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An Australian journalist detained in China goes on trial

An Australian journalist goes on trial Thursday in Beijing. She's been accused of espionage and is one of several journalists detained as relations with China sour.

An Australian journalist detained in China goes on trial

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China holds espionage trial of Chinese Australian journalist

Australian Ambassador to China Graham Fletcher, left, is turned away by court officials and police as he tried to enter the trial of Chinese Australian journalist Cheng Lei at the Beijing Number 2 Intermediate People's Court on Thursday in Beijing. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images hide caption

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China holds espionage trial of Chinese Australian journalist

China has not provided any specifics about what offenses Cheng Lei is accused of committing, who has been held for 19 months on suspicion of relaying state secrets abroad.

China is stuck in a cycle of COVID lockdowns. Is there a path forward?

Two large omicron outbreaks in China threaten the country's zero-COVID approach. A city-wide lockdown in Shanghai is raising questions about whether that policy is sustainable for much longer.

China is stuck in a cycle of COVID lockdowns. Is there a path forward?

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News brief: Russia's military moves, Shanghai lockdown, LinkedIn fake profiles

Russia is pulling some troops away from Ukraine's capital. Shanghai is going through a staggered COVID lockdown. A technology used to promote misinformation online enters the business world.

News brief: Russia's military moves, Shanghai lockdown, LinkedIn fake profiles

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Britain withdraws its judges from Hong Kong's top court

The Lady Justice statue stands atop the Final Court of Appeal in Hong Kong after a ceremony to mark the opening of the legal year on Jan. 24, 2022 in Hong Kong. Anthony Kwan/Getty Images hide caption

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Britain withdraws its judges from Hong Kong's top court

The two British judges resigned after citing concerns about the court being as endorsing "an administration that has departed from values of political freedom, and freedom of expression."

World

The U.S. and Russia are each seeking India's support

Top diplomats from the U.S. and Russia are visiting India. They both want the backing of the world's biggest democracy — which has so far refused to condemn the invasion of Ukraine.

The U.S. and Russia are each seeking India's support

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Shanghai is going into a staggered lockdowns because of rising COVID cases

Shanghai is the latest Chinese city to be sealed off and shut down to contain the coronavirus — raising questions about the long-term viability of China's zero-COVID approach.

Shanghai is going into a staggered lockdowns because of rising COVID cases

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A man with a mental disability loses his appeal and will be hanged in Singapore

Activists hold posters against the execution of Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam, sentenced to death for trafficking heroin into Singapore, outside the Singapore High Commision in Kuala Lumpur on March 9, 2022. ARIF KARTONO/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A man with a mental disability loses his appeal and will be hanged in Singapore

The Malaysian man recognized as having an intellectual disability has been on death row since 2010 for trying to smuggle less than 1.5 ounces of heroin into Singapore.

Shanghai is on lockdown under China's 'zero COVID' policy

As omicron spreads in China, one of its largest cities — Shanghai — has been placed on lockdown under the government's "zero COVID" policy.

Shanghai is on lockdown under China's 'zero COVID' policy

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Nightly midnight jog by Indian teen inspires millions on Twitter

19-year-old Pradeep Mehra on his 5-mile run home after his shift ends at McDonald's. A chance encounter with a filmmaker led to a video that's gone viral. Vinod Kapri via Twitter/Screengrab by NPR hide caption

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Nightly midnight jog by Indian teen inspires millions on Twitter

19-year-old Pradeep Mehra works 1 p.m. to 11 p.m., then runs home to keep in shape for his goal: joining India's highly selective army. A video of his nightly jog has become a Twitter sensation.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un vows to develop more powerful means of attack

In this photo taken in Pyongyang, North Korea, on March 25, 2022, students of the Pyongyang Jang Chol Gu University of Commerce watch footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un along with news of the previous day's launch of the Hwasong-17 missile — Pyongyang's first ICBM test since 2017. KIM WON JIN/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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North Korea's Kim Jong Un vows to develop more powerful means of attack

North Korea's Kim Jong Un vows to develop more powerful means of, days after the country's first intercontinental ballistic missile launch in more than four years

China is locking down most of Shanghai, its largest city, to fight COVID

Traffic police wearing protective suits check on a vehicle before an underpass tunnel that has closed following the coronavirus outbreak in Shanghai, China, on Monday. Chinatopix via AP hide caption

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China is locking down most of Shanghai, its largest city, to fight COVID

Many areas within the city of 26 million were already under restrictions, with residents required to submit to multiple tests for COVID-19. It's the most extensive campaign since Wuhan, two years ago.

Rescue workers have found the second black box from the China Eastern crash

Search and rescue workers pause for a moment of silence for the 132 people killed at the China Eastern flight crash site in Tengxian County on March 27, 2022, in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Huang Xiaobang/AP hide caption

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Rescue workers have found the second black box from the China Eastern crash

The discovery of the flight data recorder is raising hopes that it might shed light on why the passenger plane nosedived into a remote mountainous area, killing all 132 on board.