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May 13, 2022
North Korea Reports 6 Deaths After Admitting COVID-19 Outbreak
By Kim Tong-Hyung and Hyung-Jin Kim
North Korea says there have been 350,000 cases of fever – including 18,000 on Thursday alone – but it's unclear how many of those with symptoms actually have COVID-19.
May 13, 2022
Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa Family Falls From Grace
By David Rising and Krutika Pathi
President Gotabaya, who is the last Rajapaksa still clinging to national office, has not been seen outside his heavily guarded compound.
May 13, 2022
Wickremesinghe Chosen Sri Lanka Prime Minister in Effort to Quell Crisis
By Krishan Francis and Bharatha Mallawarachi
The president's selection of Wickremesinghe a five-time former prime minister, is an attempt to end the violence and restore international credibility.
May 13, 2022
Chinese Ambassador Says China’s Rise Is No Threat to Australia
By Rod McGuirk
Beijing’s ambassador to Australia wrote a newspaper op-ed to try and assuage concerns over China’s new security pact with Solomon Islands – although he didn’t specifically mention the deal.
May 11, 2022
Hong Kong Arrests Roman Catholic Cardinal, an Actress, and Others
By Associated Press
Cardinal Joseph Zen, singer-actress Denise Ho, lawyer Margaret Ng, and scholar Hui Po-keung were detained by Hong Kong's National Security Police on May 11.
May 11, 2022
Sri Lankan Troops Roll into the Capital After Violence, Protests
By Krishan Francis
Security forces have been ordered to shoot those deemed to be participating in violence.
May 10, 2022
Marcos Presidency Complicates US Efforts to Counter China
By David Rising and Jim Gomez
Marcos has been short on specifics about foreign policy, but in interviews he said he wanted to pursue closer ties with China,
May 10, 2022
Hong Kong Leader Says China Patriots Now Firmly in Charge
By Associated Press
Chief Executive Carrie Lam thanked the government in Beijing for “improving Hong Kong’s electoral system” a day after John Lee was almost unanimously chosen as her successor.
May 09, 2022
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Resigns After Weeks of Protests
By Krishan Francis and Bharatha Mallawarachi
Mahinda Rajapaksa is the fourth member of the Rajapaksa clan to step down since the political crisis worsened in late March.
May 09, 2022
Australia Aware of China Plans for Solomon Islands Wharves
By Rod McGuirk
"We're very aware of what the Chinese government's ambitions are in the Pacific,” Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said.
May 09, 2022
Taliban Divisions Deepen as Afghan Women Defy Veil Edict
By Kathy Gannon
Akhundzada’s hardline orders to impose the full burqa on women and keep them out of schools does not have the support of more pragmatic Taliban leaders.
May 07, 2022
Japan’s Foreign Minister to Attend South Korean President’s Inauguration
By Mari Yamaguchi
The decision to send Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa to Seoul signals Japan’s willingness to improve dialogue with South Korea. President-elect Yoon has made similar overtures.
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