Heavy snow in Japan kills at least 17, injures dozens
By Emiko Jozuka and Heather Chen, CNN
Heavy snowfall in northern Japan and other parts of the country killed at least 17 people and injured more… Continue Reading
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North Korea’s record year of missile testing is putting the world on edge
By Carlotta Dotto, Brad Lendon and Jessie Yeung, CNN
In 2020, North Korea conducted four missile tests. In 2021, it doubled that number. In 2022,… Continue Reading
South Korea fires warning shots after North Korean drones enter its airspace
By Jake Kwon, Sophie Jeong, Ivana Kottasová and Jessie Yeung, CNN
South Korea's military scrambled fighter jets and attack helicopters on Monday… Continue Reading
Beijing to distribute Pfizer antiviral drug as Covid wave strains health system
By Nectar Gan, Eric Cheung and Selina Wang, CNN
Beijing will begin distributing Pfizer's Covid-19 drug Paxlovid to the city's community health… Continue Reading
Dozens of Rohingya rescued from stricken vessel after weeks adrift at sea, but fears grow for those still aboard
By Rhea Mogul, CNN
After spending more than a month adrift on a stricken boat without food or water, dozens of starving Rohingya have been rescued… Continue Reading
China carries out military exercises near Taiwan and Japan, sending 47 aircraft across Taiwan Strait in ‘strike drill’
By Eric Cheung, Jessie Yeung and emiko jozuka, CNN
China sent 47 aircraft across the median line of the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, its largest… Continue Reading
Major foreign aid groups suspend work in Afghanistan after Taliban bars female employees
By Chris Liakos, Ehsan Popalzai, Sahar Akbarzai, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Ivana Kottasová, CNN
At least half a dozen major foreign aid groups have… Continue Reading
Death toll from sinking of Thai navy ship rises to 18
By Kocha Olarn, CNN
Thailand's navy said Sunday that the death toll from the sinking of one of its warships earlier in the week had risen to… Continue Reading
China’s top health body stops publishing daily Covid case figures as infections soar
By Xiaofei Xu, CNN
China's top health authority has announced that it has stopped publishing daily Covid-19 case numbers, as reports claimed that… Continue Reading
Hiding in plain sight: The network of citizens sheltering Iran’s protesters
By Hannah Ritchie and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN
For months, Leila has barely seen sunlight."I miss being in the open air...I miss being able to… Continue Reading
Taliban orders NGOs to ban female employees from coming to work
By Ehsan Popalzai, Sahar Akbarzai and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN
The Taliban administration in Afghanistan has ordered all local and international… Continue Reading
Leaked notes from Chinese health officials estimate 250 million Covid-19 infections in December: reports
By Hannah Ritchie, Nectar Gan, Simone McCarthy, Selina Wang and Mengchen Zhang, CNN
Almost 250 million people in China may have caught Covid-19 in… Continue Reading
The Taliban pledged to honor women’s rights in Afghanistan. Here’s how it eroded them instead
By Sophie Tanno, CNN
When the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in August 2021 in a lightning takeover following the withdrawal of US… Continue Reading
French serial killer Charles ‘The Serpent’ Sobhraj released from Nepali jail
By Sugam Pokharel, Alex Hardie and Duarte Mendonca, CNN
Charles Sobhraj, the infamous French serial killer who inspired the award-nominated TV… Continue Reading
Save Rohingya from starvation at sea, UN refugee agency urges Asian countries
By Rhea Mogul, CNN
The plight of nearly 200 Rohingya refugees adrift in the Indian Ocean for the past month is growing increasingly desperate, the… Continue Reading
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles, South Korea says
By Yoonjung Seo, Emiko Jozuka and Jessie Yeung, CNN
North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles on Friday, according to South Korean… Continue Reading
QAnon members in Japan sentenced for breaking into Covid vaccination centers
By Jessie Yeung and Tetsu Sukegawa, CNN
Several members of a QAnon group in Japan were sentenced by a Tokyo court on Thursday for breaking into… Continue Reading
As crematoriums fill up, China shifts how it counts Covid deaths
By Selina Wang, Nectar Gan and CNN's Beijing bureau
For much of the pandemic, images of overflowing hospitals and busy funeral homes from the… Continue Reading
‘What was their sacrifice for?’: Devastation for female Afghan students stripped of education
By Jessie Yeung, CNN
For weeks, the 21-year-old student had been studying hard for the final exams of her first year of university. She was almost… Continue Reading
United Nations Security Council demands release of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi in historic resolution
By Richard Roth, CNN
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has called on Myanmar's ruling military junta to release all political prisoners,… Continue Reading