(CNN)South Korea continued to about the health of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, telling CNN he is "alive and well." "Our government position is firm," Moon Chung-in, the top foreign policy adviser to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, told CNN. "Kim Jong Un is alive and well. He has been staying in the Wonsan area since April 13. No suspicious movements have so far been detected." Questions were raised about Kim's well-being after on April 15. He had been seen four days before that at a politburo meeting, according to North Korean state media, KCNA. CNN reported earlier in the week...…(CNN)South Korea continued to about the health of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, telling CNN he is "alive and well." "Our government position is firm," Moon Chung-in, the top foreign policy adviser to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, told CNN. "Kim Jong Un is alive and well. He has been staying in the Wonsan area since April 13. No suspicious movements have so far been detected." Questions were raised about Kim's well-being after on April 15. He had been seen four days before that at a politburo meeting, according to North Korean state media, KCNA. CNN reported earlier in the week...WW…

By , , Tara John, and , CNN 9:44 p.m. ET, April 26, 202028 PostsIn a desperate attempt to reach home during India’s strict coronavirus lockdown, a man traveled more than 800 miles home disguised as an onion seller, only to be sent to quarantine by the local police after reaching his destination.According to police, Prem Murti Pandey, an employee at Mumbai's airport, loaded a truck with 28 tons of onion and traveled around 1,400 kilometers (869 miles) from Mumbai to his home in Prayagraj, northern India.“I was stuck in Mumbai. Given the number of cases being reported in the city, I was...…By , , Tara John, and , CNN 9:44 p.m. ET, April 26, 202028 PostsIn a desperate attempt to reach home during India’s strict coronavirus lockdown, a man traveled more than 800 miles home disguised as an onion seller, only to be sent to quarantine by the local police after reaching his destination.According to police, Prem Murti Pandey, an employee at Mumbai's airport, loaded a truck with 28 tons of onion and traveled around 1,400 kilometers (869 miles) from Mumbai to his home in Prayagraj, northern India.“I was stuck in Mumbai. Given the number of cases being reported in the city, I was...WW…

By , , Tara John, and , CNN 9:44 p.m. ET, April 26, 202028 PostsIn a desperate attempt to reach home during India’s strict coronavirus lockdown, a man traveled more than 800 miles home disguised as an onion seller, only to be sent to quarantine by the local police after reaching his destination.According to police, Prem Murti Pandey, an employee at Mumbai's airport, loaded a truck with 28 tons of onion and traveled around 1,400 kilometers (869 miles) from Mumbai to his home in Prayagraj, northern India.“I was stuck in Mumbai. Given the number of cases being reported in the city, I was...…By , , Tara John, and , CNN 9:44 p.m. ET, April 26, 202028 PostsIn a desperate attempt to reach home during India’s strict coronavirus lockdown, a man traveled more than 800 miles home disguised as an onion seller, only to be sent to quarantine by the local police after reaching his destination.According to police, Prem Murti Pandey, an employee at Mumbai's airport, loaded a truck with 28 tons of onion and traveled around 1,400 kilometers (869 miles) from Mumbai to his home in Prayagraj, northern India.“I was stuck in Mumbai. Given the number of cases being reported in the city, I was...WW…

Medical workers outside Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University, where students have been place under quarantine, in St. Petersburg, Russia.By , , , Tara John and , CNN 10:14 p.m. ET, March 9, 2020143 PostsOur live coverage of the novel coronavirus has moved .Republican Rep. Mark Meadows, President Trump's new chief of staff, is in self-quarantine as a protective measure, his office said. "Rep. Meadows was advised this weekend that he may have come in contact with the (Conservative Political Action Conference) attendee who tested positive for COVID-19, now 12 days ago,"...…Medical workers outside Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University, where students have been place under quarantine, in St. Petersburg, Russia.By , , , Tara John and , CNN 10:14 p.m. ET, March 9, 2020143 PostsOur live coverage of the novel coronavirus has moved .Republican Rep. Mark Meadows, President Trump's new chief of staff, is in self-quarantine as a protective measure, his office said. "Rep. Meadows was advised this weekend that he may have come in contact with the (Conservative Political Action Conference) attendee who tested positive for COVID-19, now 12 days ago,"...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Belarus’ main opposition candidate has rejected preliminary giving the country’s longtime President a landslide victory, as protests flared up for a second night.Svetlana Tikhanovskaya demanded a recount after the country’s Central Election Commission announced that had won with 80.23% of the vote, while Tikhanovskaya stood at 9.9%.“I believe my own eyes, the majority was for us,” Tikhanovskaya said in a news conference on Monday, according to multiple local media reports. “We do not recognize the election results. We have seen real...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Belarus’ main opposition candidate has rejected preliminary giving the country’s longtime President a landslide victory, as protests flared up for a second night.Svetlana Tikhanovskaya demanded a recount after the country’s Central Election Commission announced that had won with 80.23% of the vote, while Tikhanovskaya stood at 9.9%.“I believe my own eyes, the majority was for us,” Tikhanovskaya said in a news conference on Monday, according to multiple local media reports. “We do not recognize the election results. We have seen real...WW…

