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U.S. preparing charges against wife of Venezuelan president: report

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores greet supporters during his closing campaign rally in Caracas, Venezuela, May 17, 2018. /Reuters The United States is reportedly p

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Five key points to understanding China's draft civil code

VCG Editor's note: Liu Rui is a professor and doctoral advisor at the Party School of the CPC Central Committee (National Academy of Governance) in China. This article is translated from an op

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U.S. won't spoil the 69th anniversary of China-Pakistan relations

Editor's note:Andrew Korybko is a Moscow-based American political analyst. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGTN.U.S. Acting Assistant Secretary of Stat

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Coronavirus: Tory MPs urge Dominic Cummings to resign

Several Conservative MPs have called for the PM's chief adviser Dominic Cummings to quit, amid claims he broke coronavirus lockdown rules.The aide is facing allegations

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Yemen's health system 'has in effect collapsed' as COVID spreads: U.N.

The new coronavirus is believed to be spreading throughout Yemen where the health care system “has in effect collapsed”, the United Nations said on Friday, appealing fo

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Lesotho's new cabinet sworn-in

Twenty-one Cabinet Ministers and eight Deputy Ministers of the fourth coalition government formed by the All Basotho Convention (ABC) and Democratic Congress (DC) were sworn-in at the Royal Palac

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Boris Johnson may have had 'intimate relationship' with American businesswoman

The prime minister will not face a police investigation into his links with an American businesswoman, but a review has found he had a "close association" with Jennifer

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Lebanon's disappearing middle class

02:25 Angry and desperate Lebanese are on the streets again, protesting against the Central Bank, the government, the economy and corruption. They are burning banks, clashing with secu

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Austria celebrates 75th anniversary of World War II's end online

With big-scale events still banned due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Austria is celebrating the landmark 75th anniversary of the end of World War II online. For the first time since 2013, the Festiv

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Chemical leak at LG plant in India kills 11, about 1,000 ill

A gas leaked from an LG chemical plant in southern India early Thursday, leaving people struggling to breathe and collapsing in the streets as they tried to flee. At le

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Michael Jordan's six NBA championships: Best individual performance

Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls in Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Phoenix Suns at the America West Arena in Phoenix, Arizona, June 9, 1993. /VCG In the summer of 1992, two-time NBA c

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Live COVID-19 updates: Global COVID-19 deaths surpass 250,000

The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - NEW YORK -- Global COVID-19 deaths surpassed 250,000 on Monday afternoon, reac

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Anthony Fauci: From independent doctor to political football

White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx (r) listens as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci (l) speaks during a meeting ab

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'Historic' drop in energy demand due to coronavirus pandemic

Lockdowns enforced to control the coronavirus pandemic have led to the biggest slump in global energy demand since the Second World War, declining carbon emission by nearly eight percent, accordin

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Update: Turkey's confirmed cases exceed 110,000; Iran registers over 90,000 cases in total

Turkey on Sunday reported 2,357 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number in the country to 110,130. Meanwhile, Iran has registered 90,481 cases after 1,153 new ones were added in the past 24

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Some 100 people arrested a day in London for domestic violence during coronavirus lockdown

LONDON, April 26 (Xinhua) -- In the six weeks up to April 19, officers across London had made 4,093 arrests for domestic abuse offences -- nearly 100 a day on average -- and domestic abuse calls have

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Roundup: Mideast countries continue anti-coronavirus efforts as Muslim holy month of Ramadan starts

Turkey on Saturday reported 2,861 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number in the country to 107,773, while Iran has registered 89,328 cases after 1,134 new ones