{"id":37315,"date":"2026-07-30T07:44:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T04:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=37315"},"modified":"2026-07-30T07:44:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T04:44:26","slug":"derek-williams-dies-after-decades-filming-the-frontlines-of-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=37315","title":{"rendered":"Derek Williams dies after decades filming the frontlines of Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Derek-Williams.jpeg?fit=1024%2C679&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>Longtime CBS News cameraman Derek Williams, who spent four decades covering some of Asia\u2019s most pivotal events, from the Vietnam War to the Tiananmen Square massacre, died July 22. He was 79. 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