02:31 Prices in various sectors of the U.S. economy are on the rise these days, and among the areas seeing big increases is lumber. In fact, you might say the cost of wood products hasg
02:00 Conservative Guillermo Lasso assumed the presidency of Ecuador on Monday, becoming the country’s first right-wing leader in 14 years. He is entering the presidency in the middle o
On Monday, Ecuador swore in Guillermo Lasso as the country’s new President in the capitol city of Quito. The conservative leader takes the reins of a country dealing with a nu
04:00 The restaurant industry has been one of the hardest hit sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic.In the United States, it was certainly evident in the San Francisco B
01:38 Brazil is considered to be the most biologically diverse country in the world and while the coronavirus pandemic continues to hit hard, Rio de Janeiro has at least something to ce
01:55 New details are emerging in the death of a Black motorist stopped by police.Video from cameras worn by Louisiana State Police show the arrest of Ronald Greene.Police initially sai
02:47 Asian American Pacific Islanders account for less than 10 percent of the U.S. population but are playing a prominent role in U.S. society.To mark AAPI Heritage Month, we take a lo
02:48 Tuesdaywill mark one year sinceGeorge Floyd died on a street corner in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Since then, there has been a murder conviction for Derek Chauvin, the White police o
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02:43 Thetrauma of GeorgeFloyd'sdeatha year agomanifested itself in many ways in Minneapolis.Thousands took to the streetsto protest the murder of an unarmed Black man by a White police
02:32 China is a coveted market by many companies. But the obverse side of fancy is the underground market of fake.One school offers specialized training to help deciph
02:28 A second lockdown has begun acrossmostof Argentinaas another wave of COVID-19threatens to collapse the country's health system.Daily cases and deaths are setting new records.CGTN'
02:53 Los Angeles could soon become one of the first cities in the United States to achieve herd immunity against COVID-19.The county's public health department announced the majority o
02:39 Colombia's tourism sector has been hit hard because of the coronavirus pandemic.Now comes the difficult task of promoting the country as a tourism destination.Colombia has lived t
02:23 Peru – which has had the world's highest number of deaths per capita - could be turning a corner thanks to its vaccinations program.Officially, the country has sufferedmore than1.
02:39 Something unexpected happened when the pandemic forced millions of professionals to work remotely on a daily basis – companies discovered that in many cases it's more productive!O
01:55 Chinese students will be back on U.S. college campuses later this year after the Biden administration lifted entry restrictions.For students from China enrolling this fall, it mea