World leaders at this year's United Nations General Assembly are expected to appeal for solutions to the worst cost of living crisis in a generation.

UN General Assembly 2022

Vancouver, Canada is a prime example of sustainability.

Vancouver: A city of sustainability

The Autumn Equinox marks the Harvest Festival in the Chinese Lunar Calendar. Throughout the country, minorities have celebrated the occasion by joining in dances and lighting fireworks. Some of these rituals date back multiple centuries.

Four Season Dance, Autumn Equinox

On this special edition of the Heat, we go one-on-one with two top United Nations officials.

The Heat: One-on-One with Antonio Guterres & Amina Mohammed

Nearly a quarter of all the electricity generated in the U.S. for the first half of this year came from hydropower, solar and wind.

Solar energy industry worried about future disruptions to its market

One of the world’s largest chipmakers has released a new desktop computer processor at the Intel Innovation conference.

Intel shows off new computer process at Innovation showcase

Latest COVID-19 Coverage

July 10, 2022 | 5:09 pm

More Brazilian babies are dying of COVID-19

Young children are the only major group of Brazilians left unprotected against COVID-19. This has left many young children vulnerable to the virus. Find out more.

June 16, 2022 | 3:32 pm

FDA approves COVID vaccine for youngest children

COVID cases are leveling off in the U.S., following a spring surge. And there is hope for the latest group that children ages 6 months to 5 years may be able to get vaccine soon.

June 13, 2022 | 6:37 pm

U.S. drops COVID-19 testing requirement for international travelers

Traveling into the United States from abroad has just become a lot easier, as its requirement for a negative COVID-19 test prior to take-off was dropped on Sunday. The restriction, introduced to help prevent the spread of coronavirus, had been in place since […]

June 8, 2022 | 2:11 pm

The Heat: COVID-19 and Mental Health

The coronavirus pandemic has killed millions across the globe including over one million here in the United States.

June 4, 2022 | 6:05 pm

China develops inhaled COVID-19 vaccine

The COVID-19 virus has changed the way many people around the world think about vaccinations. The pandemic raised questions about treatment and health care. Mexico played a key role in testing a Chinese-made vaccine. Vaccine technology will most certainly be an important part of […]

June 2, 2022 | 5:32 pm

Would you still be contagious 10 days into COVID-19 isolation?

While the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends at least five days of isolation for COVID-19 patients, some people continue to test positive beyond those five days, raising questions about whether they may still be contagious. According to a Wall Street Journal special report, researchers […]

May 20, 2022 | 3:21 pm

Impact of COVID-19 on Latin America

See how COVID-19 pandemic has changed people’s life in Latin America.

May 18, 2022 | 3:00 pm

White House warns of COVID surge this winter

The White House says the United States has seen a threefold increase in COVID-19 cases over the past month. Health officials say more support is needed to make sure there isn’t a new even worse spike in the coming months. CGTN’s Caroline Malone reports from […]

Digital Originals

Four Season Dance, Autumn Equinox

Migrants are sent from Texas to the Vice President’s residence in DC

Asylum-seeking migrants were sent from Republican-controlled U.S. border states to areas run by Democrats since April. Now, the Republicans are escalating the issue by sending migrants to the neighborhood near Vice President’s home in Washington, D.C.

Air Mobility Experience at the Detroit Auto Show

Motor enthusiasts are gearing up for the North American International Auto Show that takes place in the so-called Motor City, Detroit. And this year, attendees should also keep an eye on the sky… Take a look at some electric aircraft.

Afghanistan: Its People, Its Problems

CGTN’s Sean Callebs reports from Afghanistan, with a special series on how the lives of local people have changed over the past year.

The Heat

The Heat: A move to the right in Italy and Sweden

A move to the right in Italy and Sweden. What does it mean for Europe and beyond?

The Heat: One-on-one with Iran’s President

What are the challenges that lie ahead for Iran? I sat down with President Ebrahim Raisi.

The Heat: Ukraine Conflict

Another crisis as the Russia-Ukraine conflict heads into its eighth month.

The Heat: United Nations General Assembly

The United Nations General Assembly is wrapping up its major meeting in New York after listening to world leaders and representatives from across the world over the last week.

The Heat Podcast

Is the Modi government to blame for India’s second COVID surge?

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The coronavirus pandemic is battering India with nearly 20 million people infected and close to 220,000 dead. Anand Naidoo spoke with journalist Asad Ashraf who’s on the ground covering the pandemic in India.

Oliver Stone on the history of U.S. intervention

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This year marks the 60th anniversary of the failed CIA-led Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba. It was a plot to oust Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Anand Naidoo spoke with acclaimed film-maker Oliver Stone about U.S. foreign policy over the past 60 years.

World Today

Brazil holds presidential election on Sunday

Here is what we know about Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday.

Elon Musk introduces a humanoid robot at Tesla AI Day

What is #Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s #humanoid #robot project? Find out more.

Hurricane Ian continues to move north along the east coast

Hurricane Ian is not over yet, the U.S. National Hurricane Center expects the storm to weaken further over the weekend, as it brings wet weather conditions to Virginia and the U.S.’s capital, Washington, D.C.

Brazil’s general elections debate

With Brazil’s general elections just two days away, Brazil’s far right-wing President, Jair Bolsonaro, and leftist ex-President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, faced off in a fiery debate in Rio de Janeiro. Polls indicate the race has come down to these two candidates with […]

Global Business

Solar energy industry worried about future disruptions to its market

Nearly a quarter of all the electricity generated in the U.S. for the first half of this year came from hydropower, solar and wind.

U.S. economy sends mixed signals

New figures out this Thursday added more fuel to a divisive question: is the U.S. in a recession?

Intel shows off new computer process at Innovation showcase

One of the world’s largest chipmakers has released a new desktop computer processor at the Intel Innovation conference.

U.S. Federal Reserve raises interest rates for third time

A third consecutive three-quarter point hike means another jump in the cost of most types of credit.

Big Story

A long range picture of the city of Kabul

BIG STORY – Abandoned: Afghanistan After The U.S. Occupation

One year after the U.S. withdrawal, Afghanistan’s dark past haunts the present — and the future looks bleaker by the day.

A group of Lakota horse riders, some carrying flags and in Lakota regalia.

BIG STORY – The Race Gap in the U.S. Native Americans

Native Americans are the most vulnerable minority in the country. This episode of The Race Gap in the U.S. takes us to South Dakota, homeland of the Lakota people, to examine how this came to be.

Americas Now

A conversation with the Andean Community’s Secretary General Jorge Hernando Pedraza

The Andean Community also known as CAN is a free trade are comprising of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. The main export destination for the block is China.

Gustavo Manrique on Ecuador’s Biodiversity

“A watershed moment: transformative solutions to interlocking challenges.” That is the theme for this year’s UNGA 77 th meeting.

Brazil’s Racial Discrimination Dates Back Centuries

One of the concerns addressed here at UNGA 77 is that discrimination and racism could lead to violence.

Bolivia’s Luis Arce from the United Nations General Assembly

Americas Now anchor, Elaine Reyes, met Bolivia’s President Luis Arce at the Bolivia’s UN mission office in New York.

Full Frame

Full Frame: Latino Art

Latin American artists look deep in their roots to express their emotions and culture through art in its various forms.

Full Frame: Being Black In the Americas

The summer of 2020 was a moment of racial reckoning in the United States. Full Frame speaks to activist Tyler McMillan, educator Tonija Navas and community leader, Roland Roebuck, about the issue of racism in the Americas.

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