A man battles the flu at Upson Regional Medical Center in Thomaston, Georgia, U.S. /AP Photo In the 2019-2020 season so far, there have been at least19 million cases of flu, 180,000 hospitaliz
02:52 A little over a year ago a mining dam collapsed in Brazil leaving hundreds of people dead and widespread environmental damage. The Corrego do Feijão iron mine belongs to mining g
Soaring temperatures and strong winds stoked unpredictable bushfires near Australia’s capital city on Saturday, closing a major highway and prompting warnings for some
China is famous for its borderline-unrealistic application of internet technologies. When the country is hit by a large-scale infectious disease like the novel coronavirus, what have internet compani
The rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak in China is emerging as a potentially major new risk to the global economy and leaving policymakers around the world, still grappling with the impact of
03:26 Editor's Note: The number of coronavirus cases keeps rising. The WHO said in its Wednesday's situation report that the risk was "very high in China, high at the regional level an
Iraq is considering a larger role for NATO while reducing its security dependence of the U.S.-led coalition amid reports that President Donald Trump is desperately look
03:29 French police have clashed with firefighters protesting in Paris against their working conditions and demanding more pay.Thousands of firefighters attended the protest in the Fre
Editor's note:Guy Burton is an adjunct professor at Vesalius College, Brussels. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGTN.Observers of politics in Iraq can
The novel coronavirus, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan and has now spread to 12 countries, has much in common with seasonal flu. They are both viral infections, share similar symptoms a
A Chilean sexual abuse victim who took on the Catholic Church has announced plans to form a new political party, one of several that have emerged since protests rocked
03:24 China is racing to contain the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, as the number of confirmed cases rises in major cities. The outbreak came amid China
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (R) and UN Envoy for Libya Ghassan Salame attend a news conference after a summit on Libya at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, January 19, 2020. /AP Photo
Founder of China's telecom equipment giant Huawei, Ren Zhengfei, told Davos that he suspects the U.S. to take more actions against the company while Huawei continues to survive."We got the experie
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has ruled out pursuing a net-zero emissions target if doing so would jeopardize jobs. Morrison on Monday announced that the government will undertake a revie
Passengers from Central China’s Wuhan city will be screened in three major U.S. airports, in response to a viral pneumonia outbreak which has claimed two lives, and about four dozen people have be
Just last week deadly bushfires bore down on the Australian Reptile Park, but on Friday, it was widespread flooding caused by a sudden downpour which threatened the zoo's residents. After a summer o