Building housing in congested cities is a continuous challenge of balancing space with affordability. But, Bumblebee Spaces, one San Francisco company is finding a new way to maximize what you’ve already got, by looking up.
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Marketing to U.S. consumers this holiday season has become a difficult balancing act for brands and retailers. Health officials are advising Americans not to gather with distant loves ones over the holidays. See how retailers balance COVID fear with festival cheer in holiday ads.
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Uruguay’s former President Tabare Vazquez has died at the age of 80, after suffering from lung cancer. Vazquez was the nation’s first elected, leftist leader back in 2005. See more here.
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Every day, millions of people across the globe are studying to become fluent in English. It’s a big industry, whether the learning is done with books, tutoring or software. One Silicon Valley entrepreneur is using the power of AI along with her own linguistic challenges […]
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California is going through one of its most extended fire seasons on record. Firefighters have been battling flames all across the state since early August. And the latest wildfire in Southern California, the Bond Fire, started earlier this week and spread over a large […]
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The so-called “Cyber Monday” has broken a new record for online sales across the United States earlier this week. The annual shopping spree takes place with exclusive online deals, following the Black Friday event that marks the beginning of the holiday shopping season for […]
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Two years after being arrested in Canada, could freedom be near for Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou? There are reports that the U.S. Justice Department is discussing a deal with Meng that would resolve her criminal case and allow her to return home […]
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With COVID-19 vaccines on the horizon, the United Nations is working with countries and vaccine developers to ensure that doses reach everyone in need, especially in vulnerable populations everywhere. World leaders, heads of UN agencies and vaccine makers are meeting on the second day […]
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The conventional wisdom about the global population is that people are having too many babies and that’s a bad thing. It puts more pressure on global resources and lowers our standard of living. A new documentary argues the opposite, highlighting the fact that in […]
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COVID-19 testing systems are being put to the test as cases rapidly spread around the world. But in the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration has just approved a new all-in-one kit that may make testing more convenient than ever.
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Watch Global Action Initiative’s 2020 Event – Poverty Alleviation on December 8th at 19:00 EST / 24:00 GMT on CGTN or here live streaming. We look at inequality and other root causes of poverty, witness efforts to lift people up, and discuss the global pandemic’s impact on poverty alleviation.
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Brazil’s Municipal Elections do not bode well for President Jair Bolsonaro. Few allies of the president were elected. See what’s the latest in the Brazil’s Municipal Elections.
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More than 105,000 people have died as a result of COVID-19 in Mexico. Several states are now trying to legislate stricter rules to make face masks mandatory. See the latest.
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Latin America faces a devastating economic and social crisis as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Argentina’s Senate is debating a one-off wealth tax to help COVID-19 hit families. See the latest.
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The presidential and congressional races may have garnered the headlines in the November U.S. election cycle. But across the country, there were also thousands of races on the local level that brought in some new faces. And that includes one Assembly member in California who’s breaking […]
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The healthcare system in the United States is highly regulated and over-priced. A new study by the largest nurse union in the country found that the cost of healthcare has dramatically risen over the last two decades, with some hospitals charging up to 18 […]
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More than three million Americans traveling for Thanksgiving, as the United States struggles with surging coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. Also, it’s may be too late to prevent some carriers from airlines bankruptcies. See the latest.
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During the first wave of the pandemic, Roseland Hospital in Chicago moved quickly to provide comprehensive testing for local residents. Now, the hospital is preparing to play a key role in the vaccination roll-out. See the latest.
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New York city has passed the worst first COVID wave. But now the city is experiencing a second wave with the number of coronavirus cases marching upwards. See how hospitals survive the second wave of the coronavirus.
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Poll aggregator FiveThirtyEight says the polls got the presidential race winner wrong in Florida, North Carolina and the 2nd Congressional District in Maine which all went to President Trump. See what went wrong and the challenges ahead.
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The COVID-19 pandemic created a whole new market for hygiene and anti-viral products in Brazil and their creators hope they will remain relevant after the health emergency is over. See the latest information.
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Three Latin America members of the G20: Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina are in the midst of a surge in COVID-19 cases. They’re calling for a global solidarity pact to reduce the pandemic’s effect. See the latest information.
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Hospitals are struggling to cope with a surge in positive COVID-19 cases in Chicago. Meanwhile, an added strain for hospitals this time around, is that staff here are also getting sick with the virus. See how medical staffs fight the Coronavirus in Chicago.
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Brazil joins the U.S. and India as the only countries that have passed the six-million coronavirus cases mark. Hospitals have seen a surge of COVID patients this week, with 90 percent of ICU beds in Rio occupied. See the latest.
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President Donald Trump first proposed sending astronauts back to the Moon in 2017, but the NASA Administrator plans to leave the position after the next administration takes office in January. Can NASA really return humans to the moon in next four years?
