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As U.S.unemployment drops again, employers grapple with too few staff

01:43 After expanding by the government, the U.S.is on course to return to“full”employment.The unemployment rate dropped to 5.4 percent last month after the U.S.added nearly a million j

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Venezuela’s vaccine shortage threatens fragile revival

02:56 Venezuela is postponing plans to lift some of its COVID-19 restrictions.Like many other countries, Venezuela is fighting to contain the highly transmissible Delta variant.CGTN’s M

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Venezuela lops 6 zeros off currency

02:47 Venezuela has announced that it will be removingsixzeros from its currency to simplify transactions as the country struggles with inflation, currently estimated at over 2,500 perc

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Chinese cities conduct mass testing for the Delta variant

Wuhan, which was the center of the original coronavirus outbreak in late 2019, conducted citywide nucleic acid testing after several cases of the Delta variant among

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California faces heatwave and wildfires

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Migrants in limbo between Lithuania and Belarus

Lithuania is not complying with international law in its decision to turn away immigrants attempting to cross in from neighboring Belarus, the Red Cross warns. Lithuani

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Dangerous winds hit southern China

00:37 See dramatic footage from a powerful wind storm that hit southern China this week, blowing away small structures and sending people running for cover.The footage was shot in Liuzh

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A scary red sky blankets this Chinese city

00:30 An extreme dust storm in China turned the sky red for an entire day before the clouds slowly dissipated. Dust storms commonly originate in hot, dry regions and are caused by stron

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The Gist: The 2022 Winter Olympics

01:44 The Tokyo 2020 Games may be winding down, but things are already gearing up in China, which is now in the final stages of preparations for the Winter Olympics happening in six mon

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Founders must learn how to build and maintain circles of trust with investors

Many VCs tout their mentorship and hands-on approach to founders, especially those who run early-stage startups. But in the recent era of lightning-fast rounds closing at sky-high valuations, the cap

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Who is Iran’s new President, Ebrahim Raisi?

Click arrows to view gallery Ebrahim Raisi was inaugurated Thursday as the new President of Iran. Check out The China Report, our new weekly newsletter. Subscri

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Google opens its first retail store

02:25 Google recently opened its first retail store in the heart of Manhattan. To many, it looks and feels like an Apple store but experts say the company will likely have a hard time s

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Africa reports highest COVID-19 weekly death toll

Africa's COVID-19 vaccination drive has lagged behind other regions as the continent struggles to obtain the vital jabs. (Photo by Nicolas Fauque / Images de Tunisie / ABACAPRESS.COM Photo via CF

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Thousands gather to mark first anniversary of the deadly Beirut blast

Thousands of Lebanese gathered to mark the first anniversary of the deadly blast in Beirut which killed at least 214 people. Most had come to offer prayers and commemora

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Will emperor penguins soon be a threatened species?

01:09 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposal on Tuesday to list the emperor penguin as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.What is putting this flightless bird

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Children suffer parental loss in Mexico amid the COVID-19 pandemic

02:41 A study released last month by the medical journal The Lancet calls it a 'hidden pandemic' within the COVID-19 crisis, the children orphaned by coronavirus deaths.Researchers esti

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Watch violent winds and thunder hit this Chinese town

00:41 Wind speeds reached nearly 100mph (160kph) as rescuers were battling floods at a dam in China's Henan Province.Check out The China Report, our new weekly newsletter. Subscribe her