China offers $1 billion loan to Latin America and Caribbean for access to its Covid-19 vaccine
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced a $1 billion loan to Latin America and the Caribbean for Covid-19 vaccine access during a virtual gathering with his Latin American counterparts on Wednesday, according to a statement released by the Mexican Foreign Affairs Ministry. 
'No proof,' Official defends Sweden's controversial Covid-19 move
Sweden's State Epidemiologist Anders Tegnell tells CNN's Christiane Amanpour that, despite the country's high mortality rate, the no-lockdown strategy has "served us very well." 
93-year-old former Nazi guard convicted
A former Nazi concentration camp guard was convicted of thousands of counts of being an accessory to murder and given a two-year suspended prison sentence Thursday, a court announced. 
Fox News parts ways with a morning host who caused a Covid-19 scare
Fox News has parted ways with a host who dismayed fellow staffers when she came to work while visibly sick in the early days of the coronavirus crisis. 
Is Harvard worth $50,000 if it's only online?
Lucy Tu is well acquainted with online classes and virtual events. She finished her senior year of high school online, wrapped up as editor of the school's newspaper over group chats and video calls, competed in a national speech tournament through a video submission and even had a small graduation party on Zoom. 
Taiwan's parliament approves proposal to rename China Airlines
Renaming a company is always going to be a complicated undertaking, but rarely does it hit the levels of controversy currently swirling around China Airlines, Taiwan's largest air carrier. 
Mars is the latest arena in the US-China rivalry
Two years after humans last landed a probe on Mars, both the United States and China are launching missions to the red planet this month and setting up a new arena for their growing rivalry. 
China's 'dark' fishing fleet may be the reason 'ghost ships' washed up in Japan: NGO
The dead just kept coming in 2017. 
'Indian Matchmaking' presents painful truths about skin color and love in India
On Netflix's "Indian Matchmaking," marriage consultant Sima Taparia travels the world to meet with hopeful clients and help them find the perfect match for an arranged marriage. 
Chile wants Covid-19 sniffer dogs to help reopen public spaces
Police dogs in Chile are being trained to sniff out Covid-19 in humans, with hopes that they will facilitate the reopening of busy public spaces including malls, sports centers, bus terminals and airports this fall. 