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Kazakh state secretary says the country was under terrorist attack

In an exclusive interview with CGTN the Kazakhstan State Secretary Erlan Karinan said Kazakhstan has suffered from an international terrorist attack and the situation i

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Scientists warn worsening climate change will decimate forests

03:44 The U.S.just suffered through its hottest June ever. There are legions of scientists blaming the scorching conditions on a record number of wildfires tearing through the AmericanW

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Brazil reports spike in child COVID deaths and infections

02:21 More than 454,000 Brazilianshave died fromCOVID-19 since the pandemic hit Latin America’s biggest countrylast year.At first, itwasthe elderly populationthat suffered the most.Now,

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4 injured in chemical plant blast in Japan

An explosion took place at a chemical factory in northeastern Japan on Tuesday, injuring four people, local media reported.According to local authorities, no toxic gases have been detected.The blast

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CGTN correspondent receives J&J vaccine

01:36 The U.S. has suffered a setback in its COVID-19 recovery after health authorities recommended pausing the Johnson and Johnson’s vaccine rollout.They made the decision after six w

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Austrian health minister says he is stepping down, exhausted

Austrian Health Minister Rudolf Anschober of the Greens, the junior partner in the country's conservative-led coalition, said on Tuesday he is stepping down as he is overworked because of the COVID-1

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UN says four peacekeepers killed in N Mali

The United Nations (UN) mission in Mali said on Friday that four peacekeepers were killed and several others injured in an attack on its base in the northern town of Aguelhok.Peacekeepers repelled th

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United Airlines Boeing 777 lands safely in Denver after engine failure

A United Airlines flight landed safely at Denver International Airport on Saturday after suffering a right engine failure, the Federal Aviation Administration said, with dramatic images showing debri

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World-famous virologist fighting personal battle against COVID-19

19:13 Dr. Peter Piot, the Special Adviser on Covid-19 to the European Commission President, contracted the coronavirus in March last year and suffered from Covid-19 for 5 months. Dr. P

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HK man sentenced to 4 months in prison for insulting the national flag

A 74-year-old Hong Kong man was sentenced to four months in prison after being convicted of desecrating the national flag, a Hong Kong court ruled on Thursday.Koo Sze-y

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California Recommends to Suspend Moderna Vaccine Batch Due to High Number of Adverse Events

Moderna, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are currently reviewing the batch after around 10 people su

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French police beating and tear gassing black music producer

00:47 Michel Zecler, a black music producer in Paris, was assaulted by several police officers in his studio. At one point the officers threw a tear gas grenade into the studio. Zecler

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U.S. economy contracts 31.4% in Q2

The U.S. economy suffered its sharpest contraction in at least 73 years in the second quarter because of the disruptions from the coronavirus, the government confirmed on Wednesday.Gross domestic pro

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Confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 200,000 globally: Johns Hopkins University

The tally of confirmed cases in the COVID-19 pandemic has surpassed 200,000, according to the latest statistics of the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Joh

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France confirms 1,784 COVID-19 cases, 33 deaths

The confirmed cases of coronavirus infection have increased by 372 in a day to 1,784, Director-General of Health Jerome Salomon said on Tuesday evening. So far, 33 people have died of the virus,

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France confirms 1,412 cases of coronavirus infection

France has confirmed 1,412 cases of coronavirus infection and 25 patients have died of the virus as of 3 p.m. (1400 GMT) Monday, Director-General of Health Jerome Salomon announced. There are seve

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1 in 5 Spanish women suffer online abuse: study

OneinfiveSpaniardwomenhavesufferedonlineabuseorpersecutionofsomekind,accordingtoastudypublishedMondaybythehumanrightsorganization,AmnestyInternational.Thestudyw