3 dead and foreign nationals injured after gunmen attack Kabul hotel
By Ehsan Popalzai and Jessie Yeung, CNN Three people were killed and many others injured after gunmen attacked a hotel in Kabul, the Afghan capital,…
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Beijing and northern China hit by winter sandstorm
By Nectar Gan, CNN Beijing and large swaths of northern China woke to choking sand and dust on Monday, as a winter sandstorm sent air pollution…
Continue ReadingChina scraps virus tracking app as country braces for Covid impact
By Simone McCarthy, Selina Wang and Wayne Chang, CNN China is bracing for an unprecedented wave of Covid-19 cases as it dismantles large parts of its…
Continue ReadingChina to abolish its Covid-19 trace tracking service, the ‘Mobile Itinerary card,’ on Tuesday, officials say
By Sahar Akbarzai, Xiaofei Xu, Jessie Yeung and CNN’s Beijing Bureau China will abolish its Covid-19 trace tracking service, the “Mobile…
Continue ReadingTens of thousands protest in Bangladesh to demand resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
By Vedika Sud and Yong Xiong, CNN Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Dhaka on Saturday calling for the dissolution of parliament…
Continue ReadingHong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 69 months in prison on fraud charge
By Wayne Chang, Rhea Mogul and Jessie Yeung, CNN A Hong Kong court on Saturday sentenced jailed media mogul Jimmy Lai to five years and nine months…
Continue ReadingHow a Twitter account with a cat avatar took on Beijing
By Nectar Gan, Yong Xiong and Selina Wang, CNN The unprecedented protests that swept China late last month, posing the biggest challenge to leader Xi…
Continue ReadingBaby whose parents refused blood from vaccinated donors undergoes lifesaving heart surgery
By Lianne Kolirin and Kathleen Magramo, CNN A six-month-old baby whose parents refused to allow him to undergo lifesaving heart surgery using blood…
Continue ReadingJapan, Britain and Italy plan sixth-generation fighter jet to rival world’s most-advanced warplanes
By Brad Lendon, CNN The United Kingdom, Japan and Italy announced Friday they are teaming up to build a sixth-generation fighter jet, designed to…
Continue ReadingSouth Koreans are about to get a year or two younger, thanks to a new law
By Jessie Yeung and Yoonjung Seo, CNN South Koreans are about to get a year or two younger, thanks to a new law passed on Thursday that aims to…
Continue ReadingTaliban suspend university education for women in Afghanistan
CNN By Ehsan Popalzai and Ivana Kottasová, CNN The Taliban government has suspended university education for all female students in Afghanistan, the…
Continue Reading‘The world changed overnight’: Zero-Covid overhaul brings joy — and fears — in China
By Simone McCarthy and Cheng Cheng, CNN Workers across China have dismantled some of the physical signs of the country’s zero-Covid controls,…
Continue ReadingCovid cases explode in Beijing leaving city streets empty and daily life disrupted
CNN By Simone McCarthy, Selina Wang, Cheng Cheng and Wayne Chang, CNN Empty streets, deserted shopping centers, and residents staying away from one…
Continue ReadingTaliban carry out first public execution since returning to power in Afghanistan
By Sahar Akbarzai, CNN The Taliban on Wednesday put an alleged murderer to death in the first public execution held in Afghanistan since the Islamist…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand court takes guardianship of baby after parents refuse vaccinated blood for heart surgery
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN A critically-ill six-month-old baby will be placed under the temporary guardianship of New Zealand’s High Court after…
Continue ReadingChina scraps some of its most controversial Covid rules, in significant step toward reopening
By Jessie Yeung and CNN’s Beijing bureau China announced sweeping changes to its national pandemic response on Wednesday, the clearest and most…
Continue ReadingTwo former Seoul police officers arrested over deadly Halloween crush
By Yoonjung Seo, Sophie Jeong and Jessie Yeung, CNN Two former police officers were arrested in South Korea on Monday, accused of destroying evidence…
Continue ReadingChina’s Xi calls for unity at former leader Jiang Zemin’s memorial service
CNN By Nectar Gan, CNN China’s Xi Jinping on Tuesday called on the country to unite around his leadership as he addressed a memorial service…
Continue ReadingChina’s Xi calls for unity at former leader Jiang Zemin’s memorial service
By Nectar Gan, CNN China’s Xi Jinping on Tuesday called on the country to unite around his leadership as he addressed a memorial service for…
Continue ReadingIndonesia bans sex outside marriage as parliament passes sweeping new criminal code
By Masrur Jamaluddin, Heather Chen and Angus Watson, CNN Indonesian lawmakers unanimously passed a sweeping new criminal code on Tuesday that…
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