A clinical trial is underway in the Democratic Republic of Congo to find a treatment for Ebola. Doctors are testing drugs designed to help the body’s immune system fight off the virus after infection.
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It has been described as the most important match in Argentine club football history. River Plate and Boca Juniors will now play the deciding match in the Copa Libertadores Cup Final outside of Argentina.
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Baijiu is China’s favorite liquor and the most widely consumed by volume, but it struggles to break into western markets and a small crew of baijiu aficionados are trying to change its image globally.
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Olive oil is a big export from California. But there may be less of it to export in the coming months as bad weather and other factors hit producers.
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Kitenge, Ankara, Dutch wax-print, African fashion vibrant and colorful, and it’s growing in popularity in the U.S.
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While holiday sales in the United States are expected to grow around five percent from last year thanks to low unemployment and rising wages, brick and mortar shopping has endured another year of strain.
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is on a two-day visit to Cuba and it is the first visit by a Spanish government President to Cuba in 30 years.
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Brazilians have embraced the Black Friday concept. Even though it falls on a weekday, the shopping frenzy has taken over the country with analysts forecasting a much bigger event than last year.
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Motherhood is hard, especially if you’re a career woman who seemingly “has it all.” The Culture Curmudgeon reviews “Cry It Out” and reflects on the madness and miracle of becoming a parent.
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The trade war threatens to dampen the holiday shopping season as consumers in the United States are set to face higher prices.
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Climate change will cost the U.S. economy hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of the century, damaging everything from human health to infrastructure and agricultural production, according to a government report issued on Friday.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay state visits to Spain, Argentina, Panama, and Portugal from November 27 to December 5, China’s Foreign Ministry announced on Friday.
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He pledged allegiance to Osama Bin Laden, but later turned into a British spy, helping prevent terrorist attacks. He will discuss his story, “Nine Lives.”
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All the Chinese diplomats and staff at the consulate were safe and were not harmed during the attack or the shootout.
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Four years ago, a car traveling on Colorado Highway 285 slid off the road and down a steep embankment. The driver was trapped inside the vehicle in below freezing temperatures, without food and water, for six days. The driver survived, but the accident prompted the Colorado Department of Transportation to green light this test project, which it claims is the first in the world.
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In the business world, there are few sure bets, but winemaking may be close.
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Despite global efforts to combat climate change, greenhouse gas emissions are on the rise. That’s according to a new report by the World Meteorological Organization. So what exactly is contributing to the increase?
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British Prime Minister Theresa May said Thursday that a good Brexit deal is within reach, after the European Union and her government agreed on a draft declaration outlining their future relations.
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A first for China lies underwater in South China’s Hainan Province.
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China is Brazil’s biggest trading partner. Over the years, the two countries have increased their bilateral relations. However, the latest remarks from the incoming President Jair Bolsonaro are raising questions about the future of those ties.
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The international police organization Interpol has a new President and it’s not who Russia wanted. It’s Kim Jong-yang of South Korea.
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There are reports that U.S. troops deployed along the border with Mexico to prevent what President Trump called “an invasion” by crowds of migrants may be heading home this week, even though thousands in caravans are still en route, news that critics point to as proof that the soldiers were never needed in the first place.
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It’s a critical week for the United Kingdom in its efforts to leave the European Union.
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Here’s a look at all the Disney resorts in the world and special characteristics of them.
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At the brand new Amazon customer fulfillment center in Thornton, Colorado, applicants walk into the recruiting office and, often as not, walk out with a job.
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In Tijuana – on the border of southern California – migrants have been arriving for days.
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New York and Northern Virginia won the competition to host Amazon’s new joint headquarters, with another subsidiary site in Tennessee. But are the losers breathing a sigh of relief?
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In Colombia, corruption has infected the nation’s healthcare program. The system has lost $160 million from fraud and corruption probes have led to 200 people being arrested.
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U.S. President Trump is siding with Saudi Arabia in the wake of reports the CIA has determined the Saudi Crown Prince was behind the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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New revelations about the extent of Ivanka Trump’s personal email use in the White House will be getting a hard look from House Democrats when they take power in January.
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Lawyers for President Donald Trump say they’ve provided the special counsel’s office with written responses to questions on Russian election interference.
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With 79 people killed in the nation’s deadliest wildfire in at least a century, there are still nearly 700 names on the list of those unaccounted for.
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Part CGTN’s Liling Tan’s job as a journalist is to turn the language of diplomacy at the United Nations into normal-people words. In that effort she decided to report in the official languages of the UN. She reflects on what she learned in this Reporter’s Notebook.
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Citing the need to continue with a $110 billion arms sale, President Trump says the U.S. will not levy additional punitive measures against Saudi Arabia over the killing of Jamal Khashoggi. In a statement, Trump said of the crown prince’s knowledge of the murder, “maybe he did and maybe he didn’t.”
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Food Bank of the Rockies is a busy place. The nonprofit’s mission is ensuring that families in the states of Colorado and Wyoming have enough to eat. It hands out 145,000 meals a day and more than 27 million kilos of food each year. The need is clearly there.
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A suicide bomber targeted a gathering of Muslim religious scholars in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, killing at least 40 people, Afghan officials said.
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Created by the UN in 2013, World Toilet Day hopes to highlight a global sanitation crisis – and hopefully inspire action to fix it. Here are a few facts.
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Demand for the distinct art form has been growing, mainly in the U.S., thanks in large part to the rise of mobile technology.
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A caravan of Central American migrants have reached the end of their journey to the U.S. border, but not the end of their ordeal as they face months of waiting for their asylum requests to be processed, and hostility from local residents in the meantime.
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U.S.-based home rental company, Airbnb Inc., has removed rental listings in Israeli settlements in the West Bank–a move that could garner both praise and backlash.
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U.S.-China tensions were front and center at the APEC CEO Summit in Papua New Guinea this weekend. What can we expect for the next steps in this relationship?
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About 4,000 residents fled Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire Monday as red-hot rock and ash spewed into the sky and cascaded down the slopes toward an area devastated by a deadly eruption earlier this year.
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Rap, hip-hop and independent filmmakers aren’t a common sight at the United Nations, but many artists were on site for the International Day of Tolerance on Nov. 16, 2018 to send a message about the power of diversity over hate.
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The car license plate is going digital. Since forever, they’ve been boring metal plates. Now, it’s all about the screen.
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The search for remains of victims of the devastating Northern California wildfire has taken on new urgency as rain in the forecast could complicate those efforts while also bringing relief to firefighters on the front lines.
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CGTN’s Stephen Gibbs speaks with Brazil’s VP-elect Hamilton Mourao.
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The United Nations estimates that some 2.6 million Venezuelans have left their homeland in the last couple of years. But experts believe that number may be double. Elaine Reyes interviews Ecuador’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jose Valencia.
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The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, or PREPA, says electrical service has returned to all homes. But is that actually true? And is the island’s grid repaired? Nitza Soledad Perez went to Puerto Rico to search for answers.
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The year was 1973. A rookie Finnish diplomat named Tapani Brotherus gave refuge to hundreds of Chileans as the army took over the streets and hunted down opponents.
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Mexico City is notorious for its congestion and air pollution. But one man is convinced the tide can change. For our Game Changer meet the founder of the Via Verde program Fernando Ortiz.
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