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North Korea is facing a Covid disaster. What does that mean for Kim Jong Un?
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North Korea is facing a Covid disaster. What does that mean for Kim Jong Un?

(CNN) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un looks like he’s in big trouble. His country has announced an “explosive”…
Flight data suggests China Eastern plane deliberately crashed: Wall Street Journal report
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Flight data suggests China Eastern plane deliberately crashed: Wall Street Journal report

Hong Kong (CNN) – Black box data recovered from a China Eastern flight that crashed in March suggests someone in…
Shanghai declares zero-Covid milestone but residents cast doubt on reopening
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Shanghai declares zero-Covid milestone but residents cast doubt on reopening

Hong Kong (CNN) – Shanghai officials on Tuesday said they had achieved “zero-Covid at the community level” in what appeared…
Sri Lanka down to last day of petrol, Prime Minister tells crisis-hit nation
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Sri Lanka down to last day of petrol, Prime Minister tells crisis-hit nation

Colombo, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka’s new prime minister said on Monday the crisis-hit nation was down to its last…
Top dealmaker says Chinese markets are ‘close to the bottom’
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Top dealmaker says Chinese markets are ‘close to the bottom’

Hong Kong (CNN Business) – One of China’s top investment bankers says the country’s stock markets appear to be nearing…
Kim Jong Un mobilizes North Korea’s military in response to Covid-19 outbreak
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Kim Jong Un mobilizes North Korea’s military in response to Covid-19 outbreak

(CNN)- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has mobilized the military to respond to the country’s first officially acknowledged outbreak…
‘We are the last generation’: China’s harsh lockdowns could exacerbate population crisis
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‘We are the last generation’: China’s harsh lockdowns could exacerbate population crisis

Hong Kong (CNN) – For generations of Chinese parents, the success of their children has long been one of their…
China tensions loom as Japan’s Okinawa marks 50 years since US handover
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China tensions loom as Japan’s Okinawa marks 50 years since US handover

Tokyo – The Japanese island chain of Okinawa marked the 50th anniversary on Sunday of the end of US occupation…
What we know (and don’t know) about North Korea’s Covid outbreak
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What we know (and don’t know) about North Korea’s Covid outbreak

(CNN) – North Korea’s first-reported Covid-19 outbreak is the “greatest turmoil” to befall the country since its founding more than…
Military rescues Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister in pre-dawn operation as violent clashes leave seven dead
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Military rescues Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister in pre-dawn operation as violent clashes leave seven dead

(CNN)- Sri Lanka’s outgoing Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was rescued in a pre-dawn military operation Tuesday, hours after his resignation,…
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