BTS member Jimin hospitalized for appendicitis while positive for Covid-19
By Gawon Bae and Jessie Yeung, CNN Jimin, a member of South Korean supergroup BTS, tested positive for Covid-19 and underwent surgery for acute…
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Myanmar’s coup leaders tried to crush resistance. But one year on, it’s stronger than ever
By Helen Regan, CNN After one year of military rule in Myanmar, millions of people are resisting a return to repression and isolation. Last February,…
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By Akanksha Sharma, CNN New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern has entered self-isolation until Tuesday after being deemed a close…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea fires longest range missile since 2017
By Brad Lendon, Gawon Bae, Junko Ogura and Barbara Starr, CNN North Korea fired what is presumed to be its longest range ballistic missile since 2017…
Continue ReadingIs that a nuclear plant? The story behind those towers at the Winter Olympics big air
CNN By Lianne Kolirin, Nectar Gan and Tom Booth, CNN Winter Olympians are accustomed to performing their awe-inspiring feats against the backdrop of…
Continue ReadingChina claims to be holding the greenest Olympics. So why has it built a ski resort in the middle of a nature reserve?
By David Culver and CNN staff China has touted its newly completed Olympic ski venue as an example of its commitment to making the Beijing Games the…
Continue ReadingSupport of Taiwan independence could spark US military conflict with China, Chinese ambassador says
By Reuters China and the United States could end up in a military conflict if the United States encourages Taiwan’s independence,…
Continue ReadingImages emerge of one of the US Navy’s newest stealth fighters crashing into the sea
By Brad Lendon, CNN Images have emerged of a US Navy F-35C stealth fighter crashing into the South China Sea earlier this week. The F-35C, a…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea conducts what could be its 6th missile test this month, South Korea says
CNN By Yoonjung Seo and Brad Lendon, CNN North Korea fired what are presumed to be two short-range ballistic missiles into waters off the east coast…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea conducts what could be its 6th missile test this month, South Korea says
By Yoonjung Seo and Brad Lendon, CNN North Korea fired what are presumed to be two short-range ballistic missiles into waters off the east coast of…
Continue ReadingUS Navy wants to get crashed stealth fighter back — before China can
CNN By Brad Lendon, CNN The United States Navy is trying to retrieve its most advanced fighter jet from the depths of the South China Sea, an…
Continue ReadingUS Embassy in China asks State Department to let diplomats leave over Covid restrictions
By Jessie Yeung, Steven Jiang, David Culver and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US diplomatic mission in China has formally requested the State Department…
Continue ReadingUS Navy wants to get crashed stealth fighter back — before China can
By Brad Lendon, CNN The United States Navy is trying to retrieve its most advanced fighter jet from the depths of the South China Sea, an extremely…
Continue ReadingA Covid-stricken Australian aid ship is heading for virus-free Tonga
By Rhea Mogul, CNN More than 20 Covid-19 cases have been identified aboard an Australian navy ship sailing to disaster-hit Tonga, complicating aid…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea fires two cruise missiles, South Korea says
By Yoonjung Seo, CNN North Korea fired two cruise missiles on Tuesday morning, according to the South Korean military. The launch is being analyzed…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea conducts what could be its 6th missile test this month, South Korea says
CNN By Yoonjung Seo and Brad Lendon, CNN North Korea fired what are presumed to be two short-range ballistic missiles into waters off the east coast…
Continue ReadingTonga eruption was ‘hundreds of times’ more powerful than Hiroshima atomic bomb, NASA says
By Rhea Mogul and Alex Stambaugh, CNN The eruption this month of an underwater volcano near Tonga was hundreds of times more powerful than the…
Continue ReadingDozens of Chinese warplanes fly near Taiwan after US-Japan show of naval might
By Eric Cheung and Brad Lendon, CNN China sent 39 warplanes into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Sunday, Taiwan’s…
Continue ReadingChinese officials punished for covering up true scale of deadly floods
By Jessie Yeung and CNN’s Beijing Bureau Dozens of Chinese officials have been punished over their response to devastating floods that killed…
Continue ReadingJacinda Ardern in self-isolation as Covid cases rise in New Zealand
CNN By Akanksha Sharma, CNN New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern has entered self-isolation until Tuesday after being deemed a close…
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