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[ad_1] Kabul, Afghanistan CNN  —  At least 19 people have been killed and 27 others injured in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul following an explosion at an education center, the city’s police said. The explosion took place at the Kaaj education center Friday morning at 7:30 a.m., local time (11 p.m. ET), …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Typhoon Noru made landfall near Vietnam’s popular beach resort city of Da Nang on Wednesday morning, bringing powerful winds and heavy rain as hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated. Noru hit Vietnam at 5 a.m. Wednesday local time, according to CNN Weather, less than 36 hours …

[ad_1] Bangkok, Thailand CNN  —  A beauty queen from Myanmar who took refuge in Thailand after criticizing her home country’s ruling military junta has left Bangkok for Canada where she is expected to seek asylum, Thai immigration officials told CNN. Han Lay, 23, captured international attention with an emotional pageant …

[ad_1] Washington CNN  —  Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the Korean Demilitarized Zone that divides North and South Korea on Thursday as part of her visit to South Korea, a White House official said. Harris’ trip will include site visits at the DMZ, meetings with service members, and an …

[ad_1] The Philippines will stop operations of 175 offshore gambling firms and deport about 40,000 Chinese workers, a justice ministry official said on Monday, part of a crackdown on the notoriously opaque online gaming industry. The sector emerged in the Philippines in 2016 and grew exponentially, as operators capitalized on …

[ad_1] The storm rapidly intensified in the early hours of Sunday, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, strengthening from a 140 kph (85 mph) typhoon to a 250 kph (155 mph) super typhoon in just six hours. The forecast from JTWC sees further strengthening in the hours leading up …

[ad_1] The short range missile was fired early Sunday morning local time from the Taechon area of North Pyongan Province, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). It said the South Korean and US militaries are maintaining “full readiness posture” and closely cooperating following the launch, which it …

[ad_1] Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Sign up here. CNN  —  When Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping …

[ad_1] Hong Kong CNN Business  —  Hong Kong stocks hit their lowest level in more than a decade Thursday and other Asian markets also fell after the US Federal Reserve raised rates by 75 basis points and forecast even more hikes ahead, fueling concerns about a recession. The Hang Seng …

[ad_1] Hong Kong CNN Business  —  One of China’s most popular livestreamers quietly resurfaced online Tuesday night, after a three-month absence linked to his appearance with a cake shaped like a tank, in what many believed was an oblique reference to the Tiananmen Square massacre. On Tuesday night, Li Jiaqi …