Category: World
Co-discoverer of Ebola calls latest outbreak worst, longest on record
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The scientist who co-discovered Ebola claims it is the worst and longest Ebola outbreak on record. In an exclusive interview with CCTV's James Chau, Peter Piot said the vulnerable healthcare systems in the affected Af...
Travel restrictions create dilemma for war on Ebola
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Despite warnings that isolation is getting in the way of Ebola aid efforts, most airlines have suspended services to Sierra Leone and Liberia. CCTV's Peter Wakaba reports.
Number of refugees fleeing from Syria surpassed three million
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The number of refugees fleeing violence in Syria has surpassed three million, according to the United Nations. That was only a million more than a year ago, but Syrians now account for the world's largest refugee popu...
Biggest congregation of whale sharks in the world
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For just a couple months each year, the biggest congregation of whale sharks can be found just off the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico. And the whale shark isn't just any big fish it's the biggest in the world, so the tou...
California hotel debuts world’s first ‘BOTLR’
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In some fashion or another, robots are increasingly performing jobs once held by humans. It's happened particularly in manufacturing, but not as much in the service industry. That might soon change. CCTV America's Mar...
Malaysia Airlines’s reconstruction cut off thousands of employees
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Thousands of Malaysia Airlines employees are set to lose their jobs under a tough restructuring plan announced Friday. The state investment firm Khazanah is taking complete control of the ailing national flag carrier,...
New markets for mountain bikes merged in China
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China is a country long-known for manufacturing bicycles. Two out of every three bikes produced worldwide are made in China. China is also becoming a place where bikes, often high-end machines, are being sold too. CCT...
RMB banking expert on the currency’s globalization
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Caroline Owen, Regional Head of RMB solution at the Standard Chartered Bank, joined Biz Asia America for more on the the currency's internationalization.
Obama on IS threat: ‘We don’t have a strategy yet’
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As the Islamic State fighters continue their violent assault in areas of Iraq and Syria, the White House has no plan in place to eliminate the extremists. CCTV America's Jim Spellman.
Why is ISIS being successful?
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Thomas Sanderson from the Center for Strategic and International Studies joined CCTV America for more about IS.
