July 8, 2022 Shinzo Abe shot dead in Nara, Japan
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Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in critical condition following shooting
By Helen Regan, Junko Ogura and Emiko Jozuka, CNN Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is in critical condition and fighting for his life after…
Continue ReadingJapan’s strict gun laws make shootings rare
CNN By Nectar Gan, CNN The assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has shocked Japan, a country with one of the world’s…
Continue ReadingSingapore executes two drug traffickers despite pleas for clemency
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN Singapore on Thursday executed two men for drug trafficking, ignoring pleas for mercy from human rights campaigners who fear…
Continue ReadingBeijing imposes mainland China’s first Covid vaccine mandate in face of Omicron subvariant
By Nectar Gan, Shawn Deng and CNN’s Beijing Bureau Beijing on Wednesday announced a Covid-19 vaccine mandate for residents to enter public…
Continue ReadingNepal’s Finance Minister resigns amid claims ‘unauthorised persons’ changed state budget
Story by Reuters Nepal’s Finance Minister Janardan Sharma resigned on Wednesday after the parliamentary speaker ordered an investigation into…
Continue ReadingXi’an shuts back down as China finds first cases of new Omicron subvariant
CNN By Nectar Gan and Shawn Deng, CNN China’s northwestern city of Xi’an, home to 13 million people, was partially shut down on Wednesday…
Continue ReadingXi’an shuts back down as China finds first cases of new Omicron subvariant
By Nectar Gan and Shawn Deng, CNN China’s northwestern city of Xi’an, home to 13 million people, was partially shut down on Wednesday…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea bets on nuclear power, restarting construction on two reactors
By Jessie Yeung and Gawon Bae, CNN South Korea, one of the world’s most fossil fuel-reliant economies, is re-embracing nuclear energy, with the…
Continue ReadingUS and South Korean F-35 stealth fighter jets team up for first time in message to North Korea
By Brad Lendon and Gawon Bae, CNN Top-of-the-line F-35 stealth fighter jets from the United States and South Korea are teaming up for the first time…
Continue ReadingIs North Korea hiding a bigger problem behind its Covid-19 outbreak?
CNN By Paula Hancocks and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Choi Jung-hun smiled as I read out the latest official Covid-19 figures from North Korean state media:…
Continue ReadingSuspected North Korean dam release forces South Koreans to evacuate holiday spot on river
Story by Reuters North Korea appears to have released water from a dam near its border with South Korea, prompting vacationers in the neighbouring…
Continue ReadingSri Lanka is ‘bankrupt,’ Prime Minister says
By Iqbal Athas, Chris Liakos, Rhea Mogul and Daniela Gonzalez-Roman CNN Sri Lanka is “bankrupt,” Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said…
Continue ReadingIs North Korea hiding a bigger problem behind its Covid-19 outbreak?
By Paula Hancocks and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Choi Jung-hun smiled as I read out the latest official Covid-19 figures from North Korean state media: fewer…
Continue ReadingNearly one billion people in China had their personal data leaked, and it’s been online for more than a year
By Yong Xiong, Hannah Ritchie and Nectar Gan, CNN A massive online database apparently containing the personal information of up to one billion…
Continue ReadingChinese-Canadian tycoon faces trial in China without consular access, embassy says
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN The trial in China of a missing Chinese-Canadian tycoon who was abducted from a hotel room in Hong Kong five years ago will…
Continue ReadingAs Korean employees return to the office, so does ‘gapjil’ workplace harassment
By Jessie Yeung and Gawon Bae, CNN As employees return to the office in South Korea, so does gapjil — the country’s longstanding problem…
Continue ReadingChina calls on Myanmar’s junta to hold talks with opponents
By Heather Chen, CNN China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called on Myanmar’s junta leaders to talk to their opponents amid concerns over…
Continue ReadingHong Kong said ‘miracle’ needed to find more survivors from ship sunk in Typhoon Chaba. China just found one
By Kathleen Magramo and Lauren Lau, CNN A rescue team from mainland China saved a crew member of a ship that broke in half and sank during Typhoon…
Continue ReadingHong Kong lawmaker photographed with Chinese President Xi tests positive for Covid-19
By Wayne Chang and Ivana Kottasová, CNN A Hong Kong lawmaker who was photographed standing close to Chinese President Xi Jinping earlier this week…
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