Tokyo government gives workers 4-day workweek to boost fertility, family time
By Chris Lau, Lisako Neriki Ancheta and Yumi Asada, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — The Japanese capital is set to introduce a four-day workweek for…
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Syrian rebel leader says goal is to ‘overthrow’ Assad regime
By Jomana Karadsheh, Gul Tuysuz, Brice Laine, Lauren Kent and Eyad Kourdi, CNN Syria (CNN) — The goal of Syria’s rebel coalition, as it…
Continue ReadingHundreds flee Syrian city of Homs as rebels advance further south
CNN By Eyad Kourdi and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of people appear to have fled the central Syrian city of Homs overnight into…
Continue ReadingYoon Suk Yeol: The ‘American Pie’-singing conservative who tried to suspend democracy – and failed
CNN By Helen Regan, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Declaring martial law in a stable and boisterous democracy was an audacious gamble – and…
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By Helen Regan, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Declaring martial law in a stable and boisterous democracy was an audacious gamble – and one…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Dec. 6: UnitedHealthcare CEO, South Korea, Tsunami warning lifted, Mass deportations, 4-day workweek
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to return astronauts to the moon this decade amid a renewed…
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By Yoonjung Seo, Ivan Watson, Ava Ko, Alex Stambaugh and Nectar Gan, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The leader of South Korea’s ruling party…
Continue ReadingAustralia synagogue fire condemned as clear act of antisemitism as police search for suspects
By Angus Watson and Jennifer Hauser, CNN Sydney, Australia (CNN) — Police are searching for two masked suspects after a synagogue was set on…
Continue ReadingMexico wants a deal with Trump to avoid receiving non-Mexican deportees
By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Mexico hopes to strike a deal with President-elect Donald Trump to limit the number of third-country deportees it…
Continue ReadingMacron resists calls to resign and vows to name new French prime minister in days
By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Embattled French President Emmanuel Macron said he hoped to appoint a new prime minister in the coming days, in a…
Continue ReadingCatholic nun among 25 arrested in mob bust in northern Italy
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — A Catholic nun with the Sisters of Charity Institute in Milan was among 25 people arrested early…
Continue ReadingWorld on brink of third nuclear age with few guardrails in place, UK military chief warns
By Catherine Nicholls, CNN London (CNN) — The world is at the brink of a third nuclear age, the head of the United Kingdom’s armed forces…
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Continue ReadingSouth Korean politician who grabbed soldier’s gun says she was the ‘last line’ in protecting parliament during martial law
By Helen Regan, Ivan Watson, Rebecca Wright and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul (CNN) — A South Korean politician who grappled with an armed soldier in…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean politician who grabbed soldier’s gun says she was the ‘last line’ in protecting parliament during martial law
CNN By Helen Regan, Ivan Watson, Rebecca Wright and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul (CNN) — A South Korean politician who grappled with an armed…
Continue ReadingUndercover Israeli forces raid West Bank hospital, seize alleged militant from ICU
By Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman, Mick Krever and Dana Karni, CNN (CNN) — Israeli forces dressed in civilian clothes raided a hospital in the…
Continue ReadingSyrian rebels capture second major city as army withdraws from Hama
By Mostafa Salem and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — Syrian rebels have driven government forces from Hama, a major city that the country’s regime…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean opposition leader thought martial law announcement was ‘a deepfake’
By Ivan Watson, Rebecca Wright, Yoonjung Seo and Jessie Yeung, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The leader of South Korea’s main opposition…
Continue ReadingPhotographer for German press agency killed in Syria as rebels push for control of key city
By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — A Syrian photographer working for the German press agency DPA has been killed in an airstrike in the Hama…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean president accepts defense minister’s resignation amid backlash over martial law move
By Yoonjung Seo, CNN (CNN) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has accepted the resignation of his Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun amid…
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