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Baseball and softball to make an Olympic comeback

02:00 For the first time since 2008, baseball andsoftball will be part of the Olympics with games taking place in Tokyo later this month.For enthusiasts, this is an opportunity to bring

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Rare bloom of stinky Titan Arum plant

The Titan Arum plant at Kew Gardens in London bloomed, letting out stinky smells like rotting flesh. Also known as the "corpse flower," the plant is endemic to the island of Sumatra in Indonesia.The

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Second group of Chinese athletes arrive at Tokyo Olympics

The second group of Chinese athletes, including the Chinese table tennis team and women's football team, arrived in Tokyo on Saturday, nearly a week ahead of the Olympic Games.The plane of the Chines

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New York hotels evict homeless people given shelter during pandemic

02:22 Tens of thousands ofhomelesshave been staying inhotelsacross the U.S. paid for by federal programs aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19.Butwithcase counts declining, making

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Four killed, 11 injured in an explosion in Kabul

At least four killed and 11 others were injured in an explosion that occurred in the Afghan capital Kabul, police said.The incident happened at around 2:50 p.m. local time. No group has claimed the a

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Gogo in-flight internet has been renamed Intelsat

The next time you’re on a plane, searching for a Wi-Fi connection while soaring thousands of feet above the ground, don’t look for the Gogo name. The longstanding standard of in-flight int

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Racial disparities in COVID-19 hospitalizations

02:37 California has seen its first spike in COVID-19 cases for the first time in months, but certain ethnic groups appear to be affected far more than others.The latest numbers from th

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Nepali High Court reinstates lower house

The Supreme Court of Nepal on Monday ordered the House of Representatives to be reinstated and directed the Office of the President to appoint Sher Bahadur Deuba, a leader of Nepali Congress, as new

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New Zealand's PM Ardern calls emergency APEC meeting on COVID-19

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Monday that she will chair an additional "informal" meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders on July 16, focusing on the COV

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Top U.S. general in Afghanistan relinquishes command

The top U.S. general in Afghanistan relinquished command Monday at an official ceremony in the capital, the latest symbolic gesture bringing America's longest war nearer to its end.At a time when the

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England to go ahead with July 19 COVID relaxation

England will go ahead with plans to lift almost all legal restrictions on day-to-day life on July 19, health minister Sajid Javid said on Monday."We firmly believe that this is the right time to get

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At least 150 killed in U.S. shootings during July 4th weekend: report

At least 150 people were killed in gun violence in more than 400 incidents across the U.S. during the Fourth of July weekend, according to data compiled by the Gun Violence Archive.The Gun Violence A

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Footage: Stunning view from China's space station

00:48 Two Chinese astronauts stationed in the Tianhe core module of China's space station, Tiangong, conducted extravehicular activities for the first time on Sunday. O

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Dong women present local development via paintings

A Dong woman outlines the pattern of farmer painting at a competition held in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on June 29, 2021.. (Photo/ Wu Lianxun) About 30 Dong women participated in

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Tasting baijiu for the first time

06:16 CGTN's Alasdair Baverstock tries the national liquor of China, bailie for the first time. Farmers are hoping that the sorghum grown in Mexico can become a key component to making

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Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant temporarily shut down: AEOI

Iran's southern Bushehr nuclear power plant has been temporarily shut down over a "technical fault," the country's atomic energy body said in a statement around Sunday midnight."Following a technical

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CGTN Sports Talk: Where are Dallas Mavericks heading for?

CGTN Sports Talk EP68 Dallas Mavericks.mp3 00:00 In less than 24 hours, the Dallas Mavericks waved goodbye to their long-time serving president of basketball operations and genera