CGTN AmericaThe Heat: World Population Reaches 8 Billion
Eight billion people and counting, Planet Earth reaches a milestone. What are the challenges of a growing population and the impact on sustainability?
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November 23, 2022
November 22, 2022
The Heat: U.S. Politics
With a U.S. Congress divided, former President Donald Trump is in campaign mode and allowed back on Twitter. What can we expect for the next two years in U.S. politics?
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November 21, 2022
The Heat: Ukraine Conflict
As winter approaches the deadly and destructive conflict in Ukraine continues with no end in sight.
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November 18, 2022
The Heat: APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting
World leaders gather in Thailand for the 29th APEC Economic Leaders Meeting. What’s at the top of the agenda?
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November 17, 2022
The Heat: U.S. Politics
Political change in Washington. Republicans win back control of the House. And a leading Democrat, Nancy Pelosi, is stepping aside.
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November 16, 2022
The Heat: G20 Summit
The G20 Summit closes in Bali, Indonesia. We’ll discuss the key issues and challenges, plus the commitment from all members on climate change.
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November 15, 2022
The Heat: Israeli Elections
Israel’s president asks former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form a government. What could it mean for the country and beyond?
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November 14, 2022
The Heat: Xi-Biden Meeting
The leaders of China and the United States meet to ease tension between the two countries. What could this mean for the bilateral relationship?
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November 11, 2022
The Heat: China’s Growing Global Influence
A new survey shows China leading the U.S. in favorability among developing countries.
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November 10, 2022
The Heat: Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Russia says it has withdrawn from the city of Kherson. What does it mean for the conflict?
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November 9, 2022
The Heat: U.S. Midterm Elections
Watching and waiting as U.S. election workers tally the votes. Why it could be days before we learn which party will control the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
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November 7, 2022
The Heat: Fighting Climate Change
For the next two weeks, some 120 heads of states and government will gather in the Egyptian city of Sharm El-Sheikh to decide the next steps in fighting climate change.
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November 4, 2022
The Heat: China-Germany Relations
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visits Beijing. What’s ahead for the China-Germany relationship?
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November 3, 2022
The Heat: China Space Exploration
It’s a major achievement for China’s space program. The third and final lab module blasts into space to dock with its permanent home, the Tiangong space station.
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November 2, 2022
The Heat: China Diplomacy
China and Pakistan agree to strengthen ties as Beijing hosts a series of meetings with several international leaders.
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November 1, 2022
The Heat: Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Nine months into the Russia-Ukraine conflict, what challenges lie ahead as winter approaches?
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October 31, 2022
The Heat: Brazil Elections
Brazil elects Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva back into the presidency, but the question is: will Jair Bolsonaro accept defeat?
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October 28, 2022
The Heat: U.S. Politics
Candidates across America are heading into the final days of a political battle that will determine who controls the U.S. House and Senate.
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October 27, 2022
The Heat: U.S.-Saudi Ties
Tensions rise between the United States and Saudi Arabia, after the announcement by OPEC plus to cut global oil production.
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October 26, 2022
The Heat: Iraq Politics
After a year of political turmoil, Iraq has a new president. Will he be able to stabilize the government and unite the country?
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October 25, 2022
The Heat: Haiti Crisis
Violence, hunger, poverty and disease. Just some of the massive challenges facing the small Caribbean nation of Haiti. It’s an ongoing crisis with no end in sight.
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October 24, 2022
The Heat: UK New Prime Minister
Rishi Sunak is set to take over as Britain’s next Prime Minister. A Hindu of Indian descent, the former finance minister is also set to make history as the country’s first leader of color. Is he ready to tackle the UK’s economic chaos and political […]
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October 20, 2022
The Heat: UK Political Chaos
British Prime Minister Liz Truss quits, plunging the UK into political chaos.
