Questions are being raised about the construction of big-box warehouses after six people died when a tornado whipped through an Amazon delivery center in the U.S. state of Illinois last week. It’s not the first time a building like that has collapsed during a […]
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After being canceled this year for the first time in over a century, Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Carnival Parade is coming back for 2022. With more than 70 percent of its 13 million people fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the city’s samba schools started to stage what […]
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In the hardest-hit U.S. state of Kentucky, emergency crews are shifting from search and rescue to recovery. The work is now facing challenges as the region is deals with some major storms.
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One of the most popular sports at the Olympics, especially with a younger audience, is no doubt, snowboarding. CGTN has an exclusive interview with top U.S. snowboarder, and three-time Olympic gold medalist Shaun White. This week, White begins his campaign to qualify for the […]
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Migrant caravans are now a common phenomenon in Mexico, as large groups move to the United States border. But as the technique is repeated across the years, Mexico’s authorities have developed ways to break up the caravans.
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Thought-provoking artist Eduardo Srur aims at taking people out of their comfort zones to make them question their reality. He feels optimistic about his work and the power it has to transform future generations. Correspondent Maria Vals has his story.
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It’s a program President Biden once called “inhumane.” Yet thousands of migrants are once again waiting in Mexico for the chance to have their asylum claims heard by the United States.
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A majestic view of Earth from China’s new space station. Just one of many highlights from 2021 as we take a look back at an extraordinary year in space.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video summit on Wednesday.
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Families and friends have started to say their last goodbyes to their loved ones who died when a tornado tore through an Amazon warehouse in the U.S. state of Illinois last week. CGTN’s Toni Waterman spoke to the mother of one of those victims – […]
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With the holiday shopping season in full swing, supply chain issues have made shipping and product availability challenging.
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Communities in Kentucky and cleaning up and starting to rebuild after a deadly tornado swept through the region.
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The World Health Organization says the Omicron variant is spreading faster than any other previous mutation of Sars-CoV-2.
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Social media is full of them: Images of empty supermarket shelves in some parts of the world and some creative measures to fill them.
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CGTN’s Alasdair Baverstock reports on the on the migration crisis at Mexico’s southern border.
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New York’s iconic pizzas and bagels are being hit by inflation and supply chain shortages.
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Migrating through Mexico without a humanitarian visa is no longer permitted, and travelers found doing so end up in migration jail.
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With the COVID-19 Omicron variant spreading across Latin America, Venezuela is doing what it can to protect the country.
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The Havana Biennial, a fine arts exhibit held in the Cuban capital since 1984, is underway again as local and foreign artists display their works in galleries and public spaces.
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Manhattan’s Chinatown was the first New York City neighborhood to feel the economic impact of the pandemic.
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From floods to drought… Wildfires and rising sea levels. 2021 – a year of extreme weather events that brought new focus to the climate change crisis.
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Britain reports its first known death from the Omicron variant, and the government opens booster shots to all adults. This at the United States nears 800-thousand COVID-19 deaths, with a surge of new infections in the Northeast and Midwest.
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2021 has been a year with strong momentum for climate pledges, culminating at the COP26 Glasgow meeting. How was the meeting in the opinion of participants? How has the progress been for global climate action? In this episode, Dr. Anthony Leiserowitz, director of Yale program […]
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See how this village of tiny homes in the U.S. is helping to solve homelessness.
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Drone footage shows the tornado-splintered ruins of Kentucky homes and businesses of Mayfield, Kentucky. From the air the damage shows the incredible power of the tornado winds.
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The debate over gun laws and gun safety in the United States is a polarizing one. And it’s back in the spotlight after last week’s deadly shooting at a high school in Michigan. It’s part of a troubling trend of increasing violence on school […]
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Police in Mexico are searching for the driver of a speeding truck that crashed and killed 55 migrants. More than 150 people were jammed into the vehicle when it slammed into a pedestrian bridge. The driver ran away. Almost everyone on board was from […]
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20 years of China’s presence at the World Trade Organization. We examine its legacy and impact. And later, an important economic meeting in China that sets benchmarks for 2022.
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When China joined The World Trade Organization 20 years ago, it was renowned for mostly low tech products. Today, it’s turning out high-tech trains, planes and automobiles – and more.
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Just days before the United States hosted a virtual “Summit for Democracy” China released a comprehensive document outlining its approach to democracy.
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New York City will require employees at religious and private schools to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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More than 70 years ago, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which has been translated into more than 350 languages.
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Human Rights Day is observed annually on December 10th.
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In October there was a major oil spill off the coast of Southern California.
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With Venezuela gripped by hyperinflation, the use of dollars has emerged as an alternative to overcome the lack of bolivar bills and to protect the income of citizens.
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This fall is one for the record books in the city of Denver, Colorado.
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See how Peruvian indigenous highland communities conserve some of the world’s most important agrobiodiversity crops to adapt to climate change.
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There is a short supply of labor for certain positions in the U.S. amid COVID-19 outbreak. Some restaurants are turning to technology to do jobs they are having trouble hiring for. See how robots help mitigate the Great Resignation.
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The U.S. Congress approves almost 770 billion dollars for military spending while investments in infrastructure and social programs hang in the balance.
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NYC’s segregated public school systems New York City has one of the most segregated public school systems in the country. The vast gap between rich and poor, and often different races, is reflected in classrooms from the most neglected to the best-funded. We look at […]
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The remains of dozens of missing Native American children have been identified in unmarked mass graves near the old grounds of the Rapid City Indian School, closed in 1933. For decades, elders in the community spoke about terrible practices and buried truths, but only recently […]
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New York City has one of the most segregated public school systems in the country. The vast gap between rich and poor, and often different races, is reflected in classrooms from the most neglected to the best-funded. We look at how a system that was […]
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With the world’s rapid technological advancement, the deficits in education, especially in developing nations, will only get bigger and put future generations at greater socio-economic risk. One company is trying to help bridge the gap in Colombia. Find out more.
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The stakes couldn’t be any higher for diplomatic relations between the United States and Russia.
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See how pony therapy can bring some relief to children and teenagers with cancer in Sao Paulo.
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It’s harder to get a Christmas tree this year than in years past in the U.S. Low supply is pushing prices up by as much as 30 percent as compared to a year ago. Find out more.
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New York City will soon have a new mayor. Eric Adams will be the second African American to hold that job. See what challenges he will face in his new role.
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Colombia launched a digital public library of Colombia’s Peace process on Monday. The library includes 4,500 documents, video, and infographics to help understand the more than 400 historical moments that made the peace accord possible in 2016. Find out more.
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Concern over the Omicron variant as COVID-19 cases rise around the world.
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