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When Antonio Gwynn Jr. saw the damage from protests in his hometown of Buffalo, New York, he grabbed a broom, bought some trash bags and started cleaning the streets by himself.

A retired Chinese soccer star has openly called for the downfall of China's ruling Communist Party, in what he says was the "biggest and most correct decision" of his life.

An end to "copycat" buildings and a ban on skyscrapers taller than 500 meters (1,640 feet) are among the Chinese government's new guidelines for architects, property developers and urban planners.

It's been another bad week for Latin America.

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, revealed he has secretly been volunteering to assist people struggling with mental health issues during the coronavirus lockdown.

The trail of blood outside the warehouse door was the only immediate sign that a murder had taken place.

The two German men who swam in The Grand Canal, Venice's main waterway, were fined $395 each and banned from the city for 48 hours.

Sometimes, books come at exactly the right time, and that is certainly the case with "The City We Became," the first book in N.K. Jemisin's "Great Cities" trilogy. The fantasy novel is based on the idea that the essence of New York City is transferred to six humans -- each an avatar for the five boroughs and one for the city as a whole -- who must protect the city, and its people, from an intergalactic multi-dimensional threat that manifests as a gentrifying Woman in White. No one knows how the pandemic-battered New York will fare in the coming months or years, but Jemisin points to the solidarity and resiliency of the city.

Thousands in Hong Kong defied a police ban to gather in the city's Victoria Park and mark the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. CNN's Ivan Watson reports.

Let there be no doubt where Ben & Jerry's stands.

Several houses have been swept into the sea following a powerful landslide in northern Norway. Authorities say no one was harmed during the incident.

Hong Kong's status as a global business hub has been cast into doubt in recent weeks. But the city has become increasingly attractive to Chinese companies that fear their business prospects in the United States may be in jeopardy.

Several houses have been swept into the sea following a powerful landslide in Alta municipality, northern Norway, on Wednesday.

Asia's richest man, Mukesh Ambani, has just landed another $1.2 billion for his global tech ambitions — this time from Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund.

Whether we are taking the picture, being photographed or looking at an image, photography invites us to pause and think about what makes us human, to celebrate our differences and to remember that we are not that different after all. Looking through the images in the new book "Portrait of Humanity Vol. 2," it's heartening to see so many examples of the best of humanity captured through photography's ever-shifting lens.