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October 19, 2022
The Heat: Cuban Missile Crisis – 60 Years Later
October, 1962. For 13 days the United States and Soviet Union came perilously close to nuclear war. We look back at lessons learned and how both superpowers managed to avoid a human catastrophe.
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October 19, 2022
The Heat: Fighting Climate Change
The world conference on climate change, COP27 set to take place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt in less than month. What are the main topics expected to be and what has been achieved following last year’s COP in Glasgow?
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October 17, 2022
The Heat: U.S. heading into midterm elections
In three weeks, a deeply divided United States is heading into the crucial midterm elections.
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October 15, 2022
The Heat: U.S. January 6th Hearings
Hearings into the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington raise more questions. A Congressional committee now wants to hear from the former president.
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October 14, 2022
The Heat: IMF warns that for many 2023 will feel like a recession
The International Monetary Fund lowers its outlook for the global economy.
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October 12, 2022
The Heat: Russia-Ukraine conflict and Europe’s energy crisis
As cities across Ukraine face a second day of air strikes, the Ukrainian president calls on leaders of the G7 to give Ukraine more air defense capabilities.
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October 11, 2022
The Heat: IMF and World Bank meeting
In the next four years, losses from a potential worldwide recession could equal the equivalent of the German economy.
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October 8, 2022
The Heat: Critical U.S. midterm elections just weeks away
Critical midterm elections just weeks away in the United States. What’s on the minds of voters in the race for control of Congress?
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October 7, 2022
The Heat: New concerns of COVID-19 wave in Europe & U.S.
COVID-19 cases are once again on the rise across Europe and the United States could be next.
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October 6, 2022
The Heat: Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Russia announces that it has officially incorporated four regions of Ukraine…
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October 5, 2022
The Heat: Brazil elections
Brazil’s presidential election is headed for a run-off, after a surprisingly tight showing in first-round voting this weekend. It’s set to be an epic match-up of left vs. right – but of course so much more as well.
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October 4, 2022
The Heat: China’s National Day Celebrations
Chinese people both at home and abroad are celebrating the 73rd birthday of the People’s Republic of China.
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October 1, 2022
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?
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September 30, 2022
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.
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September 29, 2022
The Heat: Ukraine Conflict
Another crisis as the Russia-Ukraine conflict heads into its eighth month.
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September 27, 2022
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.
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September 26, 2022
The Heat: The impact of Long COVID + the UN & the climate crisis
Amid talk of the pandemic winding down, new data shows “long COVID” may linger on. Plus we’ll go to the United Nations for a conversation with one of the leaders in the fight against climate change.
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September 23, 2022
The Heat: Bolivian President Luis Arce and UN Head of Biodiversity Elizabeth Mrema
How did Bolivia escape rampant global inflation? And why is biodiversity critical to the survival of our planet?
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September 22, 2022
The Heat: World Leaders Address the UN General Assembly
The United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York. What are the big issues making headlines?
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September 21, 2022
The Heat: One-on-One with Antonio Guterres & Amina Mohammed
On this special edition of the Heat, we go one-on-one with two top United Nations officials.
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September 20, 2022
The Heat: UNGA President discusses major challenges
From climate change to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, world leaders at the United Nations are addressing some of the biggest crises of our time.
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September 17, 2022
The Heat: SCO Summit
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is expanding. We will take a look at the SCO meeting and the impact on the new world order.
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September 16, 2022
The Heat: Sustainability Challenges
Representatives from all over the world are gathering in New York for the United Nations General Assembly meeting.
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September 15, 2022
The Heat: President Xi visits Central Asia
Chinese President Xi Jinping travels to Central Asia. He’s visiting Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. We’ll discuss China’s ties with these two countries.
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September 14, 2022
The Heat: New vaccines target COVID-19 and variants
With fall and winter on the way, the United States rolls out new vaccine boosters in hopes of staving off a surge in Covid cases.
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September 13, 2022
The Heat: Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Ukraine says it has recaptured territory in the east from Russia. Is this a turning point in the conflict?
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