Shanghai Moves Toward Ending 2-Month COVID-19 Lockdown
Shanghai had imposed a suffocating lockdown under China's "zero-COVID" strategy that aims to snuff out any outbreak with mass testing and isolation.
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U.S., South Korea Open To Expanded Military Drills To Deter North
President Biden said cooperation between the U.S. and South Korea shows "our readiness to take on all threats together."
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North Korean Leader Blasts Pandemic Response As COVID Outbreak Surges
According to state media, more than 500,000 people have been quarantined due to a fast spreading fever — but those numbers are likely underreported.
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North Korea Reports 6 Deaths After Acknowledging First COVID Outbreak
The outbreak could be devastating to a country with a broken health care system and malnourished population.
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WNBA's Brittney Griner Has Russian Detention Extended 1 Month
Griner has been imprisoned for three months after being arrested at a Moscow airport for allegedly possessing vape cartridges containing cannabis oil.
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North Korea On Lockdown After First Acknowledged COVID-19 Case
Hours after North Korea confirmed its first case of COVID, South Korean officials said the country fired three short-range missiles into the sea.
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Death Toll Rises To 26 In Central China Building Collapse
At least nine people have been arrested in connection with the collapse.
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North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Amid Rising Animosities
South Korean officials said the missile was fired from North Korea's capital region and flew about 290 miles into the waters off its eastern coast.
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2 More People Rescued 50 Hours After China Building Collapse
Seven people have been rescued from the building that collapsed in Changsha, China, but at least 20 others remain trapped and 39 are unaccounted for.
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Shanghai Officials Seek 'Societal Zero COVID' With Mass Testing
Officials say a one-month lockdown of China's largest city may be eased if new COVID-19 testing shows the virus is no longer spreading.
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Chinese Astronauts Return To Earth After 6 Months In Space
The trio of astronauts landed in the Gobi Desert in Mongolia after spending half a year in space — China's longest crewed mission to date.
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At Least 56 Dead From Philippine Landslides, Floods
At least 28 others remain missing after a tropical depression brought heavy rainfall to the central and southern Philippines.
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Shanghai Lockdown Extended As COVID Cases Rise
China has a zero-COVID approach, meaning anyone who tests positive is held in a designated location for observation.
Shanghai Battles Food Shortages Under Strict Virus Lockdown
People in China's business district are complaining that grocers are run dry and government officials are slow to get them supplies during lockdown.
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China Deploys Military, Doctors To Test 26M Shanghai Residents
China reported more than 13,000 new COVID-19 cases nationwide Monday, with about 9,000 of those cases being in Shanghai.
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With Eye To China Investment, Taliban Now Preserve Buddhas
This is a stark contrast to two decades ago, when the Taliban outraged the world by blowing up gigantic Buddhas in another part of the country.
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Searchers In China Find Wing, Engine Parts Following Plane Crash
The Boeing 737-800 was cruising at 29,000 feet when it crashed, starting a fire that could be seen in NASA satellite images.
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North Korea Tests First Long-Range Missile Since 2017
It was North Korea’s 12th round of weapons launches this year and came after it fired suspected artillery pieces into the sea on Sunday.
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One 'Black Box' Found In China Eastern Plane Crash
The black box is so badly damaged, investigators are not able to tell whether it's the flight tracker or cockpit voice recorder.
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7.3 Magnitude Quake Hits North Japan; Tsunami Alert Issued
There are no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
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U.S. Navy Trying To Find Wreckage That Fell Into South China Sea
The F-35C fighter jet crashed on Jan. 24 during a routine mission as it was landing.
On Lunar New Year, Chinese Offer Prayers At Temples
The Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is the most important annual holiday in China.
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FAA Grounds Planes As North Korea Test-Fires A Missile
This follows weapons tests in 2021 underscoring how the country is expanding its military capabilities during deadlocked nuclear talks with the U.S.
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Kazakh President: Forces Can Shoot To Kill To Quell Unrest
On Friday, Kazakhstan's Interior Ministry reported that security forces have killed 26 protesters during the unrest, which escalated on Wednesday.
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China Initiative: Effect Of Espionage Mission's Drift From Focus
The DOJ launched the program to "identify secret theft cases," but it hasn't been very successful.
Protests And Unrest Escalate In Kazakhstan
The protests were initially sparked by the lifting of a price cap on fuel — nearly doubling the prices for liquefied gas.
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Hong Kong Editors Charged, U.S. Criticizes Raid
Two former editors from a Hong Kong online pro-democracy news outlet were charged with sedition and denied bail Thursday.
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President Biden To Hold Call With Russian President Putin
The call is scheduled for Thursday as the U.S. and Western allies have watched a buildup of Russian troops near its border with Ukraine.
| AP and Kellan Howell
China Puts City Of 13 Million Under Strict Lockdown Ahead Of Olympics
The restrictions apply to Xi'an — the capital of Shaanxi province — as coronavirus cases have been trending up in the area.
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