(CNN)Belarus' main opposition candidate has rejected preliminary giving the country's longtime President a landslide victory, as protests flared up for a second night.Svetlana Tikhanovskaya demanded a recount after the country's Central Election Commission announced that had won with 80.23% of the vote, while Tikhanovskaya stood at 9.9%."I believe my own eyes, the majority was for us," Tikhanovskaya said in a news conference on Monday, according to multiple local media reports. "We do not recognize the election results. We have seen real protocols. We urge those who believe that their voice...…(CNN)Belarus' main opposition candidate has rejected preliminary giving the country's longtime President a landslide victory, as protests flared up for a second night.Svetlana Tikhanovskaya demanded a recount after the country's Central Election Commission announced that had won with 80.23% of the vote, while Tikhanovskaya stood at 9.9%."I believe my own eyes, the majority was for us," Tikhanovskaya said in a news conference on Monday, according to multiple local media reports. "We do not recognize the election results. We have seen real protocols. We urge those who believe that their voice...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Hundreds of thousands of Black and Asian military personnel who died fighting for the during World War I were not formally commemorated like their White counterparts due to decisions underpinned by the “pervasive racism of contemporary imperial attitudes,” according to an investigation released Thursday.The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) after a report it commissioned found that 116,000 – and potentially up to 350,000 – primarily Black, Indian or Egyptian service personnel remain “not commemorated by name or possibly not...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Hundreds of thousands of Black and Asian military personnel who died fighting for the during World War I were not formally commemorated like their White counterparts due to decisions underpinned by the “pervasive racism of contemporary imperial attitudes,” according to an investigation released Thursday.The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) after a report it commissioned found that 116,000 – and potentially up to 350,000 – primarily Black, Indian or Egyptian service personnel remain “not commemorated by name or possibly not...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A has shown record efficacy in a Phase II trial, a pre-print study released on Friday by Oxford University shows, raising hopes that one of the world’s most deadly diseases could be brought under control.The vaccine, developed by Oxford and known as R21, showed up to 77% efficacy in a trial of 450 children in Burkina Faso over 12 months, the university said in a statement. It said the shot was the first to meet the World Health Organization’s Malaria Vaccine Technology Roadmap goal of a malaria vaccine with at least 75% efficacy.“These are...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A has shown record efficacy in a Phase II trial, a pre-print study released on Friday by Oxford University shows, raising hopes that one of the world’s most deadly diseases could be brought under control.The vaccine, developed by Oxford and known as R21, showed up to 77% efficacy in a trial of 450 children in Burkina Faso over 12 months, the university said in a statement. It said the shot was the first to meet the World Health Organization’s Malaria Vaccine Technology Roadmap goal of a malaria vaccine with at least 75% efficacy.“These are...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The outpouring over the news that six Asian women were among those killed in the shootings at three Atlanta area massage parlors has drawn attention to the rise of anti-Asian violence in the US.And it’s not just an American problem. From the UK to Australia, reports of anti-East and anti-Southeast Asian hate crimes have increased in Western countries as the pandemic took hold this past year. At least 11 people of East and Southeast Asian descent CNN spoke to described racist and xenophobic incidents, such as people moving away from them on the...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The outpouring over the news that six Asian women were among those killed in the shootings at three Atlanta area massage parlors has drawn attention to the rise of anti-Asian violence in the US.And it’s not just an American problem. From the UK to Australia, reports of anti-East and anti-Southeast Asian hate crimes have increased in Western countries as the pandemic took hold this past year. At least 11 people of East and Southeast Asian descent CNN spoke to described racist and xenophobic incidents, such as people moving away from them on the...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson reimposed a lockdown on Monday as a of fuels a surge in infections and hospitalizations in the country.“It is clear that we need to do more to bring this new variant under control,” Johnson said. “That means the government is once again instructing you to stay at home.”During his televised address to the nation, Johnson reimposed measures seen during the first lockdown last spring, including closures of secondary and primary schools to all except the children of key workers and vulnerable children. He added...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson reimposed a lockdown on Monday as a of fuels a surge in infections and hospitalizations in the country.“It is clear that we need to do more to bring this new variant under control,” Johnson said. “That means the government is once again instructing you to stay at home.”During his televised address to the nation, Johnson reimposed measures seen during the first lockdown last spring, including closures of secondary and primary schools to all except the children of key workers and vulnerable children. He added...WW…