Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says all of the state's counties will remain in their current phase of the state's economic reopening plan and won't face more restrictions because new COVID cases are leveling off after a recent spike. (May 4)
Teams of canvassers from Detroit's health department are fanning out to educate residents on where to go to get free COVID-19 vaccines (May 4)
Greece wants to boost economic growth by as much as 7% over the next six years, as the country aims to mobilise €57 billion as part of its pandemic recovery plan. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says it will be "a bridge to the post-COVID-19 era” with the hope of also creating tens of thousands of jobs during this period.
Atlanta's mayor has named Rodney Bryant permanent police chief nearly a year after he stepped into the role on an interim basis. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said she would ask the City Council to confirm Bryant immediately. (May 4)
Mexico City (AFP) – Mexican citizen says the "metro was badly done" as firefighters and civil protection forces members work on the site of the collapsed metro line in Mexico City, trying to clear the train that came plunging down in an attempt to recover the bodies of the victims.
Bhopal (India) (AFP) – When Indian auto-rickshaw driver Mohammad Javed Khan saw people carrying their coronavirus-stricken parents to hospitals on their backs as they were too poor to afford an ambulance, he knew he had to help. Khan, a 34-year-old driver in the central Indian city of Bhopal, sold his wife's jewellery and converted his three-wheeled vehicle into a small ambulance.
Polish scientists says they have discovered the world's first pregnant Egyptian mummy while carrying out scans on the 2,000-year-old remains kept at the National Museum in Warsaw. The mummy was brought to Poland in the 19th century and became part of the antiquities collection at the University of Warsaw.
Tarīm (Yemen) (AFP) – Four people have died in flash floods as a result of heavy rains in Yemen's Tarim. The city, located in the central province of Hadramawt, is best known for its mud-brick structures and more than 360 mosques — including Al-Mehdar, which has the tallest minaret in the country.
Ahead of a face-off against Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City's manager Pep Guardiola admitted that the second leg of any semi-final is always the toughest match of any tournament while speaking during a press conference in Manchester on Monday. Manchester City is set to face their rival for a second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final later this week, having won the previous match in Paris with a 2-1 result.
Logitech's CEO Bracken Darrell discusses the surge in global chip shortages and the company's growth during the pandemic.
The couple is ending their marriage of 27 years but stated they will continue their work together at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. CNN's Christine Romans reports.
Fifty-seven-year-old Kenyan Joyce Kago's three marriages ended when she couldn't have children, leaving her alone and struggling to make ends meet. Joyce is one of many childless women in a society where having children is key for acceptance. Joyce Kago cooks as if it were for her family – but it's for a rehabilitation center in Thika, Kenya, northeast of Nairobi.
