By Helen Regan, Sophia Saifi, Asim Khan and Esha Mitra, CNN A deadly cholera outbreak linked to contaminated drinking water has infected thousands of people in central Pakistan as the country grapples with a water crisis exacerbated by a brutal heat wave in South Asia. Temperatures in parts of Pakistan and India have reached record
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By Nectar Gan and CNN’s Beijing bureau Shanghai officials on Tuesday said they had achieved “zero-Covid at the community level” in what appeared to be a turning point in a heavy-handed and costly campaign to tame an Omicron outbreak — but many residents remain skeptical the city will reopen anytime soon. “Zero-Covid at the community
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By Brad Lendon, Blake Essig and Emiko Jozuka, CNN Amy Bauernschmidt is the rarest of the rare. The 51-year-old is in a select group of United States Navy officers: The commanders of the 11 aircraft carriers in the US fleet. Capt. Bauernschmidt is the only woman in that group. In fact, she’s the only woman
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By Jessie Yeung and Yoonjung Seo, CNN North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has mobilized the military to respond to the country’s first officially acknowledged outbreak of Covid-19, as the impoverished nation scrambles to address what state media has described as a “major national emergency.” Despite having placed all cities under lockdown on Thursday, a
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung and Yoonjung Seo, CNN North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has mobilized the military to respond to the country’s first officially acknowledged outbreak of Covid-19, as the impoverished nation scrambles to address what state media has described as a “major national emergency.” Despite having placed all cities under lockdown on Thursday, a
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Story by Reuters The Japanese island chain of Okinawa marked the 50th anniversary on Sunday of the end of US occupation and its return to Japan with ceremonies and celebrations amid growing worry about its proximity to an increasingly assertive China. Okinawa, a string of tropical islands off far southwest Japan much closer to Taiwan
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By Nectar Gan, Gawon Bae and Helen Regan, CNN North Korea’s first-reported Covid-19 outbreak is the “greatest turmoil” to befall the country since its founding more than 70 years ago, according to its leader Kim Jong Un, as the isolated and impoverished nation scrambles to curb the spread of a highly transmissible virus that risks
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By Eric Cheung, CNN and photos by John Mees Business has been swift this week for Oscar Chen, the fourth-generation owner of the Liang Xi Hao restaurant in central Taipei. The tables at his diner in the Taiwanese capital are buzzing with customers, waiters bustle with dishes of squid soup and rice noodles, and talk
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By Helen Regan, CNN Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is the presumptive President of the Philippines after winning a landslide in elections on May 9, according to unofficial results. More than 30 million Filipinos voted for Marcos Jr., more than double that of his closest rival, the outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo, partial and unofficial results
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung, CNN Authorities in China have imposed a de facto international travel ban, forbidding citizens from going overseas for “non-essential” reasons, as the government ramps up efforts to enforce its zero-Covid policy. In a statement Thursday, the Chinese National Immigration Administration said it would tighten its reviewing process on issuing travel documents such
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By David Culver, CNN Over the hum of jet engines, I could hear the flight attendant comforting a fellow passenger seated a couple of rows behind me. “You’re out, and you’re safe now,” she said warmly. Our plane had just taken off from Shanghai, a city of gleaming high-rises, home to 25 million people who
Continue Reading By David Culver, CNN Over the hum of jet engines, I could hear the flight attendant comforting a fellow passenger seated a couple of rows behind me. “You’re out, and you’re safe now,” she said warmly. Our plane had just taken off from Shanghai, a city of gleaming high-rises, home to 25 million people who
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By Gawon Bae and Helen Regan, CNN North Korea has announced an “explosive” Covid-19 outbreak that has likely killed six people and infected more than 350,000, according to state media, prompting fears of an impending and deadly crisis in the isolated and impoverished nation. The announcement comes a day after the country reported its first
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By Katie Hunt, CNN The volcanic eruption on an island near Tonga in January was as powerful as the 1883 Krakatoa eruption in Indonesia, one of the deadliest and most destructive volcanic events on record. Scientists have begun to piece together what happened during the January 15 eruption of the undersea Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano
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By Yoonjung Seo and Jessie Yeung, CNN Three North Korean cargo planes flew to China and back on Monday, as the country battles an fast-spreading outbreak of Covid-19, according to a South Korean government official with knowledge of the matter. The planes traveled to Taoxian International Airport in Shenyang, in China’s northeast Liaoning province, the
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan and CNN’s Beijing bureau A Tibet Airlines plane caught fire after skidding off the runway in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing on Thursday morning. All 113 passengers and nine crew members were “evacuated safely,” the airline said in a statement. More than 40 passengers with minor injuries were taken to hospital,
Continue Reading By Helen Regan, CNN Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is the presumptive President of the Philippines after winning a landslide in elections on May 9, according to unofficial results. More than 30 million Filipinos voted for Marcos Jr., more than double that of his closest rival, the outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo, partial and unofficial results
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By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong’s national security police on Wednesday arrested Cardinal Joseph Zen, a 90-year-old former bishop and outspoken critic of China’s Communist Party, drawing concern from the Vatican and condemnation from the United States. Zen is among four high-profile pro-democracy activists arrested by police — the other three are Cantopop star Denise
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By Gawon Bae and Helen Regan, CNN North Korea has identified its first ever case of Covid-19, according to state media, which called the situation a “major national emergency.” It’s unclear how many infections have been detected but state-run news agency KCNA reported on Thursday that cases of the Omicron variant had been found in
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By Helen Regan and Yasmin Coles, CNN Ferdinand Marcos Jr. claimed victory in the 2022 Philippines elections on Wednesday, saying the “people have spoken decisively,” according to a statement from his spokesperson. Known as “Bongbong” in the Philippines, Marcos Jr., who is the son and namesake of the late dictator, promised to be a “President
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