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Energy crisis sparked by war could push 141 million into extreme poverty, report says
World
February 17, 2023
Energy crisis sparked by war could push 141 million into extreme poverty, report says
The energy crisis triggered by Russia’s war in Ukraine could push 141 million people worldwide into extreme poverty, according to a…
China’s new top diplomat to visit Russia as tensions with the US mount
World
February 14, 2023
China’s new top diplomat to visit Russia as tensions with the US mount
China’s top diplomat will visit Russia this month, according to its Foreign Ministry, in the first visit to the country from…
Here is what we know about the unidentified objects shot down over North America
World
February 12, 2023
Here is what we know about the unidentified objects shot down over North America
An unidentified object was shot down over northern Canada on Saturday, marking the third time in a week that US…
The day after tomorrow
Main Slider
February 10, 2023
The day after tomorrow
It was an incredible coincidence. Sitting in warm Sri Lanka, watching the Indian Ocean and the palm trees with greenery…
Why the Chinese balloon crisis could be a defining moment in the new Cold War
Features/Interviews
February 6, 2023
Why the Chinese balloon crisis could be a defining moment in the new Cold War
The Chinese balloon saga threatens to be a watershed moment in the world’s dangerous new superpower rivalry: For the first…
China says it ‘reserves the right’ to deal with ‘similar situations’ after US jets shoot down suspected spy balloon
World
February 5, 2023
China says it ‘reserves the right’ to deal with ‘similar situations’ after US jets shoot down suspected spy balloon
Hong Kong CNN — China says it “reserves the right” to deal with “similar situations” following the United States’ decision…
What is a suspected Chinese spy balloon doing above the US?
World
February 4, 2023
What is a suspected Chinese spy balloon doing above the US?
Seoul, South Korea CNN — News that the Pentagon is monitoring a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon in the skies over…
Analysis: China and Russia are as close as ever, and that’s a problem for the US
Egypt
February 3, 2023
Analysis: China and Russia are as close as ever, and that’s a problem for the US
When Antony Blinken touches down in Beijing in the coming days for the first visit to China by a US secretary of…
Chinese province drops restrictions on unmarried people having children in bid to halt plummeting birth rate
World
January 31, 2023
Chinese province drops restrictions on unmarried people having children in bid to halt plummeting birth rate
Hong Kong CNN — China’s southwestern province of Sichuan will drop restrictions on unmarried people having children, part of a…
China still wants to control Big Tech. It’s just pulling different strings
Features/Interviews
January 30, 2023
China still wants to control Big Tech. It’s just pulling different strings
Hong Kong CNN — Investors have raced back into Chinese tech stocks this year, encouraged by an apparent truce in…