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Syrian refugees begin early voting for country's presidential election

Thousands of Syrian refugees and expats residing in Lebanon began casting ballots in early voting ahead of Syria’s presidential election.Many were bussed to their countr

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Musicians from across Europe compete in 2021 Eurovision Song Contest

Click arrows to view gallery Musicians from all across Europe competed in the second semi-final of the 2021 Eurovision Song contest in Rotterdam, the Netherlands

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Local newspaper recounts strained racial relations in Minneapolis

02:47 Minneapolis has become a focal point for civil rights protests over the last yearfollowing the murder of George Floyd by police officer Derek Chauvin.Floyd’s death prompted the wo

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What’s the history of Chinese immigration to the U.S.?

04:09 The history of Chinesepeoplein America is a story of struggle against racism and persecution, but the lesser-told narrative is how this population became an integral part of Ameri

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18-year-old Korean American speaks out after hate crime assault

03:02 Jenna Dupuy, an 18-year-old Korean American, was a victim of a hate crime, after being assaulted at a skate park near her home in Tustin, California, around 30 miles south of Los

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Police officer lifts car to save woman in Virginia

01:05 Body-cam footage has been released from the moment a Virginia police officer lifted a crashed vehicle to free a woman trapped inside. While her panicked children screamed for help

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Napa Valley grape growers gear up for drought of 2021

02:39 California Governor Gavin Newsom recently declared a drought emergency for 41 of the state’s 58 counties.For farmers, that means they’ll be performing a delicate balancing act – c

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Nepal reopens Mt. Everest amid rise in COVID-19 cases

02:53 After a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mt. Qomolangma, or Mt. Everest as it’s known in the West, is back open for business.At least partially. While China has cancelled th

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Massive anti-government demonstrations enter fourth week in Colombia

02:30 Colombia enters its fourth week of anti-government protests. The government and National Strike Committee have met but the start of negotiations seem to be in a standstill.CGTN’s

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Golden arcade video games find lucrative new markets

02:08 It might be hard to believe in the era of Xbox and Playstation. But there was a time when you needed pocket change to play a video game.And once you ran out, it was often game ove

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Brazilian Chef launches Enough-with-Hunger campaign

02:35 The COVID-19 outbreak has left millions of Brazilians facing poverty and hunger, but one award-winning Brazilian chef has launched a campaign to multiply a network of kitchens run

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Minneapolis looks to future of policing after Chauvin verdict

03:26 Last month, former police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of second- and third-degree murder​forthe death of George Floyd,​as well as second-degree manslaughter.That outcom

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Extreme poverty in Honduras forces many to migrate

02:47 According to the World Bank, Honduras has some of the highest levels of economic inequality in all of Latin America. Nearly two-thirds of Hondurans – or about 5.5 million people –

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Climate crisis forces many Hondurans to migrate to find better lives

03:01 Immigration authorities in the U.S. are grappling with the influx of undocumented migrant children in the country.Thegrowing numbers are overwhelming U.S. detention centers,where

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Mexico uses China’s CanSino vaccine to help reopen schools

02:43 Mexico isworking toward areturn to school and using Chinese vaccines to​help speed the process.China'sCanSinovaccine, being finished and bottled in Mexico, is being rolled out acr

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Companies plot out office space use in post-pandemic future

02:47 The pandemic caused a profound shift in how we work. For many of us, the pivot to remote work was a success and the idea of going back into the office – full time at least – seems

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Airstrikes in Gaza amid global calls for ceasefire

Click arrows to view gallery Smoke billowed in Rafah on the southern Gaza strip Wednesday following Israeli overnight airstrikes. Israel is reportedly researching whether