She was sold to a stranger so her family could eat as Afghanistan crumbles
By Anna Coren, Jessie Yeung and Abdul Basir Bina, CNN Parwana Malik, a 9-year-old girl with dark eyes and rosy cheeks, giggles with her friends as…
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She was sold to a stranger so her family could eat as Afghanistan crumbles
CNN By Anna Coren, Jessie Yeung and Abdul Basir Bina, CNN Parwana Malik, a 9-year-old girl with dark eyes and rosy cheeks, giggles with her friends…
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Three wedding guests reportedly shot dead in Afghanistan for playing music at reception
WJAR, CNN By Tim Lister and Ehsan Popalzai, CNN Three guests were shot dead at a wedding reception in eastern Afghanistan on Friday night, apparently…
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By Tim Lister and Ehsan Popalzai, CNN Three guests were shot dead at a wedding reception in eastern Afghanistan on Friday night, apparently because…
Continue Reading Suspect arrested in Tokyo train Halloween knife attack that injured at least 17 people
By Junko Ogura, CNN A 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in the Japanese capital Tokyo after a knife attack on a…
Continue Reading This country just found its first Covid case. Now it’s preparing for a potential lockdown
By Philip Wang and Helen Regan, CNN The South Pacific island nation of Tonga reported its first case of Covid-19 on Friday, spurring thousands of…
Continue Reading Bangkok police arrest CEO of Thai medical glove company following CNN investigation
CNN, KABC By Kocha Olarn, Tim Lister, Scott McLean and Florence Davey-Attlee, CNN The CEO of a Thai company at the heart of a CNN investigation into…
Continue Reading Thai authorities indict company over sale of second-hand medical gloves after CNN investigation
By Scott McLean, Florence Davey-Attlee, Kocha Olarn and Tim Lister, CNN Prosecutors in Thailand have indicted a company alleging it exported millions…
Continue Reading China submits new ‘disappointing’ emissions pledge to UN
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN China, the world’s biggest polluter, has made only a small improvement in its emission-cutting plan formally submitted…
Continue Reading China submits new ‘disappointing’ emissions pledge to UN
CNN By Ivana Kottasová, CNN China, the world’s biggest polluter, has made only a small improvement in its emission-cutting plan formally…
Continue Reading DNA reveals unexpected origins of enigmatic mummies buried in a Chinese desert
By Katie Hunt, CNN Since their discovery, the ancestry of hundreds of mummified bodies buried in boats in an inhospitable desert region of northwest…
Continue Reading Taiwan’s President says the threat from China is increasing ‘every day’ and confirms presence of US military trainers on the island
CNN By Will Ripley, Eric Cheung and Ben Westcott, CNN The leader of Taiwan, the island thrust into the center of rising tensions between the United…
Continue Reading Taiwan’s President says the threat from China is increasing ‘every day’ and confirms presence of US military trainers on the island
By Will Ripley, Eric Cheung and Ben Westcott, CNN The leader of Taiwan, the island thrust into the center of rising tensions between the United…
Continue Reading US approves $100 million missile defense sale to Taiwan
CNN By Philip Wang The United States has approved the possible sale to Taiwan of military equipment and services, including engineering services to…
Continue Reading India says it’s a ‘victim’ of global warming ‘not a contributor’ as it rejects net zero emissions target
By Vedika Sud, CNN, and Reuters India is going into the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland with a strong message for wealthy nations: get your…
Continue Reading ‘We believe nature has a soul’: CNN Hero’s offer of rice inspired people in Bali to collect tons of plastic for recycling
By Laura Klairmont, CNN When the Covid-19 pandemic struck Indonesia’s island of Bali, tourism — the driving economic force in the region…
Continue Reading ‘We believe nature has a soul’: CNN Hero’s offer of rice inspired people in Bali to collect tons of plastic for recycling
CNN By Laura Klairmont, CNN When the Covid-19 pandemic struck Indonesia’s island of Bali, tourism — the driving economic force in the…
Continue Reading Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi testifies in court but a gag order prevents her defense from being made public
By Helen Regan, CNN Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi testified in court on Tuesday for the first time since she was overthrown…
Continue Reading Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi testifies in court but a gag order prevents her defense from being made public
CNN By Helen Regan, CNN Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi testified in court on Tuesday for the first time since she was…
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Japan’s Princess Mako marries non-royal boyfriend Kei Komuro in subdued ceremony
CNN By Junko Ogura and Nectar Gan, CNN Japan’s Princess Mako has married her non-royal college sweetheart Kei Komuro in a subdued ceremony,…
Continue Reading Japan’s Princess Mako marries non-royal boyfriend Kei Komuro in subdued ceremony
By Junko Ogura and Nectar Gan, CNN Japan’s Princess Mako has married her non-royal college sweetheart Kei Komuro in a subdued ceremony,…
Continue Reading Fresh lockdowns in China as local Covid-19 infections spread to 11 provinces
By Nectar Gan, CNN Authorities in northern China are reimposing lockdowns and other emergency measures to curb the spread of coronavirus, with health…
Continue Reading Preliminary 6.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Taiwan’s northeastern coast
By Eric Cheung, CNN A 6.5-magnitude quake has struck Taiwan, according to preliminary data from the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre…
Continue Reading Not everyone approves of this princess’ wedding. She’s going ahead with it anyway
By Emiko Jozuka, Selina Wang and Junko Ogura, CNN It had all the makings of a modern royal fairytale: the marriage of an aspiring lawyer to a…
Continue Reading Japan’s Princess Mako marries non-royal boyfriend Kei Komuro in subdued ceremony
CNN By Junko Ogura and Nectar Gan, CNN Japan’s Princess Mako has married her non-royal college sweetheart Kei Komuro in a subdued ceremony,…
Continue Reading Russia and China hold first joint patrol in the western Pacific, Russian defense ministry says
By Vasco Cotovio, CNN Russian and Chinese warships have conducted the first ever joint patrol in the western part of the Pacific Ocean, the Russian…
Continue Reading As regional tensions rise, Japan’s ground troops hold their first military drills in decades
CNN By Blake Essig For the first time in almost 30 years, Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) is conducting a massive nationwide military…
Continue Reading As regional tensions rise, Japan’s ground troops hold their first military drills in decades
By Blake Essig For the first time in almost 30 years, Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) is conducting a massive nationwide military…
Continue Reading More than 200 deaths reported in India and Nepal following heavy rainfall and flooding
By Esha Mitra, CNN The death toll from flooding and landslides in Nepal rose to 104 on Friday after 27 more deaths were reported since Wednesday…
Continue Reading More than 200 deaths reported in India and Nepal following heavy rainfall and flooding
CNN By Esha Mitra, CNN The death toll from flooding and landslides in Nepal rose to 104 on Friday after 27 more deaths were reported since Wednesday…
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