Landslide At Malaysia Campground Kills 18, Leaves 15 Missing
More than 90 people were sleeping on an organic farm when dirt tumbled from a road about 100 feet above the site and covered about 3 acres.
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What The Historic Protests Against Xi Jinping Could Mean For China
As Xi Jinping begins his third term, widespread protests and the response to "zero-COVID" could give a look into China's future and Xi's legacy.
BTS Member Jin Begins Military Duty At Front-Line Boot Camp
BTS' military enlistment prompted a fierce domestic debate over whether it's time to revise South Korea's conscription system to expand exemptions.
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China To Drop Some Travel Tracking As It Relaxes COVID Rules
China recently said it's ending many of its COVID measures. It has enforced some of the world's tightest virus restrictions over the last three years.
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China Eases Anti-COVID Measures Following Protests
China is the last major country still trying to stamp out transmission of the virus while many nations switch to trying to live with it.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
Indonesia's Parliament Votes To Ban Sex Outside Of Marriage
The amended code says sex outside marriage is punishable by a year in jail and cohabitation by six months.
| AP
China Eases Controls, Gives No Sign When 'Zero COVID' Ends
China is easing some of the world’s most stringent anti-COVID controls and authorities say new variants are weaker.
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China Eases Virus Controls Amid Effort To Head Off Protests
In some areas, markets and bus service reopened, and a newspaper reported Beijing has begun allowing some people with the virus to isolate at home.
| AP and Patrick Fok
China Vows Crackdown On 'Hostile Forces' As Public Tests Xi
The statement from Chinese officials comes amid a massive show of force by security services to deter protests against strict "zero-COVID" lockdowns.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
Students Sent Home, Police On Patrol As China Curbs Protests
Chinese authorities have eased some controls after protests in several cities, but showed no sign of backing off their larger "zero-COVID" strategy.
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China Eases Some COVID Rules After Wide Protests Of Lockdowns
China's decision to ease at least some of its COVID restrictions appeared to be aimed at quelling anger.
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Crowd Angered By Lockdowns Calls For China's Xi To Step Down
The protests are the most widespread show of opposition to the ruling party in decades.
| AP and Patrick Fok
Xinjiang Loosens Some COVID-19 Restrictions After Lockdown Protests
During Xinjiang's lockdown, some residents elsewhere in the city have had their doors chained physically shut.
| AP and Patrick Fok
Taiwan President Resigns As Party Leader After Election Loss
Tsai Ing-wen offered her resignation on Saturday evening, a tradition after a major loss, in a short speech in which she also thanked supporters.
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Beijing On Edge As City Adds New Quarantine Centers
Daily cases of COVID-19 across China are hitting records, with 32,695 reported Friday.
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Monsoon Rains Halt Rescue Efforts After Indonesia Quake
The death toll from the 5.6 magnitude quake was expected to rise with many people still missing in remote areas.
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Protesting Workers Beaten At Chinese iPhone Factory
Foxconn, a contract assembler that makes the global smartphone industry possible, didn't have enough workers to make the new iPhone 14.
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Report: Welding Sparked Central China Fire That Killed 38
One or more welders operating in violation of safety rules appear to have let loose sparks that ignited cotton fabric in the building, officials said.
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Indonesia Quake Death Toll Rises To 268; 151 Others Still Missing
The 5.6 magnitude quake shook the region in West Java province, injuring hundreds of people and prompting evacuations from the region.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
China's Guangzhou Locks Down Millions In 'Zero-COVID' Fight
China is the only major country in the world still trying to curb virus transmissions through strict lockdown measures and mass testing.
| AP
VP Harris To Visit Front-Line Philippine Island In Sea Feud
Vice President Kamala Harris will meet President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday to reinforce security and economic ties.
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North Korea Fires Missile After Threatening 'Fiercer' Military Steps
After detecting the launch, South Korean, U.S. and Japanese militaries quickly condemned it, saying it threatens stability in the region.
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In 'Zero-COVID' China, 1 Case Locks Down Peking University
Peking University students and faculty were not allowed to leave the grounds unless necessary and classes on the main campus were moved online.
| AP
President Biden, Xi Seek To 'Manage Our Differences' In Meeting
Relations are strained under successive American administrations as economic, trade, human rights and security differences come to the forefront.
| AP
Biden-Xi Summit: What Biden Wants, What Xi Wants
Essentially, President Biden and other U.S. officials are trying to understand where Chinese President Xi Jinping really stands.
| AP and Rebecca Bundhun
U.S., Japan, South Korea Vow Unified Response To North Korea Threat
North Korea has fired dozens of missiles in recent weeks, including an intercontinental ballistic missile that triggered evacuation alerts in Japan.
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Biden Pledges U.S. Will Work With Southeast Asian Nations
Biden said the nations are at the heart of the U.S.' Indo-Pacific strategy and promised to collaborate to build a region that is resilient and secure.
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China Eases Some Quarantine For Travelers Even As Cases Rise
Incoming passengers to China will only be quarantined for five days instead of seven, followed by three days of isolation at their place of residence.
| AP
North Korea Denies U.S. Claims It Sent Artillery Shells To Russia
The denial follows dozens of weapons tests, including short-range missiles that are likely nuclear-capable and an intercontinental ballistic missile.
| AP
White House Accuses N. Korea Of Covertly Sending Ammunition To Russia
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby spoke with Newsy about the allegations and how the U.S. might respond to North Korea's actions.
| Scripps News Staff and AP
