Save the Children staff confirmed dead in Myanmar Christmas Eve attack
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Two Save the Children staff, missing in eastern Myanmar after a deadly attack on civilians allegedly carried out by government…
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Taliban bans women from solo, long-distance road trips in Afghanistan
By Ehsan Popalzai, CNN The Taliban have banned women from taking long-distance road trips in Afghanistan on their own, requiring that a male relative…
Continue ReadingJapan and China agree to set up defense hotline amid territorial tensions
By Brad Lendon, CNN The defense ministers of Japan and China on Monday agreed to set up a joint communication hotline by the end of 2022, a news…
Continue ReadingChina tightens Xi’an lockdown as city reports highest daily Covid-19 cases in nearly 2 years
By CNN’s Beijing Bureau and Nectar Gan China’s Xi’an has further tightened lockdown measures and rolled out a fifth round of mass…
Continue ReadingThousands left homeless and hungry at Christmas as Philippines faces up to climate crisis reality of super typhoon
By Erwin M. Mascariñas and Rhea Mogul, CNN Usually, Jay Lacia wakes at midnight on Christmas Day to start the festivities — but this year, all…
Continue ReadingTaliban says ‘no need’ for Afghanistan’s election commission and peace ministries
By Ehsan Popalzai, CNN The Taliban said Monday it had dissolved Afghanistan’s election commission as well as its ministries for peace and…
Continue Reading‘Horrified’ UN official condemns reported killings in Myanmar
Story by Reuters A senior United Nations official said he was horrified by the reported killing of at least 35 civilians in Myanmar and called on…
Continue ReadingAs the Taliban swept Kabul, one friend escaped. The other was trapped. They shared their anguish on WhatsApp
By Eliza Mackintosh and Nilly Kohzad, CNN Illustration by Alberto Mier, CNN In the four months since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, Nilofar, a…
Continue ReadingMore than 30 reported killed, Save the Children staff missing, in Myanmar attack
By Cape Diamond, Jessie Yeung and Maija Ehlinger, CNN At least 30 people, including women and children, were killed in the eastern Myanmar state of…
Continue ReadingJapan says it won’t send government officials to Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
By Jessie Yeung and Junko Ogura, CNN Japan will not send any senior officials or Cabinet ministers to the Beijing Winter Olympics in February, the…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea pardons disgraced former President Park Geun-hye
By Gawon Bae and Helen Regan, CNN The South Korean government has pardoned former President Park Geun-hye, who was serving 22 years in prison for…
Continue ReadingAfghanistan’s first president wants the world to work with the Taliban
By Adam Pourahmadi and Noon Salih, CNN Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai believes it is now time for the international community to work with…
Continue ReadingChina tightens Xi’an lockdown as city reports highest daily Covid-19 cases in nearly 2 years
CNN By CNN’s Beijing Bureau and Nectar Gan China’s Xi’an has further tightened lockdown measures and rolled out a fifth round of…
Continue ReadingThis Chinese city found a Covid cluster. All 13 million residents are now under lockdown
By Jessie Yeung, CNN On Tuesday, the central Chinese city of Xi’an recorded 52 new Covid-19 cases. By Wednesday, authorities had imposed strict…
Continue ReadingHong Kong’s famous Tiananmen Square ‘Pillar of Shame’ statue removed from university
Helen Regan, Wayne Chang, Teele Rebane and Karen Smith, CNN For more than 20 years the “Pillar of Shame” sculpture stood as a memorial to…
Continue ReadingPerfectly preserved baby dinosaur discovered curled up inside its egg
CNN By Katie Hunt, CNN An unprecedented fossil of a baby dinosaur curled up perfectly inside its egg is shedding more light on the links between…
Continue ReadingAs the Taliban swept Kabul, one friend escaped. The other was trapped. They shared their anguish on WhatsApp
CNN By Eliza Mackintosh and Nilly Kohzad, CNN Illustration by Alberto Mier, CNN In the four months since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, Nilofar,…
Continue ReadingShe’s nearly 3 but as small as an infant. This is the face of Afghanistan’s hunger crisis
By Anna Coren, Jessie Yeung, Abdul Basir Bina and Jadyn Sham, CNN Kamila is almost 3 years old, but she weighs just 11 pounds (5 kilograms). Her…
Continue ReadingKim Jong Un Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Personal Birth date: January 8 (Widely believed to be in his…
Continue ReadingJunichiro Koizumi Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Junichiro Koizumi, former Japanese prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic…
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