Lex Harvey - News Desk Reporter
Lex Harvey
News Desk Reporter
Lex Harvey is a News Desk Reporter for CNN International in Hong Kong.
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‘Sympathetic eyes and a muscly stature’: Vito the pug wins National Dog Show
Nov 29, 2024
A pug named Vito has been crowned best in show at the 92nd annual National Dog Show – the first time a pug has won the title in at least two decades.
Actress Silvia Pinal, legend of Mexican film and television, dies at 93
Nov 29, 2024
Silvia Pinal, a legendary Mexican actress who starred in Luis Buñuel’s iconic “Viridiana,” died on Thursday, according to the Televisa-Univision network and government officials. She was 93.
Stowaway flew aboard Delta flight from New York to Paris after evading airline checkpoints at JFK
Nov 28, 2024
A stowaway evaded multiple airport security checkpoints and flew aboard a Delta Airlines flight from New York to Paris Tuesday evening, authorities said – a shocking breach that raised serious alarm over airport security.
More testing underway after another California raw milk recall due to bird flu virus
Nov 28, 2024
California health officials warned Wednesday not to drink another lot of raw milk from Fresno-based Raw Farm after it tested positive for bird flu virus. More testing of Raw Farm products is underway, the state said.
Man arrested at LAX after allegedly checking suitcases filled with over 70 pounds of meth-caked clothing
Nov 27, 2024
A California man was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) after he allegedly tried to check two suitcases containing more than 70 pounds of clothing caked in methamphetamine – including a cow pajama onesie – on a flight to Australia, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
FBI agent charged with rape and sexual assault 2 years after DC Metro shooting acquittal
Nov 26, 2024
An FBI special agent is facing charges of rape and assault involving two women in Maryland, according to police in Montgomery County.
Emily Calandrelli, 100th woman in space, refuses to bow to ‘small men on the internet’
Nov 25, 2024
Gazing out the window of a rocket at Earth’s glistening blue perimeter, Emily Calandrelli’s mind was likely far from away from the trolls that inhabit the internet on this planet.
Flights to Bali canceled after erupting volcano unleashes ash clouds
Nov 13, 2024
Several Australian airlines have canceled flights to and from the popular Indonesian vacation island of Bali after an erupting volcano gushed a column of hot ash miles into the sky.
Mysterious black balls that washed up on Sydney beach were foul-smelling mini ‘fatbergs’
Nov 7, 2024
The mystery of the black balls that washed up on some of Sydney’s most iconic beaches last month has now been solved – and it’s more disgusting than you could ever imagine.
Pakistan province calls for ‘climate diplomacy’ with India as record smog chokes major city
Nov 4, 2024
A smog-choked province in eastern Pakistan has issued a rare plea for cross-border collaboration with India, as major cities in both countries endure severe air pollution that risks the health of millions.
Thick smog chokes northern India and eastern Pakistan ahead of Diwali
Oct 28, 2024
Thick, toxic smog has once again enveloped northern India and eastern Pakistan just days before the start of Diwali, a Hindu festival typically celebrated with fireworks that each year sends air quality plummeting.
A million children in Pakistan miss polio vaccine shots as cases spike
Oct 22, 2024
Polio is once again spreading in Pakistan, where officials say more than 1 million children missed their vaccination doses last month, underscoring the challenges they face in eradicating one of the world’s most intractable diseases.
Hoax bomb threats to Indian airlines force emergency landing in Canada and fighter jets to scramble in Singapore
Oct 16, 2024
Twin bomb threats hit Indian airliners on opposite sides of the globe on Tuesday, forcing an emergency landing in the Arctic and fighter jets to scramble in Asia – the latest in a series of similar hoax scares for the country’s airlines.
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un threatens to destroy the South with nuclear weapons if provoked
Oct 4, 2024
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened to use nuclear weapons to destroy South Korea if attacked, state media reported Friday, after South Korea’s president warned that if the North used nuclear weapons it would “face the end of its regime.”
Thai farmer forced to kill more than 100 endangered crocodiles after a typhoon damaged their enclosure
Sep 28, 2024
A Thai crocodile farmer who goes by the nickname “Crocodile X” said he killed more than 100 critically endangered reptiles to prevent them from escaping after a typhoon damaged their enclosure.
About
Lex Harvey is a News Desk Reporter for CNN International based at the Asia-Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong. She writes breaking news and feature stories on current events and issues shaping the region.
Before joining CNN in 2024, Harvey was as a transportation reporter for the Toronto Star, where she covered infrastructure, public transit, road safety, and the politics of getting around Canada’s largest city.
In her time at the Star, Harvey also worked as a political fact checker during two major election campaigns and helped launch a daily morning newsletter, which she wrote for two years.
Born and raised in Toronto, Harvey has a Master of Global Affairs degree from the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from McGill University.
