the Southwest continues to deal with very hot temperatures. CNN Meteorologist Tyler Mauldin has the details.

Black Americans rejoiced Thursday after President Joe Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday, but some said that, while they appreciated the recognition, more is needed to change policies that disadvantage too many of their brethren. (June 17)

La Union (Philippines) (AFP) – Lockdown-weary Filipino digital nomads are moving to work near the beach and mountains as the lingering coronavirus pandemic triggers a remote work set-up in shuttered tourist destinations. "I got to spend time being creative again, thinking about what to do next," says an entrepeneur who had moved to the coast to work.

Opal Lee, a 94-year-old woman who helped lead the fight to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, tells CNN's Chris Cuomo what the bill passing means to her.