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‘Everything starts to become better’: After three years of Covid isolation, China opens its gates
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‘Everything starts to become better’: After three years of Covid isolation, China opens its gates

Hong Kong (CNN) — Thousands of travelers crossed mainland China’s borders on Sunday for joyful reunions and long-awaited journeys as…
Vietnamese boy trapped in concrete pile on New Year’s Eve dies
World

Vietnamese boy trapped in concrete pile on New Year’s Eve dies

A 10-year-old Vietnamese boy who fell into the narrow open shaft of a concrete pile at a construction site on…
Myanmar junta to free more than 7,000 prisoners under amnesty
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Myanmar junta to free more than 7,000 prisoners under amnesty

Myanmar’s military government will release 7,012 prisoners under an amnesty to mark the country’s independence day, state broadcaster MRTV reported…
Omicron offshoot XBB.1.5 could drive new Covid-19 surge in US
Health & Fitness

Omicron offshoot XBB.1.5 could drive new Covid-19 surge in US

For weeks, scientists have been watching a slew of Omicron descendants duke it out for dominance of Covid-19 transmission in…
World’s largest iPhone factory bounces back from Covid disruption that hurt Apple
Technology

World’s largest iPhone factory bounces back from Covid disruption that hurt Apple

Hong Kong CNN  —  Production at the world’s biggest iPhone factory, disrupted since October by China’s Covid-19 restrictions and worker…
Japan’s emperor wishes for ‘peaceful’ 2023 in first live New Year address since pandemic began
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Japan’s emperor wishes for ‘peaceful’ 2023 in first live New Year address since pandemic began

Japanese Emperor Naruhito greeted well-wishers at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo for the first time in three years on Monday,…
Taiwan willing to offer help to China to deal with Covid-19 surge
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Taiwan willing to offer help to China to deal with Covid-19 surge

Taipei CNN  —  Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen said the self-ruled democratic island is willing to provide assistance to help China…
Kim Jong Un calls for exponential increase in North Korea’s nuclear arsenal amid threats from South, US
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Kim Jong Un calls for exponential increase in North Korea’s nuclear arsenal amid threats from South, US

Seoul, South Korea CNN  —  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is calling for an “exponential increase” in his country’s…
North Korea fires at least three short-range ballistic missiles, South Korea says
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North Korea fires at least three short-range ballistic missiles, South Korea says

North Korea fired at least three short-range ballistic missiles from a site south of Pyongyang on Saturday, according to South…
Beijing to distribute Pfizer antiviral drug as Covid wave strains health system
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Beijing to distribute Pfizer antiviral drug as Covid wave strains health system

Beijing CNN  —  Beijing will begin distributing Pfizer’s Covid-19 drug Paxlovid to the city’s community health centers in the coming…
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