Ferdinand Marcos Jr on cusp of winning landslide in Philippines elections
By Helen Regan, CNN Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son and namesake of the late dictator, is on the cusp of winning the Philippines presidential election…
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Polls close in pivotal Philippines election that could put Marcoses back in power
By Helen Regan and Yasmin Coles, CNN Polls closed on Monday in a pivotal election in the Philippines that could see the son of a late dictator…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka’s prime minister resigns amid protests over economic crisis
By Iqbal Athas, CNN and Reuters Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, resigned on Monday, following weeks of protests against his…
Continue Reading Shanghai declares zero-Covid milestone but residents cast doubt on reopening
CNN By Nectar Gan and CNN’s Beijing bureau Shanghai officials on Tuesday said they had achieved “zero-Covid at the community level”…
Continue Reading WHO chief censored on China’s internet after calling zero-Covid unsustainable
CNN By Nectar Gan, CNN The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) is being censored on China’s internet after questioning the…
Continue Reading ‘Stop asking why’: Shanghai intensifies Covid lockdown despite falling cases
By Nectar Gan and CNN’s Beijing Bureau Shanghai is further tightening its stringent lockdown measures after China’s top leader Xi Jinping…
Continue Reading Hong Kong’s next leader is a hardline former police officer who took on the city’s protesters
By Jessie Yeung, CNN As night fell, chaos erupted when crowds of protesters outside Hong Kong’s legislative building hurled bottles at police,…
Continue Reading Taliban decree orders women in Afghanistan to cover their faces
By Ehsan Popalzai and Irene Nasser, CNN Women in Afghanistan must cover their faces in public, according to a decree issued by the Taliban on…
Continue Reading Taliban decree orders women in Afghanistan to cover their faces
CNN By Ehsan Popalzai and Irene Nasser, CNN Women in Afghanistan must cover their faces in public, according to a decree issued by the Taliban on…
Continue Reading North Korea fires ballistic missile into Sea of Japan
By Gawon Bae, Junko Ogura, Mayumi Maruyama and Jessie Yeung, CNN A short-range ballistic missile fired by North Korea Saturday reached an altitude of…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka president declares new state of emergency as protests roil island
By Iqbal Athas, CNN Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a state of emergency on Friday, after prolonged protests and a general…
Continue Reading Ferdinand Marcos Jr on cusp of winning landslide in Philippines elections
CNN By Helen Regan, CNN Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son and namesake of the late dictator, is on the cusp of winning the Philippines presidential…
Continue Reading Son of dictator poised for the presidency as the Philippines goes to the polls
By Helen Regan and Yasmin Coles, CNN Photographs by Veejay Villafranca for CNN Six years after losing the race for vice president, the son of…
Continue Reading Xi Jinping sends warning to anyone who questions China’s zero-Covid policy
By Nectar Gan, CNN China’s top leader Xi Jinping has issued the strongest warning yet against anyone who questions the country’s…
Continue Reading North Korea launches ballistic missile, Japan and South Korea say
By Brad Lendon and Gawon Bae, CNN North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the waters off its east coast on Wednesday, Japan and South Korea have…
Continue Reading ‘What is going on in Shanghai’: Horror as elderly man taken to morgue in body bag — while still alive
CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN An elderly Shanghai resident was mistakenly declared dead and taken to a morgue in a body bag, in the latest sign of…
Continue Reading ‘What is going on in Shanghai’: Horror as elderly man taken to morgue in body bag — while still alive
By Jessie Yeung, CNN An elderly Shanghai resident was mistakenly declared dead and taken to a morgue in a body bag, in the latest sign of dysfunction…
Continue Reading Japan and Thailand agree new defense deal
Story by Reuters The leaders of Japan and Thailand announced a new defense agreement on Monday as well as plans to upgrade their economic relations,…
Continue Reading China is obsessed with disinfection against Covid. But is it causing more harm than good?
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Simone McCarthy Hazmat suit-clad workers spraying clouds of disinfectant over city streets, building fronts, park benches and…
Continue Reading China is obsessed with disinfection against Covid. But is it causing more harm than good?
By Simone McCarthy Hazmat suit-clad workers spraying clouds of disinfectant over city streets, building fronts, park benches and even parcels have…
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