Story by Reuters Sri Lanka is struggling to secure fresh fuel supplies, a top government minister said on Sunday, as the crisis-hit country of 22 million people is down to just 15,000 tons of petrol and diesel to keep essential services running in the coming days. The island is wilting under its worst financial crisis
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By Kathleen Magramo, CNN The owners of an iconic Hong Kong floating restaurant that made headlines around the world after reports emerged it had sunk at sea, appeared Thursday to walk-back earlier claims it was beyond salvageable, insisting the vessel “was still in the waters” near the Paracel Islands, as calls grow for a full
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By Junko Ogura and Simone McCarthy, CNN Two Chinese coast guard ships navigated Japan’s territorial waters near a chain of disputed islands for more than 64 hours this week, Japanese authorities said Friday — the longest incursion of its kind in a decade. Japan’s coast guard said Friday the Chinese vessels entered Japanese waters in
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By Heather Chen, CNN Shocking images have emerged from New Zealand showing millions of once-velvety brown sea sponges bleached bone white, the worst mass bleaching event of its type ever recorded, marine scientists say. The alarming discovery comes amid a continued rise in ocean temperatures, a trend that scientists say is overwhelmingly due to planet-warming
Continue Reading By Heather Chen, CNN Shocking images have emerged from New Zealand showing millions of once-velvety brown sea sponges bleached bone white, the worst mass bleaching event of its type ever recorded, marine scientists say. The alarming discovery comes amid a continued rise in ocean temperatures, a trend that scientists say is overwhelmingly due to planet-warming
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By Jessie Yeung and Yuki Kurihara, CNN Drinks after work probably seemed like a good idea — but for one worker in Japan the hangover is likely to last for some time. The unnamed worker lost a USB flash drive containing the personal details of every resident of the city of Amagasaki, northwest of Osaka,
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By Jessie Yeung and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Hong Kong next week to mark the 25th anniversary of the city’s handover to China, state media reported on Saturday — the leader’s first trip outside the mainland since the pandemic began. “Xi Jinping will attend the celebration of the 25th anniversary
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By Tara John, Akanksha Sharma, Jo Shelley and Ehsan Popalzai, CNN Aid groups scrambled on Thursday to reach victims of a powerful earthquake that rocked eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 1,000 people in an area blighted by poor infrastructure, as the country faces dire economic and hunger crises. The slow response, exacerbated by international sanctions
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung, CNN Chinese leader Xi Jinping has left mainland China for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, arriving in Hong Kong Thursday ahead of the 25th anniversary of the city’s handover from British to Chinese rule. Xi is expected to spend two days in the financial hub and attend a
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By Iqbal Athas, Chris Liakos, Rhea Mogul and Daniela Gonzalez-Roman CNN Sri Lanka is “bankrupt,” Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said Tuesday, as the country suffers its worst financial crisis in decades, leaving millions struggling to buy food, medicine and fuel. Wickremesinghe told lawmakers that negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to revive the country’s
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By Rhea Mogul and Iqbal Athas, CNN Sri Lanka’s economy has “completely collapsed,” Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said Wednesday, as the crisis-hit nation faces an increasingly dire situation that has left millions struggling with fuel, electricity and food shortages. “Our economy has faced a complete collapse,” Wickremesinghe told Sri Lanka’s Parliament, adding the government was
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By Simone McCarthy Chinese leader Xi Jinping set the tone for a virtual summit with leaders from major emerging economies in a pointed speech Wednesday evening, in which he decried sanctions as “weaponizing” the global economy and urged unity in the face of financial challenges. Xi, who spoke at a business forum ahead of the
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN Desperate search and rescue operations were underway in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday following an earthquake that killed more than 1,000 people, a heavy blow for a country already facing a dire economic and humanitarian crisis. The magnitude 5.9 quake struck during the early hours of Wednesday near the city of Khost
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By CNN staff A prominent civil rights advocate in China who once called on leader Xi Jinping to resign because he is “just not smart enough” was put on trial behind closed doors Wednesday on charges of subverting state power. The move comes as the ruling Communist Party doubles down on stifling dissent ahead of
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By Brad Lendon, CNN At least eight Russian and Chinese warships have been spotted in the seas near Japan this week, another sign of the apparent pressure the two partners have been putting on Tokyo as relations deteriorate over Ukraine and Taiwan respectively. Japan’s Defense Ministry on Tuesday said its forces had observed five Russian
Continue Reading By Tara John, Akanksha Sharma, Jo Shelley and Ehsan Popalzai, CNN Aid groups scrambled on Thursday to reach victims of a powerful earthquake that rocked eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 1,000 people in an area blighted by poor infrastructure, as the country faces dire economic and hunger crises. The slow response, exacerbated by international sanctions
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By Masoud Popalzai, Jessie Yeung, Ehsan Popalzai and Tara John, CNN Afghanistan was rocked by its deadliest earthquake in decades on Wednesday when a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the country’s east, killing more than 1,000 people and wounding many more, according to a regional official. The humanitarian disaster comes at a difficult time for the
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By Heather Chen, CNN Singapore has reported the first confirmed case of monkeypox in Southeast Asia during this year’s outbreak — while another confirmed case has been found in South Korea. The case in Singapore involves a British man who was in the city-state between June 15 and 17. He tested positive for monkeypox on
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By Brad Lendon and Wayne Chang, CNN A total of 29 Chinese warplanes entered Taiwan’s self-declared air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Tuesday, according to the island’s Defense Ministry. The Defense Ministry said the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force planes were a mix of fighter jets, early warning and control aircraft, electronic warfare aircraft,
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