Last month, the International Monetary Fund reported that Venezuela’s inflation rate will reach ten million percent next year. And with prices rising at an alarming rate, more and more businesses are forced to close their doors.
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They accused the migrants of being messy, ungrateful and a danger to Tijuana.
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Rain was forecast for midweek, which could help firefighters but also complicate the search for remains.
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It’s a high-tech way of taming large wildfires that too often burn out of control, and firefighters in Colorado are working on a supercomputer that will allow them to better allocate resources and firefighters during a raging wildfire.
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Washington will continue to support efforts by Southeast Asian nations to negotiate a legally binding “code of conduct” with China “that respects the rights of all nations, including the freedom of navigation in the South China Sea,” Pence said.
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Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributor and critic of the Saudi leadership, was last seen entering the kingdom’s Istanbul consulate on Oct. 2.
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An annual international conference of high performance computing, SC18, took place November 11-15 2018 in Dallas, Texas. The conference drew over 13,000 attendees, a record for the event, and featured a technical program spanning six days.
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CGTN’s Michelle Begue visits the Museum of Gold in Bogota, Colombia.
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Argentina’s poor performing peso is making it a bargain for tourists from abroad. CGTN’s Joel Richards reports.
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Central American migrants seeking a better life in the United States have started to arrive at the U.S.-Mexican border.
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More than 1,700 Central American migrants have reached Tijuana, a city that borders the United States. To prevent anyone from crossing illegally, the U.S. has deployed troops and put-up barbed wire.
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The economic crisis in Venezuela has turned the search for food into a daily struggle. Many in Caracas have come to depend on a program created by a local restaurant that helps feed people on the streets.
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Cuba announced it will end a program that provides thousands of doctors to rural Brazil, after Brazil’s incoming president, Jair Bolsonaro, called the program “slave labor”, a move will leave many Brazilians without access to medical care and will also cut some badly-needed income for the Cuban government.
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At least 63 people are now dead from a Northern California wildfire, and officials say they have a missing persons list with 631 names on it in an ever-evolving accounting of the victims of the nation’s deadliest wildfire in a century.
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About 2,000 Central American migrants had already reached the Mexican border city of Tijuana and another 1,200 from a second caravan set out from Mexico City toward the border Friday.
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Under Devos’ proposal, students accused of sexual assault would be able to cross-examine their accusers, though it would be done indirectly through a representative to avoid personal confrontation.
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Shenzhen and Silicon Valley-based Royole was the first to unveil a commercially available foldable phone called FlexPai.
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CGTN’s Phil Lavelle speaks with Los Angeles area homeowner, Mike Leiss, about choosing to ignore evacuation order and remaining through Woolsey wildfire.
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Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled that its marijuana prohibition is unconstitutional last month. Now the party of Mexico’s president-elect Obrador has submitted legislation to legalize and regulate marijuana’s use, possession and sale.
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The first migrants from a caravan of Central Americans have arrived at the US-Mexico border. Thousands, mostly Hondurans, are making the journey north in search of a better life.
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Another frustrating day in Thailand where salvage operators are trying to raise a sunken tour boat that claimed the lives of nearly 50 tourists when it sank off the coast of Phuket last July.
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There are only two reasons why you should see “Bohemian Rhapsody”. First, it’s a flashy nostalgia trip about Queen’s music. Second, Rami Freakin’ Malek. Watch him and be amazed. Here’s the Culture Curmudgeon’s review.
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China and the United States present different visions for the Asia Pacific region during the ASEAN meeting in Singapore. We take a closer look at the summit.
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“Feathers of Fire: A Persian Epic” is a shadow puppet play like no other that’s been drawing big, sold-out crowds in the U.S. and around the world. Now the Iranian production is being performed in China, where puppetry originated.
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The Florida man accused of sending pipe bombs to prominent critics of President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges carrying a potential mandatory penalty of life in prison.
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The first members of a caravan of Central Americans to reach the U.S. border slept in overcrowded shelters and in tents with a view of armed U.S. Border Patrol agents, with many saying they will wait for other migrants to join them before making their next moves.
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Saudi Arabia’s top prosecutor said Thursday he would seek the death penalty for five men charged with the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey, while the United States moved to sanction 17 Saudi officials it said were involved in the slaying.
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Drones expand to new commercial uses as rules for flying them out of the visual line of sight are relaxed.
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Life sciences and biotechnology are no longer the exclusive domain of university labs and pharmaceutical companies.
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There are roughly 57 million freelance workers in the United States, according to independent research data. New York is taking steps to recognize the importance of these workers, who bring in an estimated $1.4 trillion a year to the economy.
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May faces a backlash from her many political opponents and a fierce battle to get the deal through Parliament as she tries to orchestrate the U.K.’s orderly exit from the EU.
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The United Kingdom and European Union have agreed on a draft Brexit deal.
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Day 3 of this year’s ASEAN summit wrapped up with economic cooperation, trade, and maritime disputes dominating the day’s discussions.
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An annual, football tournament is underway in Mexico City with the goal of raising awareness about those less fortunate.
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One week after the midterm elections, U.S. President Trump claims voter fraud in state of Florida with key races still undecided.
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Amazon has chosen its second U.S. headquarters, splitting the site into two East Coast locations – Long Island City in Queens, New York, and Crystal City, Virginia, just outside Washington DC.
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Strong winds are fueling devastating flames on the West Coast of the U.S., in what officials have called the deadliest wildfire in California history. Firefighters are battling blazes in the north and south of the state.
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In the Northern California town of Paradise, local firefighters have been working day and night to stop wildfires that have claimed the lives of at least 42 people. For many risking their own life to stop the ‘Camp Fire’ blaze, this struggle is a personal one.
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World leaders are in Singapore for the 33rd ASEAN summit. The city-state is the current chair of the 10-country bloc of the Association of Southeast Asian nations. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong opened the meetings with a warning.
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Follow CGTN for the latest news and resources about the current trade conflict between the United States and China.
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Hamas and other Gaza militant groups said Tuesday they have accepted an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire after launching hundreds of rockets into Israel over the past 24 hours and weathering a wave of punishing Israeli airstrikes.
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Both sides are warning of dire consequences if the other doesn’t back down.
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A group of US-Cuba Agriculture Coalition members held a three-day conference in Havana aimed at exploring ways to expand current bilateral trade relations.
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The death toll reaches grim milestone from the devastating and destructive wildfires consuming the state of California from both ends.
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Organizers at the World War One Centennial Commission hope to unveil a WWI monument in Pershing Park in downtown D.C. in 2021.
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As China and the United States struggle to resolve their trade war, the two sides are holding high-profile meetings. What is the state of the relationship between the two largest economies in the world?
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Stan Lee, the creative dynamo who revolutionized the comic book and helped make billions for Hollywood by introducing human frailties in Marvel superheroes such as Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and the Incredible Hulk, died Monday. He was 95.
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One study shows 66 percent of Mexican women have suffered from gender violence at least once. These university students hope their invention can help women in need.
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The Armistice was signed at the eleventh hour, on the eleventh day, of the eleventh month a hundred years ago. Ten decades later, leaders came together to commemorate a war that was supposed to end all wars.
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Online shoppers in China have shattered last year’s record in sales on the annual Singles Day buying frenzy.
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