Rebecca Wright
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CNN journalist based in Hong Kong, previously BBC in London. All views are my own. Instagram: @bextables
Hong Kong
Joined May 2009
“The option to retreat on our own does not exist for us… we stand to the last.” . @bencnn @TarasovaMarkina talks to frontline soldiers in the trenches who say a ‘peace deal’ which involves ceding Ukrainian land to Russia would be impossible.
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Three meters underground, a network of tunnels and trenches fortified with timber provides a safer spot for frontline fighters to rest and recuperate – and a deeper position to defend against a...
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Down here in the trenches, it feels far from the capital Kyiv, and light years away from the United States – where a dramatic flurry of diplomatic activity in the past week means little to those on the battlefield. @bencnn @TarasovaMarkina @AC360
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RT @nohodge: History has often dealt Ukraine a bad hand – here are some parallels and pitfalls. My latest analysis for @cnn .
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For Ukraine, history is a battlefield. Parallels are imprecise, but the current moment resonates with three key chapters in 20th century diplomatic history.
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RT @nohodge: Fishnets and fortifications: Troops on Ukraine’s southern front dig in as peace talk hopes fade excell….
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Three meters underground, a network of tunnels and trenches fortified with timber provides a safer spot for frontline fighters to rest and recuperate – and a deeper position to defend against a...
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RT @SJpapabear: Journalist Jabed Iqbal was arrested by BD Police while he was covering the country’s 1st president's death anniversary. Jab….
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RT @klustout: 💰🚢📦Trump's higher tariff rates of 10% to 50% on dozens of trading partners are likely to impact global supply chains. Join m….
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RT @klustout: 🚢🏗️📦 From Hong Kong, we secured exclusive access on board a cargo ship to follow the journey of made-in-China goods to the US….
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RT @klustout: 🚢🏗️📦 We’re on board a US-bound container ship in the Port of Hong Kong. The shipping industry transports 90% of all manufact….
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RT @klustout: 🚢 🏗️ 📦 As the clock ticks down on a 90-day pause on US tariffs imposed on Chinese goods, the race is on to get the goods out….
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As the metal gangway lowers down, the crew gets to work securing the ship to the dockside – their bright orange jumpsuits dwarfed by the vast pink container ship behind them.
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RT @klustout: 💊 Amid the US-China trade clash, concern is growing that key pharmaceutical ingredients, many of which come from China, could….
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During a months-long investigation, we infiltrated the shadowy global networks which promote cat torture videos, aimed at those who get a kick out of seeing animals suffer. Meet the activists now fighting back: .@IvanCNN @yongxiong2008 @vinasalazar
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RT @felineguardians: CNN has published a powerful article on their investigation into the cat torutre network. The world needs to see, and….
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Every night after returning home from work, Chen opens his laptop and switches to his secret life as an undercover activist.
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RT @IvanCNN: Meet the activists who battle underground online networks that celebrate the torture of cats. @bexwright1 @yongxiong2008 and V….
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Every night after returning home from work, Chen opens his laptop and switches to his secret life as an undercover activist.
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RT @willripleyCNN: Fired on the frontlines. Three USAID workers were laid off while delivering 'paltry' earthquake aid in Myanmar. No repla….
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RT @matthewfsmith: Natural disasters are deadlier under authoritarian regimes, and that’s the case in #Myanmar right now. I’m grateful to h….
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As civil war-torn Myanmar struggles to recover from a devastating earthquake, the United States is facing criticism that it has abandoned the country in its hour of need – and is ceding global...
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RT @willripleyCNN: “It really shows to the average Myanmar citizen that the U.S. has abandoned them.”.USAID staff were laid off days after….
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As civil war-torn Myanmar struggles to recover from a devastating earthquake, the United States is facing criticism that it has abandoned the country in its hour of need – and is ceding global...
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RT @IvanCNN: 9,000 miles from Washington, a little girl is struggling to breathe as Trump’s aid freeze upends lives. Report from the Thai b….
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Aid workers in northern Thailand described widespread confusion following the US aid freeze, especially among those whose work provides life-saving services to some of the world’s most vulnerable and...
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RT @hcregan: The need on the Thai-Myanmar border is so great and the US aid freeze has halted life-saving services to some of the world’s m….
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Aid workers in northern Thailand described widespread confusion following the US aid freeze, especially among those whose work provides life-saving services to some of the world’s most vulnerable and...
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Sandy Nawrocki says her son Corey - a US marine veteran - was driven to fight in Ukraine because of the “innocent people getting killed, babies being slaughtered.”. @CNN speaks to families of US fighters dying in Ukraine in growing numbers @npwcnn
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More than 20 Americans are missing in action on the front lines in Ukraine, with a spike in casualties over the past six months as foreigners fill urgent gaps in defenses, according to a CNN invest...
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“If there is a ceasefire now, it will only get worse for us, because the enemy will restore itself” . Frontline soldiers say that a Trump-led peace deal could be a trap for Ukraine @CNN @npwcnn
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Could a ceasefire deal be a disaster for Ukraine in disguise?
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