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UK requests special session on Myanmar at UN Human Rights Council

Britain's envoy at the UN Human Rights Council said that the UK has submitted a request for special session on Myanmar, Reuters reported on Monday.

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World-famous virologist fighting personal battle against COVID-19

19:13 Dr. Peter Piot, the Special Adviser on Covid-19 to the European Commission President, contracted the coronavirus in March last year and suffered from Covid-19 for 5 months. Dr. P

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Live: Carrie Lam speaks to media on latest issues

Carrie Lam, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), holds a weekly briefing on the latest issues in Hong Kong.

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HK police arrest 11 people for 'assisting criminals'

Eleven people, including Daniel Wong Kwok-tung, a lawyer and a Kowloon district council member, were arrested on Thursday by the police in the Hong Kong Special Adminis

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Jimmy Lai resigns as chairman of Hong Kong media group Next Digital

Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has resigned from his position as chairman of Next Digital, the Hong Kong media group said on Tuesday.Ip Yut-kin, currently the non-executive direct

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Would you get a massage with snakes?

01:46 A spa in Cairo, Egypt is offering up a special massage with snakes.Would you let these creatures slither all over you, or would you pass on this experience? Check out The China R

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Hong Kong to suspend flights from UK over new coronavirus strain

China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will halt all passenger flights from the UK starting at midnight, local health officials said Monday.

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Hong Kong reports 96 new COVID-19 cases

China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Thursday reported 96 new COVID-19 cases, including 90 cases of local transmission, according to the Centre fo

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Shenzhen recruits first civil servants from HK, Macao SAR

A picture of Shenzhen City, South China's Guangdong ProvinceThe 2020 civil servant recruitment tests for Shenzhen City, South China's Guangdong Province, took place on

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Jimmy Lai faces new charge of endangering national security

Jimmy LaiChee-ying, founder of Apple Daily and media group Next Digital of Hong Kong, faces a new charge of colluding with foreign forces and endangering national secur

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HKSAR LegCo endorses appointment of Lord Hodge as appeal judge

The Legislative Council (LegCo) of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) endorsed the appointment of Lord Patrick Hodge as a non-permanent judge from

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Carrie Lam: Sovereignty bottom line of 'One Country, Two Systems'

China's national flag and the flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region are seen fluttering on the Golden Bauhinia Square in Hong Kong, south China, August 5,

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HK court sentences Joshua Wong to 13.5 months in jail

A court in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Wednesday sentenced Joshua Wong to 13.5 months in jail.Agnes Chow has also been sentenced to ten m

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Scott Atlas resigns as special adviser to Trump on coronavirus

Dr. Scott Atlas has resigned as special adviser to President Donald Trump on the coronavirus, according to a White House official, after a controversial four months at the White House in which he cla

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China sanctions four U.S. individuals over Hong Kong interference

China has sanctioned four U.S. individuals for interfering in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Chinese Foreign Ministry spokespersonHua Chunying said on

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BRICS bank opens new line of credit to help in COVID-19 fight

03:17 The New Development Bank - also known as theBRICSBank - opened a special line of credit for its membersto fighttheCOVID-19 pandemic.InBrazil, the money has been used to partially

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HKSAR official slams U.S. sanctions on Chinese officials

Matthew Cheung, chief secretary for administration of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), on Tuesday denounced theU.S. sanctions on four Chinese of