China sends dozens of warplanes into skies near Taiwan
By Brad Lendon and Wayne Chang, CNN A total of 29 Chinese warplanes entered Taiwan’s self-declared air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on…
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Victims of Tangshan restaurant attack recovering from injuries, Chinese police say
By Nectar Gan and CNN’s Beijing bureau After days of mounting public pressure, Chinese police have finally issued an update on the…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea launches homegrown Nuri rocket carrying satellites into orbit
By Jessie Yeung, Yoonjung Seo and Gawon Bae, CNN South Korea successfully launched satellites into orbit with its homegrown Nuri rocket on Tuesday, a…
Continue ReadingJapanese court upholds ban on same-sex marriage
By Kathleen Magramo, Jorge Engels and Junko Ogura, CNN Japan’s ban on same-sex marriage is not unconstitutional, a court has ruled, dealing a…
Continue ReadingWorld’s biggest freshwater fish, a 660-pound stingray, caught in Cambodia
Story by Reuters Cambodian villagers on the Mekong River have caught what researchers say is the world’s biggest freshwater fish ever recorded,…
Continue ReadingFormer journalist Peter Jouvenal among five UK nationals to be released in Afghanistan
By Peter Bergen, Zahid Mahmood, Masoud Popalzai and Aliza Kassim, CNN Businessman and former cameraman Peter Jouvenal is among five British nationals…
Continue ReadingHeavy rain, floods and lightning leave dozens dead in India and Bangladesh
By Swati Gupta and Esha Mitra, CNN At least 84 people have died in landslides, lightning strikes and flash floods across India and Bangladesh in the…
Continue ReadingChina claims successful anti-ballistic missile interceptor test
By Jessie Yeung, CNN China successfully conducted an anti-ballistic missile test on Sunday night, according to the country’s Defense Ministry,…
Continue ReadingMillions impacted by monsoon flooding in Bangladesh and India
From CNN’s Maija Ehlinger, Kunal Sehgal, and Sahar Akbarzai Four million people have been impacted by flooding in northeastern Bangladesh,…
Continue ReadingProud to be back: Singapore’s Pink Dot rally makes colorful return
by Heather Chen, CNN In a sea of thousands decked out in rainbow and pink, Dawn Lim, a full-time officer doing mandatory military service in the…
Continue ReadingIslamic State says attack on Sikh temple is revenge for Prophet insults
by Sahar Akbarzai, Saleem Mehsud and Heather Chen, CNN An Islamic State affiliate has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Sikh temple in…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea reports ‘epidemic’ of unidentified intestinal disease after Covid wave
By Yoonjung Seo and Gawon Bae, CNN, and Reuters North Korea has dispatched medical crews and epidemiological investigators to a province battling the…
Continue ReadingInternet Explorer’s final resting place: as a ‘world-class joke’ in South Korea
Story by Reuters For Jung Ki-young, a South Korean software engineer, Microsoft’s decision to retire its Internet Explorer web browser marked…
Continue ReadingTwo killed in Sikh temple attack in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul
By Ehsan Popalzai and Irene Nasser, CNN Gunmen launched an attack on a Sikh Gurdwara in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Saturday, killing at…
Continue ReadingFire at Shanghai petrochemical complex kills at least one person
By Wayne Chang and Yong Xiong, CNN At least one person has died after a fire broke out at a petrochemical complex in Shanghai on Saturday, Chinese…
Continue ReadingShanghai surprise: How I survived 70 days confinement in the world’s strictest Covid lockdown
By Serenitie Wang, CNN When I left a Covid-ravaged Hong Kong, I was in search of a sanctuary. It was early March and the city was in the throes of…
Continue ReadingChina launches third, most advanced aircraft carrier named ‘Fujian’
By Nectar Gan, Brad Lendon, and CNN’s Beijing bureau China on Friday launched its third and most advanced aircraft carrier from…
Continue ReadingImelda Marcos Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Imelda Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines. Wife of the late Ferdinand Marcos,…
Continue ReadingChina will support Russia on security, Xi tells Putin in birthday call
CNN By Simone McCarthy, CNN Chinese leader Xi Jinping reiterated his support for Moscow on “sovereignty and security” matters in a call…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea expands work at nuclear test site to second tunnel, report says
Story by Reuters North Korea appears to be expanding work at its nuclear test site to include a second tunnel, a US-based think tank said on…
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