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Mayfly swarm attracts black-headed gulls to forage in NE China

The rising water level of Songhua River in Harbin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, has led to a swarm of mayflies propagating there.The insects have attra

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China's high-speed railways cover 95% of populous cities: ministry

The first trial train of China's easternmost Mudanjiang-Jiamusi high speed railway departs from Mudanjiang Station, August 19, 2021. /CFPChina's transportation networkh

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The Art of the Party: The Dawn on the Honghu Lake

01:45 The painting, "The Dawn on the Honghu Lake" was created by Yun Qichang in 1957.It depicts the Honghu armed forces under the leadership of the Communist Party of C

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Cholera kills at least 35 in Niger

An ongoing cholera epidemic since mid-July has claimed 35 lives in Niger, the country's health ministry said on Thursday.A total of 845 cases were recorded in at least six regions across the West Afr

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47 migrants found dead on Mauritanian coast

Forty-seven migrants were found dead on August 16 off the coast of Nouadhibou, northwest Mauritania, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) a

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Haiti quake death toll rises to 2,189

The confirmed death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on August 14 has risen to 2,189, local civil protection authorities said on Wednesday.Flooding and heavy rains over the past

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Artificial lake dries up in Italy

Aerial photos taken by Fabrizio Villa show a flock of sheep in search of water in a dry lake in Sicily, Italy, August 17, 2021. /CFP Pozzillo is the largest artificial lake in Sicily, o

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Colorful flowers bloom on SW China plateau

Mount Siguniang or Mount Four Sisters, located in southwest China's Sichuan Province, is a National Scenic Area and dubbed the "Oriental Alps" for its rich biodiversity

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Impressionists open a window to France's Normandy

When Debussy's Arabesque arrived in a long corridor of the art gallery at the China Millennium Monument, the 2021 Croisements Festival saw its last exhibition.Oil paintings of France's Normand

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Turkey floods death toll at 77, dozens still missing

Seventy-seven people died and another 47 people are still unaccounted for in Turkey after flash floods swept through several towns in the Black Sea regions last week, officials said on Monday.More th

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Historic drought bring water problems in California’s Mendocino

03:08 Much of the U.S. West Coast is suffering historic levels of drought.That’s leaving some cities and towns struggling to supply enough water for their homes and businesses.CGTN's Ma

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China improves living conditions of the poor in multiple fields: white paper

China has improved the living condition in multiple fields to ensure the poor population has access to safe drinking water, education and essential medical services, sa

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China improves living conditions of the poor in multiple fields: white paper

China has improved the living condition in multiple fields to ensure the poor population has access to safe drinking water, education and essential medical services, sa

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China improves living conditions of the poor in multiple fields: white paper

China has improved the living condition in multiple fields to ensure the poor population has access to safe drinking water, education and essential medical services, sa

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Algerians battle deadly wildfires

00:39 Wildfires fanned by blistering temperatures killed at least 65 people in Algeria, including 28 soldiers. Authorities said that the fires had criminal origins, saying the ‘arsonist

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Infrastructure in the United States

02:55 The infrastructure plan proposed by the Biden administration can be described as a bumpy road. Elliott David Sclar, chairman of the Earth Institute at Columbia University said tha

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Prolonged drought in Brazil threatening Paraná River

01:50 One of South America's longest rivers is at its lowest level in living memory.The Paraná ​Riverruns through Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.Prolonged droughtin southern Brazil is o