Dearborn (United States) (AFP) – "China will not win" the electric auto industry race, US Joe Biden says as he visits the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center, a facility that produces electric cars in Dearborn, Michigan.
Hong Kong, a city of 7.5 million, has secured 22.5 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine. But unused doses pile up in Hong Kong as vaccines are in high demand elsewhere where infections are surging. CNN's Kristie Lu Stout talks to some of the city's residents who refuse to take the jab.
Dearborn (United States) (AFP) – US President Joe Biden puts an electric truck through its paces during a visit to the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Michigan. Before hitting the accelerator, Biden declined to take one reporter's question about the conflict in the Middle East.
Kajaki Dam (Afghanistan) (AFP) – In the heart of territory under siege from the Taliban, one of Afghanistan's most important hydroelectric dams is at the centre of a power struggle that symbolises the battle between the government and insurgents.
The New York attorney general office's investigation into the Trump Organization, which has been underway since 2019, will also continue as an ongoing civil probe, but the office recently informed Trump Organization officials of the criminal component.
A Columbus, Ohio, police officer shot and killed a Black teenage girl after she allegedly attempted to cut two females with a knife, according to officials and body camera footage. The bodycam footage has been put in slow motion and blurred by the Columbus Division of Police.
An overpass carrying a subway train has collapsed in Mexico City, killing 15 people and injuring at least 70, according to local government officials.
The White House is a living museum thanks to first lady Jackie Kennedy. Her passion for preserving art, furniture, and other items original to the building lives on through organizations she founded 60 years ago. (May 19)
Siaya (Kenya) (AFP) – Healthcare workers walk from village to village in Western Kenya's Siaya country in a mobile vaccination drive to reach people who live far from health facilities.
Alexandra Land (Russia) (AFP) – "The enemy shall not pass unnoticed," commander Ivan Glushchenko says while standing in the glistening white snow that surrounds an ultra-modern Russian military base in the heart of the Arctic, the site of Moscow's standoff with NATO.
Virtual (United States) (AFP) – US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday called for a "diplomatic boycott" of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics because of China's human rights violations.
The chorus of criticism surrounding the Olympics continues to grow. Dozens of Japanese towns have canceled plans to host foreign athletes from around the world due to concern over Covid-19. CNN's Blake Essig speaks to residents in small coastal town of Yokoshibahikari on the decision to pull out.
