One year after catastrophic floods devastated swathes of Pakistan, some 4 million children in the South Asian nation remain without access to safe water, the United Nations children’s agency has warned. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/ARQv6GN
One of China’s most popular talent shows has been suspended after claims of mistreatment allegedly made by the late pop star Coco Lee sparked outrage on Chinese social media. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/sfc2xlJ
China has launched a sweeping anti-corruption campaign targeting its hospitals, pharmaceutical industry and insurance funds as it grapples with mounting economic challenges and long-standing public frustration about high costs in the behemoth healthcare sector. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/vBfJNhk
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed to “intensity efforts” to deescalate tensions at their contested border, in a rare face-to-face meeting since a deadly clash strained relations more than three years ago. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/ngeKack
Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a failed uprising against the Kremlin exactly two months ago, was on board a plane that crashed on Wednesday, according to Russian officials – raising questions as to exactly how the disaster occurred. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/wvhfCuV
The rocket failure was an embarrassment for the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, who badly needed a morale-booster for his people. from World News https://ift.tt/ZhXBgis
The family of a 26-year-old doctor in Japan who died by suicide last year after working more than 200 hours of overtime in a single month have pleaded for change in a nation long plagued by overwork culture. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/okfi5Y6
The country needs a free and fair election to escape Western sanctions. But familiar concerns about government repression and ballot rigging are dogging the vote. from World News https://ift.tt/kQieW4F
Nigeria’s former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke has been charged with bribery offenses following an investigation by the UK’s National Crime Agency, which alleges she accepted bribes in exchange for multimillion-pound oil and gas contracts while in government. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/DbwHgK0
The South African Mzansi Youth Choir shares how it’s preparing for the next stage of “America’s Got Talent” after receiving a rare “Golden Buzzer” in the audition stage of the popular talent competition show. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/nYucfDm