For over a month, protesters in Nicaragua have demanded that President Daniel Ortega step down. But he refuses to give in as the situation escalates. CGTN’s Jim Spellman reports on the nation’s political crisis.
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They look like giant creatures you might find in the depths of the ocean, but alligator gar are freshwater fish — and they have become the new star of the fishing world.
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A unique natural phenomenon takes place in an even more unique city: in New York City, Manhattanhenge refers to the alignment of the sunset (Summer) or sunrise (Winter) with the Manhattan street grid.
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Learn more about how the trade deficit between China and the United States is often misunderstood.
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U.S. President Donald Trump is canceling the planned June 12 summit with Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s Kim Jong Un, citing the “tremendous anger and open hostility” in a recent statement from DRPK.
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Kilauea has burned some 40 structures, including two dozen homes, since it began erupting in people’s backyards in the Leilani Estates neighborhood on May 3. About 2,000 people have evacuated their homes, including 300 who were staying in shelters.
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According to the World Health Organization, over 150 million people around the world rely on groundwater. In Pakistan, a lot of that water is contaminated with arsenic. Many poor people are drinking the water, and the results have been deadly.
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Robots are mastering something that has long been elusive for AI — walking. They were featured at TechCrunch Sessions last week on robotics, as part of series of events focuses on a single topic.
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Follow Ahmad Coo as he details his experiences observing the month of Ramadan.
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In China, crayfish is called xiao lóngxiā (小龙虾), or “little lobster”. In the U.S., you might hear crawfish called “crawdads” or “mud bugs”. But in both countries, you’ll find these crustaceans have quite the following. In this special edition of the Digital Hub, CGTN’s Audrey Siek and Jim Spellman teamed up for a crayfish cook off, comparing Chinese versus American dishes.
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¡Saludos! For part three of our web series on U.N. languages, Liling Tan tries her hand at a news story in Español!
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It’s the sixth week of violent protests at the Israel-Gaza border. Palestinian authorities have said more than 400 protesters were injured. Israel has said its defending it’s border and is concerned hundreds will try to breach the fence.
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More than a hundred people in Northwestern India have been killed in a powerful dust and rainstorm. Hundreds have been injured. The storms caught people by surprise, as monsoon season is still more than six weeks away.
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Learn more about banana wilt and how it’s harming the enormous global supply of bananas. CGTN’s Isbella Diaz explains what it is, and what people are doing to combat it.
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In 2016, one in six people in the U.S. labor force was foreign born. For the past six years, companies in the United States have filed more than a million applications to enter a lottery for skilled foreign workers. Their chances of winning the right to work in the United States were around 44 percent. CGTN’s Kelly Wang reports.
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CGTN’s Connie Lee recently volunteered in Thailand with a group fighting human-trafficking by rescuing children. She shares some of her observations from spending time with the kids.
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CGTN will keep you up-to-date with the latest coming out of the DMZ, as we closely watch what unfolds in the Panmunjom Peace House.
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Here is an interactive map and schedule of the Inter-Korean summit taking place on Friday, April 27th, 2018.
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DPRK leader Kim Jong Un and ROK President Moon Jae-in are kicking off a highly anticipated summit, with denuclearization at the top of the agenda.
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This timeline shows key events in the Korean Peninsula from Trump’s inauguration to now.
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Sandboarding in Peru is an adrenaline rich adventure sport. It has gained a lot of popularity among locals and tourists. It’s also another option when surf is poor and snow is long gone.
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Brazil’s Central Highlands have great views from up high and hanging from a zipline provides an option to appreciate them. CGTN’s Paulo Cabral takes you along for the ride.
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At the United Nations, interest in Mandarin has steadily grown over the years, as has demand for UN news in Chinese. The world body marks Chinese Language Day every April 20th.
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Some of the best wordsmiths in the world compete in the Venezuelan National Scrabble Competition of the Year.
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Startup company Zipline has engineered deliver drones that fly over mountains and washed-out roads in Rwanda to drop blood at remote clinics.
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CGTN America is proud to announce receiving a 2018 Gracie Award for ‘Forgotten Mothers’ – a Global Business story focusing on the dramatic increase of maternal deaths in the United States.
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17-year-old Rachel Scott was the first person struck in the Columbine High School massacre. Her father Darrell has made school violence prevention his mission ever since.
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China is quickly changed it’s status from the world’s copier to the world’s innovative creator. Learn more about how the motto “Created in China” is surpassing “Made in China.”
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An estimated 35 percent of women globally have been sexually or physically abused by someone who is not their partner–that number jumps up to 70 percent as it pertains to their intimate partners.
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2018 Spring Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group are underway in Washington, D.C. . With the fast-pace economic development in China, many Chinese technology companies have been coming up in the recent years. Here are six popular Chinese technology companies.
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From quantum satellites to solar-powered floating farms, learn more about the latest technological advances that are being developed in China.
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It’s called the “Dance Salad Festival” and for the last 23 years it’s brought some of the most well-known ballet companies and performers from around the world to Houston.
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Scheduled for a Monday launch, NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, plans to hunt for so-called exoplanets orbiting stars in our own cosmic backyard.
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Photo gallery of the joint attack by the U.S., U.K. and France on Syrian chemical weapons facilities.
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The U.S. Defense Department released video of the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) firing a Tomahawk land attack missile towards Syrian chemical weapon facilities on April 14.
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According to U.S. President Donald Trump, the U.S. trade deficit with China in 2017 was “the largest deficit of any country in this history of our world.”
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CGTN America won 10 awards at the 2018 New York Festivals International TV & Film Awards Competition. The festivals honored the broadcast center with three Silver and seven Bronze awards.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg began a two-day congressional inquisition Tuesday with a public apology for a privacy scandal that has roiled the social media giant he founded more than a decade ago.
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Los Angeles has got its very own selfie museum. It’s opened in Glendale – offering selfie lovers the chance to learn about the history of the selfie, take their own innovative self portraits and explore the psychology behind sharing photos of themselves online.
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A majority of Council members, mostly western nations, blame the Syrian government and Russia’s support for Bashar al-Assad.
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For World Health Day, Liling Tan looks at five superbugs gaining an edge over modern medicine.
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In the midst of talks of a “trade war” between the U.S. and China, is the WTO.
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Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot to death at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4th, 1968. The site has been turned into a museum, with King’s room preserved as he left it.
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Glenner Town Square is a full scale, functional replica of a typical town from the 1950s that is the first immersive treatment center of its kind for Dementia and Alzheimer’s patients
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The proposal will face an official public comment period, including a hearing, the statement said. Following this process, the USTR will issue a final determination on products that will face additional tariffs.
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Find out what U.S. products that are sent to China will face additional tariffs if U.S. plans to tariff more than 1,300 Chinese imports goes forward.
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The proposal will face an official public comment period, including a hearing, the statement said. Following this process, the USTR will issue a final determination on products that will face additional tariffs.
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The proposed list covers about 1,300 individual tariffs in aerospace, information and communication technology, robotics, and machinery.
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A woman opened fire at YouTube headquarters Tuesday, setting off a panic among employees and wounding at least four people before fatally shooting herself, police and witnesses said.
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