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Donald Trump 2016-2020: Words versus actions

04:22 As President Donald Trump leaves office, we take a look at his victory speech more than four years ago. How does Trump's term compare with what he said he hoped to accomplish? T

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California Recommends to Suspend Moderna Vaccine Batch Due to High Number of Adverse Events

Moderna, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are currently reviewing the batch after around 10 people su

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Indonesia grapples with multiple emergencies amid COVID-19 pandemic

Click arrows to view gallery  On top of the COVID-19 pandemic, the residents of Indonesia are grappling with multiple crises at once, with emergency and

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Burkina Faso produced 60 tons of gold in 2020

VCG Burkina Faso produced 60 tons of gold in 2020 and is expected to bring in more than 2,000 billion CFA francs (3.72 billion U.S. dollars) to the state coffers, the outgoing Minister of Ener

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Elderly population in U.S. run into issues for vaccine

02:19 In the United States, about 11 million people have received a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, while more than 31 million doses have been distributed. Authorities at state an

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The H-1B visa program under President Biden

03:01 President-elect JoeBidenis expected to take a far different approach toward immigration than the Trump administration.And that includes the H-1B program, which allows employers t

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New York City unveils ambitious COVID-19 vaccine rollout

02:16 New York City has set itself an ambitious task of administering one million COVID-19vaccinedoses by the end of the month.To help hit that target, several hundred vaccination cent

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How rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol

03:37 For more than four hours last week, pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol. See how they did it and what transpired moment by moment.Check outThe China Report, our new weekly

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New York man helps the homeless by giving them new sneakers to wear

02:48 Monday, 18th January, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day.It's a major public holiday in the United States, but it's supposed to be a day "on" rather than a day "off."A day in which a

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U.S. COVID-19 death toll hits new daily record of nearly 4,500

The death toll from COVID-19 in the U.S. hit a new daily record of nearly 4,500, Johns Hopkins University said Tuesday evening.This was the first time the toll in the country hardest hit by the pande

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U.S. designates Cuba as ‘state sponsor of terrorism’

02:23 The task of improving relations between the U.S. and Cuba just got harder for President-elect Joe Biden.On Monday, the U.S. State Department announced it was designating Cuba a s

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NY moves into next phase of COVID-19 vaccinations program

02:45 NewYorkhas started the next phase of its COVID-19 vaccination program.First responders and educators, public transport and public safety workers can now schedule appointments for

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Look back at the organizational achievements at UN's 75th anniversary

02:57 Sunday marks a major anniversary for the United Nations. It will be 75 years to the day that the world body held its first-ever General Assembly meeting at Westminster in London

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Global COVID-19 cases near 90 million mark as deaths top 1.9 million

FILE PHOTO: People get tested for COVID-19 in Gurugram, India on July 10, 2020. /VCG The number of confirmed COVID-19 infections globally is closing in on the 90 million mark as the number of

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Sriwijaya Air flight missing after taking off from Jakarta

An Indonesia's Sriwijaya Air flight with over 50 passengers on board lost contact with air traffic controllers after taking off from Jakarta on Saturday, according to Indonesian media.The plane was r

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Bogota, Colombia on 'red alert' due to COVID surge

02:21 ​A 'red alert' has been declared for Colombia's capital Bogota in response to the latest surge in coronavirus infections. New COVID-19 cases reported Thursday topped 17,000 - a r

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South Africa's former deputy defence minister dies of COVID-19

Former South African deputy defence minister and founder of the Congress of the People (COPE) party, Mluleki George has died of COVID-19 complications aged 72.George se