Australian ambassador denied entry to Beijing trial of Australian TV host Cheng Lei
By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN Australia’s ambassador to China says he has been denied entry to the Beijing trial of an Australian TV host accused…
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They were Covid-19 success stories — then they saw massive outbreaks. These charts show what’s really going on
Written by Julia Hollingsworth Graphics by Henrik Pettersson and Krystina Shveda Millions of people in China are under lockdown. Hong Kong morgues…
Continue ReadingRare Sumatran rhino born in Indonesia a ‘momentous occasion’ for survival of species
By Helen Regan, CNN An extremely rare Sumatran rhino has been born in captivity at a sanctuary in Indonesia, according to the government, a triumph…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Kashmir, a region in the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges. India, Pakistan and China all claim…
Continue ReadingSingapore court rejects intellectually disabled man’s final appeal against execution for drug smuggling
By Helen Regan, CNN A Singapore court on Tuesday rejected a final appeal by a man sentenced to death for drug trafficking, following a campaign by…
Continue ReadingSolomon Islands leader defends possible China security deal, calls backlash ‘very insulting’
By Hilary Whiteman, Caitlin McGee and Jessie Yeung, CNN The Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands on Tuesday defended the country’s possible…
Continue ReadingThey were Covid-19 success stories — then they saw massive outbreaks. These charts show what’s really going on
CNN Written by Julia Hollingsworth Graphics by Henrik Pettersson and Krystina Shveda Millions of people in China are under lockdown. Hong Kong…
Continue ReadingPanic at the supermarket as Shanghai forces residents into lockdown
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Scuffles in the produce section, aisles packed with panicked shoppers and shelves stripped bare of food. Videos posted to…
Continue ReadingShanghai to lock down each half of city for mass Covid-19 testing
CNN By Yong Xiong, Simone McCarthy and Hafsa Khalil, CNN Shanghai has said it will lock down each half of the city by turns for mass Covid-19 testing…
Continue ReadingShanghai to lock down each half of city for mass Covid-19 testing
By Yong Xiong, Simone McCarthy and Hafsa Khalil, CNN Shanghai has said it will lock down each half of the city by turns for mass Covid-19 testing…
Continue ReadingAll 132 people on board crashed China airliner confirmed dead as second black box recovered
By Jennifer Hauser, Philip Wang and Helen Regan, CNN All 132 people on board the China Eastern Airlines jetliner that crashed in the densely forested…
Continue ReadingSolomon Islands reassures an anxious Australia as it works on a China security deal
By Simone McCarthy and Lizzy Yee, CNN The Solomon Islands is seeking to expand its security relationship with China, its government confirmed on…
Continue ReadingWhat we know about North Korea’s new ICBM
By Brad Lendon, CNN North Korea has confirmed it tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), its first long-range test in more…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea not telling the whole truth about latest ICBM test, South Korean official says
CNN By Brad Lendon and Gawon Bae, CNN North Korea’s launch last week of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), reported to be its most…
Continue ReadingWhat we know about North Korea’s new ICBM
CNN By Brad Lendon, CNN North Korea has confirmed it tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), its first long-range test in…
Continue ReadingTaliban postpones return to school for Afghan girls above 6th grade
CNN By Masoud Popalzai and Alex Stambaugh, CNN The Taliban prevented girls above the 6th grade in Afghanistan from making their much-anticipated…
Continue ReadingOne in five South Koreans have had Covid, as latest wave sees deaths surge
By Jessie Yeung and Yoonjung Seo, CNN, and Reuters South Korea’s latest Covid-19 wave has pushed the country’s total infections past 10…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea fires first suspected ICBM since 2017
By Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae, Emiko Jozuka and Brad Lendon, CNN North Korea has fired what is believed to be its first intercontinental ballistic…
Continue ReadingTaliban postpones return to school for Afghan girls above 6th grade
By Masoud Popalzai and Alex Stambaugh, CNN The Taliban prevented girls above the 6th grade in Afghanistan from making their much-anticipated return…
Continue ReadingA mother, a fiancé, a friend. China mourns the victims of China Eastern Airlines crash
By Jessie Yeung and CNN’s Beijing bureau One passenger was a mother, flying to visit the daughter she hadn’t seen for several years.…
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