Magnitude 5.9 earthquake rocks Japan’s northwestern Chiba prefecture
By Junko Ogura, CNN An earthquake of 5.9 magnitude struck Japan’s northwestern Chiba Prefecture, which lies east of the capital Tokyo, on…
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Hundreds of billions were spent by the US in Afghanistan. Here are 10 of the starkest examples of ‘waste, fraud and abuse’
By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Half a billion dollars of aircraft that flew for about a year. A huge $85 million hotel that never opened, and sits in…
Continue ReadingAt least 15 killed after 5.9-magnitude earthquake hits southwestern Pakistan
By Sophia Saifi and Azaz Syed, CNN At least 15 people, including eight children, were killed and 200 injured after a 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit…
Continue ReadingTaiwan won’t be forced to bow to China, President Tsai says during National Day celebrations
CNN By Eric Cheung, CNN Taiwan will not bow to pressure and nobody can force it to accept the path China has laid out for the self-governing…
Continue ReadingChina could be ready to mount a ‘full-scale’ invasion of Taiwan by 2025, island’s defense minister says
By Eric Cheung, CNN China could be capable of mounting a “full-scale” invasion of Taiwan by 2025, the island’s defense minister…
Continue ReadingFerdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos, son of late dictator, announces Philippines presidential bid
By Akanksha Sharma and Ben Westcott, CNN The only son of late Philippines’ dictator Ferdinand Marcos said on Tuesday he will stand for…
Continue ReadingTaliban to resume issuing passports to Afghan citizens
By Jack Guy and Tim Lister, CNN Afghanistan will resume issuing passports to its citizens, its interior ministry announced Tuesday, in a first under…
Continue Reading‘Korean wave’ sweeps Oxford English Dictionary as new words are added
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Korean exports seem to be sweeping the world’s screens, headsets and runways — and now more than 20 words of Korean…
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New Zealand to abandon zero-Covid strategy as Delta variant proves hard to shake
CNN By Ben Westcott, CNN New Zealand will begin to move away from a zero-Covid strategy toward living with the virus, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern…
Continue ReadingTaliban accused of killing 13 ethnic Hazaras in Afghanistan
By Sarah Dean, CNN Taliban forces unlawfully killed 13 ethnic Hazaras — including nine surrendering former government soldiers and a…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand to abandon zero-Covid strategy as Delta variant proves hard to shake
By Ben Westcott, CNN New Zealand will begin to move away from a zero-Covid strategy toward living with the virus, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said…
Continue ReadingHundreds of billions were spent by the US in Afghanistan. Here are 10 of the starkest examples of ‘waste, fraud and abuse’
CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Half a billion dollars of aircraft that flew for about a year. A huge $85 million hotel that never opened, and sits in…
Continue ReadingUN report on China’s Uyghurs: What you need to know
CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN Just minutes before the end of her term on Wednesday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights dropped a…
Continue Reading‘Some are just psychopaths’: Chinese detective in exile reveals extent of torture against Uyghurs
By Rebecca Wright, Ivan Watson, Zahid Mahmood and Tom Booth, CNN The raids started after midnight in Xinjiang. Hundreds of police officers armed with…
Continue ReadingIndia to pay more than $300 million to next of kin of Covid-19 victims
By Swati Gupta, CNN India’s top court on Monday approved the government’s decision to pay about $670 for every coronavirus death in the…
Continue ReadingChina sent 56 warplanes into Taiwan defense zone on Monday, Taipei says
By Eric Cheung, CNN Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said 56 Chinese warplanes made incursions into its air defense identification zone on Monday, the…
Continue ReadingWomen in Kabul return to work, school and the streets, in defiance of the Taliban
By Brent Swails, Clarissa Ward and Scott McWhinnie, CNN A terrorist attack didn’t stop Atifa Watanyar from teaching, but she worries the…
Continue ReadingFarmers among 8 killed as India protest erupts in violence
By Manveena Suri, CNN At least eight people were killed when violence broke out in India’s Uttar Pradesh state on Sunday after a car linked to…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea reopens communication and military hotline with South
CNN By Jake Kwon and Maija Ehlinger, CNN Communication lines between North and South Korea have been restored for the first time in months, Seoul…
Continue ReadingFumio Kishida takes office as Japan’s new Prime Minister
By Helen Regan, Selina Wang and Junko Ogura, CNN Japan’s Fumio Kishida took office as the country’s new Prime Minister on Monday, tasked…
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