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A man and a child pass red lanterns hanging on trees for the upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations at a park in Beijing

China’s population is shrinking. The impact will be felt around the world

January 18, 2023 7:22 PM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung, CNN China may be one step closer to losing its place as the world’s most populous country to India after its population shrank…

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces her intention to resign at the War Memorial Centre on January 19 in Napier

New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern announces shock resignation before upcoming election

January 18, 2023 4:40 PM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung and Hilary Whiteman, CNN New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Thursday she will stand aside for a new leader within…

India arrests alleged illegal immigration agents over family who froze to death on US border

January 18, 2023 1:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Manveena Suri and Tara Subramaniam, CNN Three alleged black-market immigration agents have been arrested in western India in connection with the…

The Tokyo High Court acquitted three former Tokyo Electric Power Company executives over the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident

Tokyo High Court acquits three former Tepco executives over 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident: NHK

January 17, 2023 10:17 PM CNN Newsource

By Junko Ogura, Emiko Jozuka and Tara Subramaniam, CNN The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday acquitted three former Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco)…

A display at a bilingual Korean-English language immersion class at Porter Ranch Community School in Los Angeles is seen here

South Korea brought K-pop and K-dramas to the world. The Korean language could be next

January 17, 2023 5:59 PM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung, CNN There’s never been a better time to learn Korean. It’s one of the fastest-growing languages in the world, outpacing…

Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa talks during the launch of her book titled How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight of our Future at a mall in Pasig

Nobel laureate Maria Ressa cleared by Philippine court of tax evasion

January 17, 2023 5:58 PM CNN Newsource

By Heather Chen, Kathleen Magramo and Angus Watson, CNN A Philippine court on Wednesday acquitted Nobel laureate Maria Ressa of tax evasion, ending a…

Police officers survey the crime scene following the shooting at Pakistan's High Court that resulted in the death of prominent lawyer Abdul Latif Afridi.

Prominent Pakistani lawyer shot dead inside court building, police say

January 17, 2023 1:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Tara Subramaniam, CNN A prominent Pakistani lawyer and human rights activist was shot dead on Monday at a court building in the northwestern city…

Bereaved family members grieve after Yeti Airlines flight 691 crashed on January 15.

Video inside cabin purportedly shows moments before Nepal plane crash

January 17, 2023 12:23 AM CNN Newsource

By Sugam Pokharel, Jonny Hallam and Jessie Yeung, CNN A Facebook Live video purportedly showing the last terrifying moments inside the cabin on Yeti…

Rescuers gather at the site of a plane crash in Pokhara.

At least 68 killed in Nepal’s worst airplane crash in 30 years

January 15, 2023 12:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Asha Thapa, Kathleen Magramo and Sugam Pokharel, CNN At least 68 people were killed Sunday when an aircraft went down near the city of Pokhara in…

Photo shows the airplane that crashed Sunday in Pakharo

Deadly Yeti Airlines crash highlights dangers of flying in Nepal

January 15, 2023 8:32 AM CNN Newsource

By Rhea Mogul, Manveena Suri and Jessie Yeung, CNN A search and rescue operation has been underway in Nepal following a deadly plane crash that once…

The National Health Commission says close to 60

China says 60,000 people have died of Covid since early December

January 14, 2023 7:53 AM CNN Newsource

By CNN’s Beijing Bureau Close to 60,000 people have died of Covid in China since the country abruptly abandoned its tight…

Frustration is rising over Covid-19 drug shortages in China. Doses of the anti-viral drug Paxlovid are displayed here.

Frustration is rising over Covid drug shortages in China, and there are no easy answers

January 12, 2023 11:59 PM CNN Newsource

By Simone McCarthy, CNN As Jo Wang, an event planner in Beijing, watched her family members fall ill with Covid-19 one by one late last month she had…

Sri Lankan officials inspect St. Sebastian's Church in Negombo

Sri Lanka’s top court orders former president to compensate 2019 Easter bombings victims

January 13, 2023 12:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Aliza Kassim and Iqbal Athas, CNN Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on Thursday found the country’s former President Maithripala Sirisena and…

Japan indicts man suspected of murdering former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

January 12, 2023 11:59 PM CNN Newsource

By Junko Ogura, Emiko Jozuka, Aliza Kassim Khalidi and Heather Chen, CNN Japanese prosecutors on Friday said they have indicted a man suspected of…

Car plows into pedestrians in China, killing at least 5

January 11, 2023 8:38 PM CNN Newsource

By Simone McCarthy and Wayne Chang, CNN At least five people were killed and 13 others injured when a car accelerated through pedestrians at an…

A Taliban security guard is pictured here on a blocked road after a blast near Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry at Zanbaq Square in Kabul on January 11.

Explosion kills at least 5 people near Afghan Foreign Ministry, Kabul police say

January 11, 2023 7:40 PM CNN Newsource

By Ehsan Popalzai, Mostafa Salem, Eyad Kourdi, Karen Smith and Rhea Mogul, CNN At least five people were killed in an explosion near the Afghan…

Missing teenage girls in Pakistan ran away to meet BTS, police say

January 11, 2023 12:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Sophia Saifi and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Two teenage girls reported missing in Pakistan last week have been found more than 750 miles from home…

Cardinal George Pell served 13 months in prison before Australia's High Court acquitted him in April 2020.

Cardinal George Pell dies aged 81

January 10, 2023 3:40 PM CNN Newsource

By Hilary Whiteman, Valentina Di Donato and Tara John, CNN Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic official to be convicted of child sex abuse…

Satellite images capture crowding at China’s crematoriums and funeral homes as Covid surge continues

January 10, 2023 4:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Sophie Jeong and Wayne Chang, CNN Satellite images taken over a number of Chinese cities have captured crowding at crematoriums and funeral homes,…

Chinese fighter jets conduct joint combat training exercises around Taiwan in this August 7

Chinese military stages large-scale military exercises around Taiwan

January 8, 2023 9:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Eric Cheung and Brad Lendon, CNN China sent 28 warplanes across the median line of the Taiwan Strait on Sunday as Beijing conducted its first…

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