African economies are growing this year, but they still lag compared to developed countries. How can Sub-Saharan Africa close the inequality gap?

The Heat: Africa’s challenges

One U.S. lawmaker, Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon, says that space exploration shouldn’t be a "tax-free holiday for the wealthy" and he's calling for a 'space tax' to pay for greenhouse gas emissions caused by space launches.

Should billionaires be taxed for space tourism?

As migratory trends around the world change over the years, the ebb and flow of communities alter through the generations, and China’s worldwide diaspora is no exception. Indeed, as the Chinese economy grows, on course to be the world’s largest by 2030, the next generation of immigrants […]

Mexico’s Chinese communities are seeing reverse migration

The U.S. is preparing to open its borders to international travel for the first time since the pandemic began more than a year and a half ago.

U.S. preps to reopen borders for tourism

Despite heightened political tensions between China and the USA, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee hopes talks of boycotting the games are over, clearing the way for U.S. athletes to focus on the games. CGTN’S Dan Williams reports.

U.S. athletes prepare to compete in Beijing Olympics

As the crisis in Afghanistan continues to force innocent refugees away from Central Asia, Mexico is preparing to add Afghans to the country’s continuing migration crisis. Mexico has welcomed more than 100 Afghan migrants into the country since the crisis began and with more expected to arrive… for Martha […]

Preparing for Afghan refugees in Mexico

A scathing Brazilian senate committee report on the government's COVID-19 response was delivered Wednesday morning to the office of the country's prosecutor general.

Will Brazil’s president face charges for COVID-19 response?

Much if California saw an unusual weather pattern that caused an intense weekend of high winds and heavy rains. In some ways, it was needed, but in other ways, it was simply dangerous. From Friday night through Monday morning in Northern and Central California, record-setting winds and rain created treacherous road conditions. The region was […]

Extreme weather events slam California

Latest COVID-19 Coverage

October 14, 2021 | 6:22 pm

Argentina approves Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for children

Argentina’s government has okayed the use of China’s Sinopharm vaccine for children from ages three to 11. The decision has sparked a debate as medical experts are recommending families sign up their children for the vaccine. Joel Richards reports.

October 14, 2021 | 6:20 pm

Thousands of American children lost loved ones to COVID-19

Over 720,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. The loss can be devastating, especially for children. Over 140,000 children have lost a parent or caregiver to the virus – with the children of people of color the most impacted. Karina Huber reports.

October 14, 2021 | 6:11 pm

A quarter million Mexican children orphaned by COVID-19

In Mexico, nearly a quarter of a million children have lost a primary caregiver, according to a recent report from the country’s Senate. But how the country plans to respond to the loss is still uncertain. CGTN’s Alasdair Baverstock reports.

October 14, 2021 | 11:37 am

The Heat: U.S. to lift COVID-19 restrictions in November

Signs of progress and a return to normalcy amid COVID-19 – The U.S. announced that it will open its borders with Mexico and Canada starting next month.

October 12, 2021 | 6:43 pm

COVID-19 impacts women, working mothers

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Bank annual meetings have kicked off including a virtual session on the damage the COVID-19 pandemic has done to the jobs and incomes of working women and mothers.

October 9, 2021 | 5:05 pm

Brazilian demonstrators remember 600K COVID-19 victims

Brazil passed at a grim milestone, 600,000 deaths from COVID-19. That’s the second-highest toll in the world. On Friday, residents held a ceremony to remember those who passed and to criticize the government’s handling of the pandemic.

October 9, 2021 | 1:11 pm

Heat: U.S. battles Covid-19

Church bells rang out in Washington, D.C this week as the U.S. COVID-19 death toll surpassed 700-thousand. But, will this stark reality make the 70 million unvaccinated Americans get the shot?

October 7, 2021 | 6:08 pm

Sao Paulo honors Brazil’s COVID-19 victims

A memorial in São Paulo opened Tuesday with an emotion-filled ceremony to honor victims of COVID-19 in Brazil’s largest city – as well as the country as a whole. Paulo Cabral reports.

Digital Originals

Google launches Pixel 6

Google has launched its latest smartphone, the Pixel 6. Does it have what it takes to challenge the market leaders?

Can context resolve Cancel Culture?

