Japanese military helicopter crashes in sea with 10 on board
By Emiko Jozuka and Brad Lendon, CNN Rescuers are scanning waters off southern Japan for 10 people on board a Japanese military helicopter that…
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Japan was already grappling with isolation and loneliness. The pandemic made it worse
By Jessie Yeung and Moeri Karasawa, CNN Across Japan, nearly 1.5 million people have withdrawn from society, leading reclusive lives largely confined…
Continue Reading Macron counting on China’s Xi ‘to reason’ with Russia over Ukraine war
By Simone McCarthy, Jake Kwon and Pauline Lockwood, CNN French President Emmanuel Macron told Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping he was counting on him…
Continue Reading Former New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern is heading to Harvard
CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN After stepping down as leader of New Zealand earlier this year, Jacinda Ardern has revealed that she is swapping the rough…
Continue Reading Saudi Arabia and Iran agree to reopen embassies during Beijing talks on resumption of diplomatic ties
By Adam Pourahmadi, Irene Nasser and Simone McCarthy, CNN Saudi Arabia’s and Iran’s Foreign Ministers met in Beijing on Thursday to…
Continue Reading New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern gives rousing farewell speech: ‘You can lead. Just like me’
By Helen Regan, CNN Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said farewell to politics Wednesday with a rousing speech that assured other…
Continue Reading Male Afghan UN workers stay home in solidarity after Taliban bans female staff
By Richard Roth, Jessie Gretener and Jessie Yeung, CNN Afghan men working for the United Nations in Kabul will stay home in solidarity with their…
Continue Reading Smoke from forest fires blankets northern Thailand in thick pollution
By Kocha Olarn and Heather Chen, CNN Smoke from fires in northern Thailand is making it hard to breathe, and at least one hospital in Chiang Mai says…
Continue Reading A sunken oil tanker is threatening biodiversity in the Philippines. And it could take months to contain
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN A slow-moving environmental catastrophe is unfolding in a marine ecosystem home to some of the world’s rarest species,…
Continue Reading This shy little snake can cartwheel to safety
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN From flying through the air to turning their bodies into a lasso and climbing smooth surfaces, we thought we’d seen snakes…
Continue Reading European leaders head to Beijing with hope of driving peace in Ukraine, while balancing business ties
By Simone McCarthy and Michelle Toh, CNN French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen arrive in Beijing this…
Continue Reading India avalanche kills seven, injures 13
By Sania Farooqui, CNN Seven tourists were killed and 13 others injured in a major avalanche in India’s northeastern state of Sikkim, local…
Continue Reading US gains military access to Philippine bases close to Taiwan and South China Sea
By Brad Lendon, CNN The Philippines on Monday identified the locations of four new military bases the US will gain access to, as part of an expanded…
Continue Reading Scientists film deepest ever fish on seabed off Japan
CNN By Chris Lau, CNN Cruising at a depth of 8,336 meters (over 27,000 feet) just above the seabed, a young snailfish has become the deepest fish…
Continue Reading Scientists film deepest ever fish on seabed off Japan
By Chris Lau, CNN Cruising at a depth of 8,336 meters (over 27,000 feet) just above the seabed, a young snailfish has become the deepest fish ever…
Continue Reading 13 killed in crush while waiting for food donations in Pakistan’s Karachi
By Sophia Saifi and Chris Lau, CNN At least 13 people were killed and 10 others injured Friday in a crush among people waiting for Ramadan food…
Continue Reading Three months, three missing radioactive items. Here’s what you need to know
By Tara Subramaniam What do a capsule in Australia, a cylinder in Thailand and a camera in the US have in common? All three contained radioactive…
Continue Reading Thai firefighters battle huge forest blaze that spread across two mountains
By Kocha Olarn and Helen Regan, CNN Firefighters in central Thailand have spent days battling a wildfire that has engulfed two mountains and part of…
Continue Reading Deadly fire engulfs Philippine ferry as dozens of passengers jump into sea to escape
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN At least 29 people were killed Wednesday night after an inter-island ferry caught fire in the southern Philippines, with…
Continue Reading Beijing warns of ‘severe impact’ on US-China relations as Taiwan’s leader lands in New York
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Taiwan’s relationship with the United States has “never been closer,” its President Tsai Ing-wen said after…
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