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Giant screen hits dancers for boy band Mirror during Hong Kong concert

July 29, 2022 12:45 am CNN Newsource

By Tara Subramaniam, Kathleen Magramo and Lauren Lau, CNN A back-up dancer for the Cantopop boy band Mirror is in intensive care after being hit by a…

Unmarried woman loses bid to freeze her eggs — and sparks a gender equality debate in China

July 29, 2022 12:13 am CNN Newsource

By Tara Subramaniam, CNN In the first case of its kind, a Chinese court has ruled against an unmarried woman who sued a hospital that refused to…

What you need to know about Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan

July 28, 2022 9:39 pm CNN Newsource

By Nectar Gan, Selina Wang, Eric Cheung and Simone McCarthy, CNN US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan Tuesday evening, marking a…

Poland to buy hundreds of South Korean tanks, howitzers after sending arms to Ukraine

July 28, 2022 4:09 am CNN

CNN By Brad Lendon, Yoonjung Seo and Joseph Ataman CNN Poland is buying almost 1,000 tanks, more than 600 pieces of artillery and dozens of fighter…

Nancy Pelosi kicks off high-profile Asia trip with Singapore visit

July 27, 2022 9:33 pm CNN

CNN By Jessie Yeung and Wayne Chang, CNN US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and several other Congress members visited Singapore on Monday, their first…

Taiwan holds massive Han Kuang military drills as tensions with China build

July 27, 2022 9:05 pm CNN Newsource

By Eric Cheung, CNN In simulated scenes, a hostile enemy attempts to seize control of a key waterway close to the Taiwanese capital. Attacking from…

Scientist at forefront of China’s early investigations into Covid-19 steps down

July 27, 2022 2:40 am CNN Newsource

By Simone McCarthy George Gao, head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, has stepped down after five years at the helm of the…

Poland to buy hundreds of South Korean tanks, howitzers after sending arms to Ukraine

July 27, 2022 12:49 am CNN Newsource

By Brad Lendon, Yoonjung Seo and Joseph Ataman CNN Poland is buying almost 1,000 tanks, more than 600 pieces of artillery and dozens of fighter jets…

China’s Wuhan shuts down district of 1 million people over 4 asymptomatic Covid cases

July 26, 2022 11:43 pm CNN Newsource

By Nectar Gan, CNN The Chinese metropolis of Wuhan has shut down a district of almost a million people after detecting four asymptomatic Covid cases,…

Asia on high alert for monkeypox as cases reported from India to Japan

July 26, 2022 9:59 pm CNN

CNN By Heather Chen, CNN Countries across Asia are on high alert for monkeypox, screening travelers and scrambling teams of medics, as they report…

Asia on high alert for monkeypox as cases reported from India to Japan

July 26, 2022 9:59 pm CNN Newsource

By Heather Chen, CNN Countries across Asia are on high alert for monkeypox, screening travelers and scrambling teams of medics, as they report their…

7.0-magnitude earthquake kills five, injures 130 in northern Philippines

July 26, 2022 6:54 pm CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung and Kathleen Magramo, CNN At least five people died and 130 others were injured after a powerful earthquake struck the northern…

Debris from massive Chinese booster rocket could fall to Earth early next week

July 26, 2022 4:17 am CNN Newsource

By Kathleen Magramo, Katie Hunt and Kristin Fisher, CNN The remnants of the massive Chinese rocket that delivered a new module to its space station…

Beijing hits back as UK leadership contenders sharpen China rhetoric

July 26, 2022 2:10 am CNN

CNN By Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing has urged candidates vying to be Britain’s next Prime Minister to refrain from “hyping up the…

Beijing hits back as UK leadership contenders sharpen China rhetoric

July 26, 2022 1:04 am CNN Newsource

By Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing has urged candidates vying to be Britain’s next Prime Minister to refrain from “hyping up the so-called…

Japanese city thought they had a rogue wild monkey. As attacks rise, now they fear there’s more than one

July 25, 2022 11:58 pm CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung and Emiko Jozuka, CNN Wild monkeys have attacked dozens of residents of a city in southwestern Japan in recent weeks, with reports of…

China’s response to Pelosi’s potential Taiwan visit could be ‘unprecedented’ but military conflict unlikely, experts say

July 25, 2022 6:50 am CNN

CNN By Nectar Gan, CNN The United States is no stranger to China’s angry responses over its support for Taiwan, a self-governing island that…

China’s response to Pelosi’s potential Taiwan visit could be ‘unprecedented’ but military conflict unlikely, experts say

July 25, 2022 2:45 am CNN Newsource

By Nectar Gan, CNN The United States is no stranger to China’s angry responses over its support for Taiwan, a self-governing island that…

Pakistan’s largest city battered by torrential rain as climate crisis makes weather more unpredictable

July 25, 2022 2:19 am CNN Newsource

By Sophia Saifi and Rhea Mogul, CNN Public services in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, have been suspended and businesses are being urged to…

China issues highest heat alert for almost 70 cities in second heatwave this month

July 25, 2022 2:09 am CNN Newsource

By Tara Subramaniam Severe heat warnings were issued for almost 70 Chinese cities, where temperatures were expected to exceed 40 degrees Celsius (104…

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