The journey from Tokyo to Hong Kong normally takes me about five hours. It’s now been 19 hours since I left Narita airport and I’m still not home, as I await my COVID-19 test result. This is what international travel is like during the coronavirus pandemic. (Thread)
We are live from Bangkok for #CNNNYE and soon I'll be interviewing iconic (or perhaps THAIconic) pop superstar #LISA of @BLACKPINK here solo to perform at @iconsiam for tens of thousands of fans -- including two superfans Vivi and Sasa who tell me what they want me to ask Lisa!
CNN live feed of Democratic presidential debate goes to black in Beijing. Candidates were asked about China’s human rights record & the mass detention of Muslim minorities in Xinjiang. #PresidentialDebate
I worked in TX for 7 years, reporting from where @Acosta is standing many times from 2004-2011.
Drugs & illegal immigration was my beat.
Border apprehensions hit nearly 1.2M in 2005 & have fallen dramatically since. 400K last year.
When fence was built, cartels dug tunnels.
CNN’s Jim @Acosta is along the border in McAllen, Texas, where President Trump spoke earlier.
“Earlier today he declared the nation is under attack on the border…but that’s not the only misleading thing the President has said today while he’s been in pursuit of his border wall"
#urgent Indonesia football tragedy is '2nd deadliest stadium disaster' with at least 129 killed (after Peru, 1964). President @jokowi orders investigation into football protocol & security. Questions over police use of tear gas to stop brawls. Stadium may have been over capacity.
We’re all impacted by coronavirus. Fear. Anxiety. Paranoia. It’s everywhere. I’m fighting these toxic feelings by doing at least one thing everyday that brings me joy. Today, it’s dancing in my room 😅(Bollywood style, thanks #Muqabla). What gives you joy? Show me! #JoyFightsFear
North Korean defector solider is 24, was shot up to 5x, last name “Oh.” He’d lost half his blood & had “dozens” of intestinal parasites — now in “great” condition, doctor says. Oh’s been listening to K-pop, watching Hollywood & South Korean movies. His favorite show? “C.S.I.”
WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES
Nightmare scenes in Seoul's Itaewon nightlife district. Social media captures the horror & heartbreak of friends & first responders frantically trying to save victims of the Halloween crowd crush that killed at least 151 people & shocked South Korea.
These pics taken by Song Sehyun, 22-year-old who was attending the Halloween party in Seoul’s Itaewon nightclub district. You can see how packed the streets were a couple of hours before the deadly crush that killed at least 120 people. Two of his friends, Americans, are missing.
Here is our full #CNNNYE interview with #LISA of @BLACKPINK who is solo and headlining her very first NYE countdown here at @iconsiam in Bangkok. Happy New Year!!!
