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Japan’s emperor wishes for ‘peaceful’ 2023 in first live New Year address since pandemic began
World
January 2, 2023
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
World
January 1, 2023
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
World
January 1, 2023
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
World
December 31, 2022
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
Health & Fitness
December 26, 2022
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…
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles, South Korea says
World
December 24, 2022
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles, South Korea says
Seoul, South Korea CNN — North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles on Friday, according to South Korean officials, the…
Leaked notes from Chinese health officials estimate 250 million Covid-19 infections in December: reports
World
December 24, 2022
Leaked notes from Chinese health officials estimate 250 million Covid-19 infections in December: reports
Hong Kong CNN — Almost 250 million people in China may have caught Covid-19 in the first 20 days of…
China wants Covid patients to go to work. The public isn’t so sure
Health & Fitness
December 21, 2022
China wants Covid patients to go to work. The public isn’t so sure
Hong Kong CNN — Just weeks ago, catching Covid in China meant being taken to government quarantine for an indeterminate…
North Korea fires two more missiles in a record year for launches
World
December 18, 2022
North Korea fires two more missiles in a record year for launches
Seoul, South Korea CNN — North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the waters off its east coast on Sunday,…
Tokyo will require new homes built from 2025 to have solar panels
World
December 17, 2022
Tokyo will require new homes built from 2025 to have solar panels
All new houses in Tokyo built by large-scale homebuilders after April 2025 must install solar power panels to cut household…