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Search Is Suspended for Passenger Who Went Overboard From Cruise Ship

The U.S. Coast Guard said on Thursday that it halted its hourslong search for a 77-year-old woman who went overboard from a Holland America Line cruise ship near Cuba. from World News https://ift.tt/prUyRkS

Afghanistan has its ‘sharpest surge’ ever of child malnutrition, UN agency says

Afghanistan is seeing its sharpest-ever surge of child malnutrition, the World Food Program said Monday, adding it needed $539 million to help the country’s most vulnerable families. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/vV8ealI

Tycoon who helped bring F1 to Singapore pleads guilty in graft case

Property tycoon Ong Beng Seng pleaded guilty to one charge of abetting the obstruction of justice on Monday in part of a landmark case that led to the jailing of former transport minister S. Iswaran for obtaining valuable items as a public servant last year. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/7bz3qmj

New Zealand woman arrested after 2-year-old girl found alive in suitcase stowed in bus luggage

A New Zealand woman was arrested on a child neglect charge Sunday after a bus driver found a 2-year-old girl alive in a suitcase that was stowed in the vehicle’s luggage compartment, authorities said. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/tOVqgJK

A man fell to his death during an Oasis concert at London’s Wembley Stadium

Oasis said Sunday that its members are “shocked and saddened” after a man fell to his death during a concert by the band at London’s Wembley Stadium. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/VkJwYzg

No Passports, No Study Abroad: China Limits Public Employees’ Travel

Even low-level government employees like elementary school teachers and nurses have been ordered to hand in their passports, to enforce “discipline.” from World News https://ift.tt/wGIe8UT

As tsunami waves swept the Pacific, some in Asia saw signs of a manga prophecy come true

As powerful waves surged across the vast Pacific on Wednesday, people around the world remained glued to their phones, tracking the tsunami’s fast progress. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/aFPK5LQ

From president to provocateur: The long journey of Russia’s Dmitry Medvedev

Dmitry Medvedev has traveled a long way from his time as Russian president, when he once stood beside then-US President Barack Obama and declared that “the solution of many world problems depends on the joint will of the United States and Russia.” from World | CNN https://ift.tt/PMRJeL2

South Korean adoptees reunite with long-lost family, but face language and cultural barriers

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Trump’s tariffs are sending African countries into China’s hands

Africa is adjusting to the new reality of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, with countries on the continent facing some of the highest export charges. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/LAs6u9e

Korean adoptees in the US and Europe are finding their families. Reconnecting is much harder

Marianne Ok Nielsen never wanted children, or a family of her own. She used to tell friends she didn’t feel worthy of that kind of life. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/j6EdWvz