Cats caused more than 100 house fires in the past 3 years, South Korea officials say
By Gawon Bae and Rhea Mogul, CNN Pet owners in South Korea have been warned to stay on their guard after more than 100 fires were started by cats…
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Former Afghan President was given ‘no more than two minutes’ to get ready to flee Kabul
By Niamh Kennedy and Rob Picheta, CNN The former President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani said he was given “no more than two minutes” to…
Continue Reading Alleged Chinese smugglers publicly shamed for breaching Covid rules
CNN By Nectar Gan and CNN’s Beijing Bureau Police in southern China paraded four suspects through the streets for allegedly smuggling people…
Continue Reading Alleged Chinese smugglers publicly shamed for breaching Covid rules
By Nectar Gan and CNN’s Beijing Bureau Police in southern China paraded four suspects through the streets for allegedly smuggling people across…
Continue Reading Didn’t the Korean War end in 1953? The short answer is no
By Brad Lendon, CNN Is the Korean War about to come to an end? Some people might answer: “Didn’t that happen in 1953?” Others may…
Continue Reading South Korea ‘effectively’ agrees on draft with US to end Korean War
By Philip Wang and Oren Liebermann, CNN South Korea has “effectively” agreed with the United States on a draft declaring the end of the…
Continue Reading Hong Kong pop star Denise Ho arrested by national security police
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Cantopop star and prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Denise Ho was arrested at her home on Wednesday morning by the…
Continue Reading Invite Taiwan to massive RIMPAC naval exercises, US defense act says
By Brad Lendon, CNN Taiwan should be invited to the world’s largest naval exercise next year, according to the US’ 2022 defense spending…
Continue Reading Save the Children staff confirmed dead in Myanmar Christmas Eve attack
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Two Save the Children staff, missing in eastern Myanmar after a deadly attack on civilians allegedly carried out by government…
Continue Reading Taliban bans women from solo, long-distance road trips in Afghanistan
By Ehsan Popalzai, CNN The Taliban have banned women from taking long-distance road trips in Afghanistan on their own, requiring that a male relative…
Continue Reading China tightens Xi’an lockdown as city reports highest daily Covid-19 cases in nearly 2 years
By CNN’s Beijing Bureau and Nectar Gan China’s Xi’an has further tightened lockdown measures and rolled out a fifth round of mass…
Continue Reading Japan and China agree to set up defense hotline amid territorial tensions
By Brad Lendon, CNN The defense ministers of Japan and China on Monday agreed to set up a joint communication hotline by the end of 2022, a news…
Continue Reading Thousands left homeless and hungry at Christmas as Philippines faces up to climate crisis reality of super typhoon
By Erwin M. Mascariñas and Rhea Mogul, CNN Usually, Jay Lacia wakes at midnight on Christmas Day to start the festivities — but this year, all…
Continue Reading Taliban says ‘no need’ for Afghanistan’s election commission and peace ministries
By Ehsan Popalzai, CNN The Taliban said Monday it had dissolved Afghanistan’s election commission as well as its ministries for peace and…
Continue Reading ‘Horrified’ UN official condemns reported killings in Myanmar
Story by Reuters A senior United Nations official said he was horrified by the reported killing of at least 35 civilians in Myanmar and called on…
Continue Reading As the Taliban swept Kabul, one friend escaped. The other was trapped. They shared their anguish on WhatsApp
By Eliza Mackintosh and Nilly Kohzad, CNN Illustration by Alberto Mier, CNN In the four months since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, Nilofar, a…
Continue Reading More than 30 reported killed, Save the Children staff missing, in Myanmar attack
By Cape Diamond, Jessie Yeung and Maija Ehlinger, CNN At least 30 people, including women and children, were killed in the eastern Myanmar state of…
Continue Reading Japan says it won’t send government officials to Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
By Jessie Yeung and Junko Ogura, CNN Japan will not send any senior officials or Cabinet ministers to the Beijing Winter Olympics in February, the…
Continue Reading South Korea pardons disgraced former President Park Geun-hye
By Gawon Bae and Helen Regan, CNN The South Korean government has pardoned former President Park Geun-hye, who was serving 22 years in prison for…
Continue Reading Afghanistan’s first president wants the world to work with the Taliban
By Adam Pourahmadi and Noon Salih, CNN Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai believes it is now time for the international community to work with…
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