Rio de Janeiro’s New Year Celebration is only the city’s second biggest party after Carnival.And this year’s $2.5 million bash rang in 2020 with the usual revelry superstition and religious traditions.
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In the past few years, California has experienced some of the deadliest wildfires in its history.
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The mayor of Sydney defended his decision to press ahead with the Australian city’s New Year’s Eve celebrations even as deadly wildfires burned nearby.
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President Donald Trump has tweeted he will sign a “comprehensive Phase One Trade Deal with China on January 15.”
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The assault on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad reflects the tangled diplomatic ties in Iraq. Iraq has struggled to balance its relationships with the U.S. and Iran, but embassy incursion “signaled a sharp deterioration of U.S.-Iraq relations, the AP reported.
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The U.N. says the number of people in need of help reached record highs in 2019.
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The Ford car company was booming in the 1920’s. As the company grew, so did the need for latex to make rubber tires. Henry Ford’s solution was to build two American towns in the heart of Brazil’s Amazon jungle. The project hit snags… but the towns are still standing.
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From Beijing to Zhangjiakou in less than an hour, take a look at China’s newest high-speed railway, which officially opened Monday, Dec. 30.
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A Sudanese court sentenced 29 members of the national intelligence service to death for the killing of Ahmed al-Khair, a teacher placed in detention during anti-government protests earlier this year
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U.S. representative and civil rights leader John Lewis will be undergoing treatment for stage IV pancreatic cancer.
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After six weeks, Samoa ended emergency measures to contain a deadly outbreak of measles.
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Some of the biggest stories we covered this year were about natural disasters. Forest fires scorched the Earth. Storms raged.
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Pro-Beijing supporters in Hong Kong are criticizing the United States. Dozens rallied outside the U.S. consulate.
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The U-S Congress is one step closer to impeaching President Trump. The House Intelligence Committee released a report saying evidence of misconduct by Trump is “overwhelming.”
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In London, tensions have erupted at a NATO Summit. The event was designed to celebrate the alliance’s 70th anniversary. But it kicked off with clashes among some of the leaders.
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U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to widen the global trade war with steel and aluminum tariffs on Brazil and Argentina, to protect American farmers from what he says is damage from currency devaluations.
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In California, our correspondent Ediz Tiyansan spoke to activists and experts about the stigma attached to HIV. Here is what they had to say.
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U.S. President Donald Trump heads to NATO summit amid impeachment inquiry back home.
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The United Nations marks World AIDS day with calls for more action to eradicate the disease.
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Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador marks one-year in office on December first. Despite widespread support, Mexico still faces troubling social issues, including drug violence and a slumping economy.
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Massive demonstrations around the world call for urgent action on climate change as the UN prepares to hold its annual climate conference in Madrid.
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Rescue efforts are winding down in Albania after this week’s deadly earthquake. 49 people are dead and hundreds injured.
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There’s big money involved in what’s come to be known as Black Friday – and a lot of it is now happening online.
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This week a military parade was held in La Paz in honor of President Jeanine Ãnez, as is the tradition in Bolivia for any new head of state. But for some the images of the new President embracing senior military leaders were uncomfortable.
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Albania experiences another aftershock while the death toll increases since a Tuesday quake. Search efforts winding down as hope for more survivors fades.
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It’s rare a film with subtitles can capture the attention of mainstream American audiences. But, Korean film “Parasite” has done just that. And has become the highest grossing foreign film of so far this year.
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Surrogate motherhood is a controversial subject with laws governing the practice varying widely around the world. Some countries ban surrogacy of any kind while others have no regulations at all.
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In Mexico, there’s been swift reaction and concerns following U.S. President Donald Trump’s announced plan to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations.
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President Donald Trump says he’s reviewing two bills on Hong Kong passed by Congress. Trump is facing pressure to enact them into law; but doing so risks further straining ties with the Chinese government, which has denounced the measures.
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The clothing resale market is booming in the U.S. Nine million more Americans bought secondhand clothes in 2017 than in 2016. Retailers and brands are taking notice with mixed reactions.
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The number of incarcerated women has soared over the past 20 years in Brazil. Latest government figures show the spike is more than 600 percent since 2000.
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We’ve heard a lot about bitcoin and cryptocurrency, which are driven by the technology called blockchain. But to the vast majority, those are subjects reserved for techies.
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This is a country where more than 40% of the population is indigenous.
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The e-cigarette industry is worth billions globally. But sales have dropped in the U-S after a series of vaping-related illnesses and deaths. President Donald Trump was on course to ban flavored vaping products but has changed his mind.
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African swine fever in China and other parts of Asia has seen the worldwide price of pork escalate. Global pork suppliers are preparing to cash in but so far, it would appear that American pork farmers are largely on the sidelines.
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After a turbulent month, a degree of normality has returned to the streets of La Paz.
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Colombians still waiting for peace and prosperity three years after the government signed a controversial peace agreement with FARC rebels.
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The United Nations says one-third of the world’s women will experience sexual or physical violence at some point in their lives. On Monday, the organization focused attention on the issue with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
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Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere hit a new record this year, according to a new report by the United Nations.
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An anticipated night of celebration on Sunday ended in an election that is too close to call in Uruguay.
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Uruguay voted in presidential runoff elections. The opposition, center-right National Party candidate led in opinion polls. Analysts suggest he is likely to break the 15-year hold the liberal, Broad Front Party has had on Uruguayan politics.
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Mexico, a nation where 1.6 million households depend on remittances from migrants in the United States as their most important source of income.
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Researchers in Mexico develop an eco-friendly method of pest control that uses native insects to get rid of invasive ones.
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Beijing hosts the Winter Olympics a little more than two years from now. But Chinese athletes have a lot of catching up to do when it comes to winter sports. At the last games, the country placed 14th in the medal count. Now, a university in the U.S. state of Wyoming is helping out.
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A product developed by two Colombian sisters could dissolve oil spills quickly and cheaply, without harming local plants and animals.
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Chinese telecoms firm Huawei says services in rural America are in danger of losing internet access. That’s after both Huawei and rival ZTE were both branded a security risk by the U.S. communications watchdog.
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Chinese lanterns have a long history in China and are associated with festive times. As New Yorkers gear up for the holiday season, a Chinese lantern festival is lighting up the night sky.
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China has warned the U.S. it will take what it calls “strong countermeasures” after U.S. lawmakers passed a bill backing Hong Kong’s protesters. The bipartisan legislation puts President Trump in an awkward position. He’s expected to sign it, but doing so threatens a deal to […]
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In Washington – more testimony from witnesses in the public congressional impeachment hearings on U.S. President Trump. This time.. a house panel heard from Trump’s former top Russia adviser and a diplomat for Ukraine. Both expressed deep reservations about plans to try and dig up dirt on Trump’s political opponents in Ukraine. CGTN’s Nathan King is on Capitol Hill.
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Colombia’s largest demonstration in years calls for major economic changes and shows massive dissatisfaction with President Ivan Duque.
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