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The National Bank of Rwanda has said that it is studying the use of central bank digital currencies with plans to issue its own electronic currency.

Bagram (Afghanistan) (AFP) – As the US plans to withdraw all forces from Afghanistan by this year's 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, a booming scrap business has grown from the goods left by departing US troops at the country's largest airbase in Bagram.

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.

Manufacturers of green energy products like electric buses in the UK are set to propel the country's target to cut carbon emissions with the help of their Chinese partners. The promotion of electric buses is a brave new world of public transport in the UK.

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.

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.

Hot off a billion-dollar partnership with Alibaba and Richemont, Kristie Lu Stout speaks to José Neves about the expansion of Farfetch into China.

First-time Black and female gun buyers are responsible for the surge in gun sales in the US. CNN's Ryan Young reports.

from press conference No alcohol, no hugs, no cheers and no autographs: Tokyo Olympic organisers unveiled tough new rules for spectators at the pandemic Games on Wednesday, as they marked one month until the opening ceremony. Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto says: "We are putting in a lot of effort to come up with a new way of celebrating.