Cancel Culture has been around for much longer than the Black Lives Matter movement.But George Floyd’s murder and the worldwide reckoning over racial injustice it sparked accelerated the “cancellation” of divisive symbols. And yet can these divisions be reconciled with enough context?

Music review: Gustaf closes the book on the pandemic

CGTN’s Owen Fairclough reviews punk band Gustaf’s latest album that speaks to the COVID-19 era.

Biden administration continues mass expulsion of Haitian migrants

The U.S. is conducting mass expulsions of Haitian migrants at the southern border, learn more about it and why people say this policy discriminates against Haitians.

The Heat

The Heat: 100 days to Beijing Winter Olympics

The countdown is on. In just 100 days, Beijing opens the 2022 Winter Olympics.

The Heat: 50th anniversary of China’s restoration to the UN

Chinese President Xi Jinping describes the restoration of China’s seat at the United Nations as a “victory for the Chinese people and a victory for the world.”

The Heat: U.S. worker shortages and voting rights

Worker shortages, strikes and supply chain disruptions. How is this affecting the U.S. economy and can the infrastructure bill save the day?

The Heat: Africa’s challenges

African economies are growing this year, but they still lag compared to developed countries. How can Sub-Saharan Africa close the inequality gap?

The Heat Podcast

The Pan-American Highway

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A Colombian family of four packed their bags and placed them in their 1981 Volkswagen Westfalia to take a life-changing trip along the Pan-American Highway.

A brand new podcast from CGTN America

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World Today

Will Brazil’s president face charges for COVID-19 response?

A scathing Brazilian senate committee report on the government’s COVID-19 response was delivered Wednesday morning to the office of the country’s prosecutor general.

Should billionaires be taxed for space tourism?

One U.S. lawmaker, Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon, says that space exploration shouldn’t be a “tax-free holiday for the wealthy” and he’s calling for a ‘space tax’ to pay for greenhouse gas emissions caused by space launches.

U.S. preps to reopen borders for tourism

The U.S. is preparing to open its borders to international travel for the first time since the pandemic began more than a year and a half ago.

Schools implement COVID-19 mandates

COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates vary across the United States.

Global Business

Former FARC members lead tours into Colombian jungles

It has been five years since Colombia’s government signed a peace agreement to end more than 50 years of armed conflict with the leftist rebel group known as FARC.

Lower-income neighborhoods in NYC more likely to be impacted by deadly heat

What are “Urban Heat Islands”

Pandemic widens gender gap for Venezuela’s workforce

The COVID-19 pandemic is widening the gender gap in the workforce.

Google launches Pixel 6

Google has launched its latest smartphone, the Pixel 6. Does it have what it takes to challenge the market leaders?

Big Story

BIG STORY – Forever Young

‘Forever Young’ meets with scientists, doctors and entrepreneurs deep in the pursuit for everlasting youth.

BIG STORY – New Endeavors

‘New Endeavors’ highlights how economic growth and a shared sense of the common good have led to unprecedented gains for China’s people, as well as how those values are deeply rooted in how Chinese people envision their own futures.

Americas Now

Colombia’s efforts to revive tourism

In Colombia, the tourism industry has seen difficult days before because of its on-going Armed Conflict.

Commercial fishing faces a crisis in Florida

Florida brands itself as “The Fishing Capital of The World.” But in some areas, the “Sunshine State” is starting to see a depletion of its fish.

The reflections of U.S. military veterans

The U.S. military presence in Afghanistan lasted two decades. Thousands of troops were deployed. Harris Whitbeck met with some of them.

A view inside the largest Afghan community in the U.S.

20 years ago the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon shocked the course of geopolitics. Mike Kirsch reports on the largest Afghan Community on U.S. soil.

Full Frame

Full Frame: Action on Climate

Could the two largest producers of carbon dioxide be doing more to fight climate change? Full Frame talks with Columbia Univ. climate scientist James Hansen and Catherine Potvin, a tropical forest ecologist, about how the planet can change course.

Full Frame: The Next Pandemic

Despite the progress being made toward vaccinating the world against the coronavirus, the next big pandemic is coming. Are we ready? Full Frame host Mike Walter talks with epidemiologist Maureen Miller and Chinese researcher Deborah Seligsohn.

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