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U.S. initiative to understand long-hauler COVID-19 syndrome

02:54 According to Johns Hopkins University, there have now been roughly 115 million cases of COVID-19 globally.More than 2.5 million people have died of the disease. But many more sti

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How Chinese ride-sharing giant helps local drivers in Brazil

02:42 China’s biggest ride hailing company is also a key player in Brazil. ​ Three years ago,DidiChuxing​bought a controlling stake inBrazilianride share ‘99’ - and now counts some20 m

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Interesting facts about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln

It's Presidents Day in America, commemorating the birth of both George Washington - the nation's first president and Abraham Lincoln who were both born in February. H

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Guinea sees first Ebola deaths since 2016

Eight people have tested positive for the Ebola virus in southeastern Guinea and three of them have died, according to Guinean health authorities.It marks the first resurgence of the disease in the c

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Chinese New Year parade was canceled for humans, but not for oxen

03:01 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there’ll be no Chinese New Year parade in San Francisco’s Chinatown, the largest Chinatown in North America. But some artists are making sure the Ye

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Bach sends Chinese New Year greetings to President Xi Jinping

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach on Friday sent New Year greetings to Chinese President Xi Jinping on the occasion of the Chinese Lunar New Year.Bach also extended greeting

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Initiative helps Chinatown businesses hit hard by pandemic

02:48 In Chinatowns across the United States, restaurants and markets have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. This led community members in Oakland to begin a project to save them

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Ambassador Cui Tiankai's message for Chinese New Year

China's Ambassador to the U.S. Cui Tiankai recently addressed his Chinese New Year greetings to all Chinese citizens living in the U.S. in an open letter.In this letter, he urged all Chinese citiz

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FT Chief Commentator on how much patience U.S. Allies have for Biden

13:07 Two weeks into Joe Biden's presidency, many are pinning hopes on his administration reversing US policies that often blindsided them. But could the Biden administration deliver m

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Nursing homes struggle financially during COVID-19 in the U.S.

03:08 Nursing homes in the U.S. have been hit hard by the pandemic. About a third of all U.S. COVID-19 deaths can be linked to them.The industry now claims it is on life-support and is

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Would you snack on earthworms, leeches, or geckos?

00:52 Take a look at this remote village in Thailand, where people catch and prepare geckos, leeches, and earthworms as exotic treats. They are popular in places like China, but they t

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Johnson & Johnson: We will continue to invest in China

02:29 The relationship between China and the U.S. took a nosedive during the Trump administration, with hurt trade in particular. However, American businesses have continued their oper

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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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Hundreds of thousands of ducks to be culled due to H5N8 outbreak

Men hold living ducks before putting them in cages for culling as a new epizootic disease caused by the H5N8 virus spreads in multiple European countries in Mugron, France, January 13, 2021.

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Indonesia Sriwijaya Air crash: Anguished family members await news

Anguished family members of the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 plane crash victims visited the National Police Hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia to provide DNA samples to help identify the remains. /VCG

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Tensions rise as migrant caravans back in the U.S.

02:52 As weexamine the issue ofmigration inthisweek before a new U.S. administration takes charge,​we take a look today at migrationcaravansfromCentral America.​​A new one is taking sh

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Twitter permanently suspends Trump's account

The social media platform Twitter has permanently suspended U.S. President Donald Trump's account."After close review of recent tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them, w