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CSTO to deploy peacekeepers to Kazakhstan

The Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has decided to deploy peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan, Council Chairman and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashi

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Kazakh president says to take over as security council chairman

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Wednesday he will take over as security council chairman while addressing the nation amid fuel price unrest.Tokayev said he will stay in the capital and

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Venezuela’s economy outlook in 2022

02:35 2021 has been a tough economic year for almost every country in the world, with the pandemic having a severe effect.Venezuela is no exception. But there are some hopes that the co

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Biden says Democrats reached "historic" deal on spending bill

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday said the Democratic Party has reached an economic framework on a spending bill that includes historic investments in the country an

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China tightens restrictions on tech sector

02:06 China’s recent steps to get tough on anti-competitive practices in the tech sector have sent share prices for a number of Chinese companies listed in the U.S. spiraling. William D

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Heron struggles to swallow slippery loach in central China

For over 20 minutes, a young night heron held a pond loach between its bills, struggling to gobble the prey down in Jingzhou City of central China's Hubei Province on T

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Learning pods in New York have played a fraught role in the Covid era

02:43 For public school students and their families, this year's school experience, whichlargelyhas been remote, has beenvery tough. For single parents the challengeshave been worse. O

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Taliban says U.S. must leave Afghanistan by May 1

The Taliban on Wednesday insisted that American soldiers must withdraw from Afghanistan by the deadline of May 1 after U.S. President Joe Biden earlier told a TV interview that the drawdown "could ha

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Up and Out of Poverty Ep. 5: Deeply Rooted in the Rocks

55:00 In the depths of the Daliang Mountains in southwest China's Sichuan Province, there's a cliff village that marks a milestone in the history of China's poverty all

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Competitors take on Tough Mudder in Egypt

Take a look at the wild scenes of competitors at the Tough Mudder challenge in Giza, Egypt, as they tackle the intense obstacle course during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Some small businesses adapt during COVID-19 pandemic

03:00 It’s been a tough 10 months for many small businesses in the U.S.They have had to cope with pandemic driven shutdowns, ever changing safety requirements and apprehensive customer

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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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Czech artists offer performances behind closed windows amid pandemic

Artists from contemporary circus company Cirk La Putyka put on a performance inside a closed bar in Prague, Czech Republic, January 21, 2021. /VCG Passers-by at streets can watch the pe

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Latin America in 2020, a year in review

03:51 Latin America’s diverse political landscape could expect its fair share of crises but, at the beginning of 2020, nobody expected a global pandemic which ravaged the continent’s p

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Havana schools put on tough measures to lessen COVID-19 outbreak

02:53 On September 1,Cubareopened its school year butinHavana,schoolsremained closed due to an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Inaneffort to control the new outbreak, authorities imposed to

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Brazilian company launches wireless coverage for poorer neighborhoods

02:07 In today's world, it's tough to get by without acellphone.Yet, in many poor communities, wireless coverage is poor and expensive. In Brazil, onecompany launched awirelessservice​

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Search and rescue dogs: Can we stay?

Why are goodbyes so difficult? These search and rescue dogs in Tibet Autonomous Region, southwest China, are about to retire. Parting from their handlers turns out to