Large-scale rescue operation recovers 7 bodies after flooding traps cars in South Korea tunnel | CNN
CNN — Rescue workers pulled seven bodies from vehicles trapped in a flooded underpass in central South Korea, authorities said...
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New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern gives rousing farewell speech: ‘You can lead. Just like me’ | CNN
CNN — Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said farewell to politics Wednesday with a rousing speech that assured...
Malaysia investigating possible looting of World War II British shipwrecks | CNN
CNN — Malaysian authorities have detained a Chinese-flagged cargo ship amid reports of the salvaging of World War II shipwrecks...
New Zealand’s leader Chris Hipkins under fire from opposition over backup plane for overseas trip | CNN
Hong Kong CNN — New Zealand’s Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has been criticized for bringing a backup plane on his...
Soaring temperatures to record rainfall: Asia reels as climate crisis takes hold | CNN
Hong Kong CNN — The world’s largest and most populous continent is reckoning with the deadly effects of extreme summer...
North Korea says satellite launch fails, plans to try again | CNN
Seoul, South Korea CNN — North Korea’s attempt to put a military reconnaissance satellite in space failed Wednesday when the...
China is set to shatter its wind and solar target five years early, new report finds | CNN
CNN — China is on track to double its wind and solar energy capacity and hit its 2030 clean energy...
‘Little blue men’: Is a militia Beijing says doesn’t exist causing trouble in the South China Sea? | CNN
CNN — News that a Chinese coast guard ship fired water cannon on a smaller Philippine counterpart in a disputed...
China appears to simulate first aircraft carrier strike on Taiwan | CNN
CNN — For the first time, the Chinese navy appears to have simulated strikes by aircraft carrier-based warplanes on Taiwan,...
North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong says a military reconnaissance satellite will soon enter orbit | CNN
CNN — Kim Yo Jong, senior North Korean official and sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said a...
Canadian Dept. of National Defence confirms two Royal Canadian Air Force members were killed in helicopter crash | CNN
CNN — The Canadian Department of National Defense has confirmed two Royal Canadian Air Force members who went missing in...
This country has finally scrapped the last of its Covid restrictions | CNN
CNN — New Zealand scrapped the last of its Covid restrictions Tuesday, bringing the final curtain down on one of...
Japan to develop long-range missiles as tensions with China rise | CNN
CNN — Japan on Tuesday announced plans to develop and build an array of advanced long-range missiles as it bolsters...
A China-Taiwan DMZ? Meet the Kinmen islanders who want a bridge, not a war | CNN
Kinmen, Taiwan CNN — As the sun sets over Taiwan’s Kinmen islands, the neon lights of mainland China dazzle in...
At least 15 dead in Canada highway collision | CNN
Editor’s Note: (June 21, 2023) A 16th person has died as a result of the collision, according to the Royal...
A quarter of humanity faces extreme water stress — and it’s poised to get worse, new report finds | CNN
CNN — The world is facing an “unprecedented water crisis” driven by soaring demand and the accelerating climate crisis, according...
These may be the world’s best warships. And they’re not American | CNN
Seoul, South Korea CNN — It’s a growing problem that has United States naval commanders scratching their heads: How to...
The unsettling days after the Titanic submersible’s demise | CNN
CNN — A day before the disappearance of the doomed Titan submersible, a British businessman and explorer wrote of his...
Airbus widens its lead over Boeing in China with plans for second finishing line there | CNN Business
New York CNN — Airbus announced plans Thursday for a second final-assembly line in China, the latest sign that it...
North Korea claims it’s ready to launch first spy satellite: state media | CNN
Seoul, South Korea CNN — North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un has ordered officials to prepare to launch the country’s...
