In ‘zero-Covid’ China, a daughter’s struggle to get her father medicine hits a nerve
By Simone McCarthy What was meant to be a simple errand, a daughter driving her aging father to the hospital to pick up his medicine, has pulled a…
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Sri Lanka struggling to secure fresh fuel supplies, minister says
Story by Reuters Sri Lanka is struggling to secure fresh fuel supplies, a top government minister said on Sunday, as the crisis-hit country of 22…
Continue ReadingOwners of Jumbo Floating Restaurant backtrack on sinking claims as authorities investigate
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN The owners of an iconic Hong Kong floating restaurant that made headlines around the world after reports emerged it had sunk…
Continue ReadingJapan says Chinese coast guard ships in longest violation of its territorial waters in a decade
By Junko Ogura and Simone McCarthy, CNN Two Chinese coast guard ships navigated Japan’s territorial waters near a chain of disputed islands for…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand sea sponge populations ‘dying by the millions’ due to climate change
By Heather Chen, CNN Shocking images have emerged from New Zealand showing millions of once-velvety brown sea sponges bleached bone white, the worst…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand sea sponge populations ‘dying by the millions’ due to climate change
CNN By Heather Chen, CNN Shocking images have emerged from New Zealand showing millions of once-velvety brown sea sponges bleached bone white, the…
Continue ReadingMan loses USB flash drive with data on entire city’s residents after night out
By Jessie Yeung and Yuki Kurihara, CNN Drinks after work probably seemed like a good idea — but for one worker in Japan the hangover is likely…
Continue ReadingXi Jinping to visit Hong Kong in first trip outside mainland China since pandemic began
By Jessie Yeung and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Hong Kong next week to mark the 25th anniversary of the…
Continue Reading‘What do we do when another disaster hits?’ Afghans face crises on all fronts after quake kills 1,000
By Tara John, Akanksha Sharma, Jo Shelley and Ehsan Popalzai, CNN Aid groups scrambled on Thursday to reach victims of a powerful earthquake that…
Continue ReadingXi Jinping leaves mainland China for the first time since the beginning of pandemic
CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN Chinese leader Xi Jinping has left mainland China for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, arriving in Hong…
Continue ReadingSri Lanka is ‘bankrupt,’ Prime Minister says
CNN, CNNI By Iqbal Athas, Chris Liakos, Rhea Mogul and Daniela Gonzalez-Roman CNN Sri Lanka is “bankrupt,” Prime Minister Ranil…
Continue ReadingSri Lanka’s economy has ‘completely collapsed,’ Prime Minister says
By Rhea Mogul and Iqbal Athas, CNN Sri Lanka’s economy has “completely collapsed,” Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said…
Continue ReadingJune 22, 2022 Afghanistan earthquake news
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Continue ReadingWestern sanctions are ‘weaponizing’ world economy, China’s Xi Jinping says ahead of BRICS summit
By Simone McCarthy Chinese leader Xi Jinping set the tone for a virtual summit with leaders from major emerging economies in a pointed speech…
Continue ReadingAfghanistan reels from deadly earthquake as crisis-hit country struggles for aid
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Desperate search and rescue operations were underway in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday following an earthquake that killed more…
Continue ReadingChinese rights activist who said leader Xi Jinping ‘not smart enough’ is tried in secret for subversion
By CNN staff A prominent civil rights advocate in China who once called on leader Xi Jinping to resign because he is “just not smart…
Continue ReadingJapan tracks eight Russian and Chinese warships near its territory
By Brad Lendon, CNN At least eight Russian and Chinese warships have been spotted in the seas near Japan this week, another sign of the apparent…
Continue Reading‘What do we do when another disaster hits?’ Afghans face crises on all fronts after quake kills 1,000
CNN By Tara John, Akanksha Sharma, Jo Shelley and Ehsan Popalzai, CNN Aid groups scrambled on Thursday to reach victims of a powerful earthquake that…
Continue ReadingMore than 1,000 people killed after magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits eastern Afghanistan
By Masoud Popalzai, Jessie Yeung, Ehsan Popalzai and Tara John, CNN Afghanistan was rocked by its deadliest earthquake in decades on Wednesday when a…
Continue ReadingMonkeypox cases confirmed in South Korea, Singapore
By Heather Chen, CNN Singapore has reported the first confirmed case of monkeypox in Southeast Asia during this year’s outbreak — while…
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