The solar fridge helping people live off the grid

Keeping food fresh without refrigeration is near impossible in the scorching climate of sub-Saharan Africa. But it's hard to power fridges in a region where almost 600 million people live off the grid.


Her Bollywood actor boyfriend's death prompted a media firestorm. Now, she's been arrested on alleged drug offenses

A Bollywood actress has been arrested on alleged drugs offenses in the latest development of an ongoing celebrity saga that has transfixed the Indian public and dominated headlines for months.


Why Canada flattened the curve -- and the US didn't

It seems an awfully long time since Canadians were last lectured by the state on sexual behavior. Just as folks were headed out for Labor Day long weekend frolicking, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's chief public health officer, warned fellow citizens to wear a mask while having sex and to avoid kissing people in order to prevent passing along a Covid-19 infection.


Venezuelan health workers are getting cash bonuses from an unexpected source

Venezuela's frontline health workers are beginning to receive cash bonuses -- but accepting the gift puts them at the center of a political stand-off with global implications.


Meet 8 Maasai rangers -- the first women in their families to get jobs -- fighting poaching

Packing her bags to go home for the first time in over four months, Maasai ranger Purity Lakara -- who patrols lands in Kenya's Amboseli National Park, known for its free-roaming elephants and views of Mount Kilimanjaro -- is overjoyed to be seeing her family for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic was declared.


Analysis: Britain's internal battle over Brexit has reached a new low

Britain's internal battle over Brexit has reached a new low.


Analysis: The West can gnash its teeth over Belarus. But there's little it can do

One by one, the leaders of the protest movement in Belarus are being taken out of circulation. One of them is reportedly in prison after apparently being detained early Wednesday. Several others have been unceremoniously dumped at the country's borders and are now in exile.


How stay-at-home mom became opposition leader in Belarus

CNN's Christiane Amanpour speaks to Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya about why she decided to step in for her husband and run for president. Belarus continues to be roiled by protests over the election of President Alexander Lukashenko, which many citizens believe to be rigged.


Belarusian activist forcibly removed from country by security services

A Belarusian activist has been ejected from the eastern European country by security forces, according to a statement from the Belarusian Coordination Council.


Oil prices are collapsing after Saudi Arabia sends ominous signal

Demand fears are once again rippling through the oil patch.