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Western Union will close its 407 offices in Cuba this Thursday following new U.S. sanctions announced last month by the Trump administration. See how entrepreneurs and families will be affected by this decision.
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California is gearing up for another round of coronavirus restrictions ahead of the holidays, following the tripling of the average number of daily cases. This past weekend, the state’s new limited overnight stay-at-home order went into effect in counties in the most restrictive COVID-19 tier. […]
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The pressure on small businesses in Chicago and across much of the U.S. looks set to continue for the next few months as more restrictive COVID-19 lockdowns are imposed in the country. The grim reality remains as hospitals and medical facilities, are simply struggling to cope with a huge surge in cases.
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The number of COVID-19 infections in Argentina is dropping, but the death rate is still higher than many other countries. Authorities hope is that a vaccine campaign in the coming months reduces the risk for the country’s most vulnerable population ahead of a second wave.
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Volunteers in Peru are taking part in the country’s clinical trial for a vaccine developed by the Chinese pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm. See what this Chinese vaccine trial like in Peru.
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Did misinformation play a role in the 2020 presidential election?
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Systemic racism, or the systems that perpetuate racial injustice, has been a major focus in the U.S. this year. While American policing has received a lot of attention, a new study finds that Black inequality has cost African Americans and the overall economy trillions of dollars over the past two decades
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Researchers have voiced concerns over the threat of white nationalist and right-wing extremism in the U.S. as the Trump administration winds down.
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After slamming coastal areas of Colombia and Nicaragua, Hurricane Iota is moving inland. Now many face the threat of catastrophic flooding and landslides in Central America, a region still reeling from the impact of Hurricane Eta. See the latest.
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Mexico has registered one million COVID-19 cases, and nearly 100,000 confirmed deaths. See how Mexican frontline health workers are coping with their battle against the virus.
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Using the inexact science of exit polling, we break down what groups likely gave Joe Biden his presidential win.
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Havana’s airport has reopened to commercial flights after a seven-month shutdown. The reopening comes as Cuba announced the elimination of strict baggage restrictions due to COVID-19. The island nation’s tourism industry has collapsed over pandemic concerns amid strict U.S. sanctions. Watch and lean more.
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The interim president of Peru, Manuel Merino, has resigned in the face of growing protests in less than a week. Congress is expected to choose a new president from the 19 lawmakers who voted against former President Martin Vizcarra’s impeachment over unproven bribery allegations. See the latest.
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The process of rebuilding in the aftermath of California wildfires has been relatively slow for hundreds of families waiting for insurance payments. But it’s been a far more arduous process for those who never had home insurance in the first place. One family trying to […]
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The global drive to find a COVID-19 vaccine is unlike any scientific effort in recent memory. But, given the enormous toll the virus continues to take, is the search going fast enough? One controversial approach, known as “challenge trials,” will soon be employed in […]
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It’s been a decade since the emergence of Instagram which has launched the careers of countless influencers. In the fashion industry, influencers have now become a marketing force to be reckoned with as surveys show influencers hold more sway with millennial consumers than traditional […]
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It may appear to be business as usual in downtown Chicago, but the city is about to undergo a tightening of restrictions. Although stopping short of a mandatory stay-at-home order, the Chicago Mayor, Lori Lightfoot issued a stay-at-home advisory. It encourages residents not to leave their homes […]
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Late last month, the Centers for Disease Control lifted its sailing ban on cruise ships in U.S. waters and replaced it with a ‘conditional’ sailing order in effect for at least another year. Among a long list of new requirements: Operators will need to test all crew members […]
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Pfizer announced Monday that its vaccine may be 90% effective, based on early and incomplete test results. The Food and Drug Administration must still authorize its use.
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Colombia has dropped its requirement that visitors to the country arriving by air with first test negative for COVID-19. Officials say there were several reasons to lift the Polymerase Chain Reaction test, better known as a PCR, which diagnoses positive coronavirus cases. Watch and learn more.
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The U.S. has recorded more than 10.3 million coronavirus cases with new numbers showing the pandemic rapidly accelerating. States across the country are also hitting record-high hospitalizations. See the latest.
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As the COVID-19 continues to spread around the world, drive-in cinemas are making a comeback in Venezuela amid coronavirus. See how pandemic saves drive-in movie theaters in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela.
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The surrogacy industry in the U.S. has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The travel restrictions have kept many parents separated from their newborn babies. See how the pandemic is affecting the surrogacy industry.
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14-year-old Anika Chebrolu from Texas won the 2020 3M Young Scientist Challenge for a discovery that could be used as a therapy for COVID-19. Her next step is contacting virologists and drug development specialists to further develop on her research. Watch and learn more.
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See what could happen if President Donald Trump continues to refuse to concede the 2020 election after Joe Biden received 290 electoral votes.
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