In the U.S. state of Florida, residents are facing higher prices for rent, gas, and food. Florida’s largest utility company is proposing an 18% base increase to electricity bills by 2025. Community activists say this is not the time for another hike. See the latest.
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What’s ahead for the U.S.-Russia relationship after the Biden-Putin summit in Geneva? And controversy over a U.S. investigation into the origins of the coronavirus.
Read More...As gender equality becomes an ever-more pressing issue around the world, many women are taking it upon themselves to force change in society.
Read More...The date marking the end of slavery in the United States is now a national holiday after President Joe Biden signed it into law.
Read More...More than 70% of adults in New York State have now received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose.
Read More...Thursday was the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, created by the UN to raise public awareness of the factors contributing to desertification, and ways to improve land degradation and biodiversity. Reservoirs across the U.S. state of California are showing water levels below average […]
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Imani Cheers Associate Professor of Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University discusses the history of the holiday, what it means for the Black community, and where the country goes from here, following the racial reckonings of 2020.
Read More...It took just seven hours for China’s first crewed mission to reach its space station core module.
Read More...The U.S. has surpassed 600,000 COVID-19 deaths.
Read More...Some around the U.S. are still experiencing health problems from COVID-19, weeks or even months after being infected.
Read More...Colombia’s national strike began over a controversial tax reform bill and then grew into a long list of different demands. Now it’s impacting coffee.
Read More...The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed every June 17.
Read More...Peru’s leftist presidential candidate Pedro Castillo has claimed victory this week, after holding the narrowest of leads following a lengthy vote count. But Castillo has not been declared the official winner yet. CGTN’s Dan Collyns reports on this week’s events in Lima.
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The Federal Reserve is keeping interest rates steady at near-zero for now.
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Venezuela’s diesel shortages – which it blames on U.S. sanctions – appear to be worsening with waits of over a week reported in some areas to fill up.
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Food banks in the U.S. saw a surge in demand when the first coronavirus restrictions arrived last spring and forced millions of people out of work. The U.S. economy is now starting to recover but demand at food banks has barely dropped off in some […]
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Argentina recently signed agreements with two Chinese labs for shipment of vaccines in the coming months as the country reached the milestone of 20 million doses on Monday. But there are also talks to ramp up the country’s production capacity which includes developing its own […]
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Families are struggling to pay for child care and its increasing costs. COVID-19 disrupted the formal child care industry.
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Read More...U.S President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin are meeting in Geneva this week.
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After more than 20 years since the first crew took up residence on the International Space Station, retired astronaut Bill Shepherd reflects on his time in space.
Read More...The U.S. state of California is passing another threshold in its fight against COVID-19.
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Since the 1960s, Southern California has been the home base for the world’s governing authority for professional surfers taking part in international competitions. But ideal surfing conditions are not found on just any coastline. For its debut in the Tokyo Olympics, finding the right setting […]
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In the 1980s China was a far different place than it is now. The country was in the early phases of development and changing rapidly. Charles Ray had a unique view of the country in that era – spending about 4 years as a diplomat […]
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Mexico is beginning to return to normal, as more than half the country now turns green – for go – on its pandemic protocols system. And as public events began to welcome the crowds back, it’s with the utmost care. Mexico City has now turned […]
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With COVID restrictions lifted, fans of Washington Nationals baseball team are excited for games. See what changed in people’s daily life, as Covid-19 infection cases decline.
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Child labor has risen to 160 million worldwide due to the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a new UN report released on Thursday. See how COVID-19 has pushed millions of children into child labor in Latin America.
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Many countries are now worried about declining birth rates, some have dubbed it the ‘silver tsunami.’ That’s when an aging population doesn’t have enough young people to fund its benefits. As CGTN’s Karina Huber reports, there’s been a noticeable drop in births in the U.S. during the pandemic.
Read More...Traditional Chinese Medicine is gaining more acceptance around the world. The World Health Organization now endorses traditional Chinese medicine, especially in conjunction with Western medicine. CGTN’s Jim Spellman visited a doctor helping to spread Chinese medicine in the U.S. and around the world.
Read More...California is headed for a gubernatorial recall election, likely by the end of this year, after more than 1.6 million Californians signed a petition to remove their governor from office. Meantime, Governor Gavin Newsom has announced his proposal for a record amount of spending in […]
Read More...Brazil-based JBS, the world’s largest meat supplier, is now confirming it paid the equivalent of $11 million in ransom to computer #hackers who recently targeted the company. The cybersecurity attack temporarily shut down JBS facilities in North America, Canada and Australia. CGTN’s Hendrik Sybrandy reports […]
Read More...Although the COVID-19 pandemic hit the startup world hard with layoffs, those that did survive pulled in record amounts of venture capital funding – $130 billion in 2020. But often left behind were startups founded by people of color – especially Black Americans – who […]
Read More...Argentina’s government is in negotiations with beef producers to lift a ban on exports at a time when the country is looking to expand its production. Argentinian production minister Matias Kulfas says the country is helping small and medium sized companies target the Chinese market. […]
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Colombia’s national strike marked its sixth consecutive week of protests on Thursday. The massive demonstrations began in late April against controversial tax reform. They grew into anti-government protests voicing concerns over a wide range of social and economic inequities and police brutality. The world’s oldest […]
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Prioritizing teachers for vaccination against COVID-19 helped pave the way. Enthusiasm for the return is tempered by caution – and careful protocols
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The Biden White House has reversed a Trump administration attempt to ban two popular Chinese-owned apps.
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Church Rock is just the tip of the iceberg. During World War II and Cold War, private companies opened more than 700 uranium mines on Navajo Nation, and now, more than 520 abandoned uranium mines are still waiting for clean-up. Between 1944 and 1986, nearly […]
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In the U.S. President’s own words as he prepared to board Airforce one -The United States is back, and multilateralism is too, and the focus is on Russia and China. CGTN’s Nathan King reports.
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Some have dubbed it the big invasion. But these guys aren’t fighters, but lovers. These critters are “Brood Ten” cicadas, and they are everywhere, especially along the east coast of the United States. The Washington D.C. region is now the epicenter. CGTN’s Frances Kuo reports.
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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris spent the second day of her trip abroad in Mexico.
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China has now administered nearly 800 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Colombia has past 92,000 deaths due to COVID, but this Tuesday it is beginning to lift many more restrictions as the country looks to balance health and the economy. CGTN’s Michelle Begue reports.
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The U.S. travel industry is rebounding as the pandemic has eased… but for the cruise industry, resuming operations is still a struggle.
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More than a year into the pandemic, one of the company’s key social projects – a symphony orchestra from one of Rio de Janeiro’s biggest favelas – is performing in a singular way.
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The largest spill of radioactive material occurred three months later when a dam burst on Navajo Nation lands.
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A year ago, the deaths of African Americans at the hands of police prompted a global protest over historic racial injustice that continues to resonate. Those protests have largely ended. But around the world, they’ve left a permanent mark, or in many cases, a […]
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Over the weekend, the city of Miami hosted the largest in-person cryptocurrency event since before pandemic times. At least 12,000 people gathered to share their love for Bitcoin and address some of the challenges their industry is facing amid market volatility and calls for more regulation.
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Apple has held its biggest conference of the year for developers – its Worldwide Developers Conference. The Silicon Valley tech giant unveiled a host of new features for its iOS 15 update and its new Mac operating system called Monterey.
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The leftist presidential candidate Pedro Castillo has narrowly overtaken his right-wing rival Keiko Fujimori in the country’s presidential vote count following this past weekend’s runoff election. Final results are still not announced.
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