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North Korea claims it tested new command-and-control system in simulated nuclear counterstrike
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North Korea claims it tested new command-and-control system in simulated nuclear counterstrike

Seoul, South Korea CNN  —  North Korea claims it tested a new nuclear weapons command-and-control system Monday, with the firing…
Massive floods threaten tens of millions as intense rains batter southern China
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Massive floods threaten tens of millions as intense rains batter southern China

Hong Kong CNN  —  Heavy rains hammered southern China on the weekend, flooding homes, streets and farmland and threatening to upend…
Blinken will travel to China to bolster relations amid global turbulence
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Blinken will travel to China to bolster relations amid global turbulence

CNN  —  Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China in the coming week as the Biden administration tries…
Middle class wiped out: Half of Myanmar’s people forced into poverty by civil war, UN report finds
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Middle class wiped out: Half of Myanmar’s people forced into poverty by civil war, UN report finds

CNN  —  Once considered among the most promising economies in Southeast Asia with a growing middle class, Myanmar is now…
China concerns bring new unity to once-turbulent US-Japan-Philippines relationship ahead of major White House summit
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China concerns bring new unity to once-turbulent US-Japan-Philippines relationship ahead of major White House summit

Seoul, South Korea CNN  —  Colonization, bloodshed, war crimes, occupation, controversial military bases. These are all issues intertwined in the…
Japan’s Kishida warns world at ‘historic turning point’ as he touts US alliance ahead of Biden summit
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Japan’s Kishida warns world at ‘historic turning point’ as he touts US alliance ahead of Biden summit

Tokyo CNN  —  Spiraling geopolitical tensions have pushed the world to a “historic turning point” and are forcing Japan to…
Taiwan earthquake: Hundreds still awaiting rescue, death toll rises to 13
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Taiwan earthquake: Hundreds still awaiting rescue, death toll rises to 13

Taipei, Taiwan CNN  —  Around 400 people are still stranded and awaiting rescue in Taiwan after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake…
Dozens rescued after major Taiwan quake but more than 600 still cut off
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Dozens rescued after major Taiwan quake but more than 600 still cut off

CNN  —  Rescue teams Thursday were trying to reach more than 600 people in eastern Taiwan following the strongest earthquake…
Dozens trapped in tunnels after Taiwan’s strongest quake in 25 years kills at least seven
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Dozens trapped in tunnels after Taiwan’s strongest quake in 25 years kills at least seven

Taipei, Taiwan CNN  —  Rescuers in Taiwan scrambled to free dozens of people trapped in highway tunnels after the island was struck…
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