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First woman to lead ICAC's Operations Department is replaced in major shake-up at HK's anti-corruption body

The more than three decade crime-fighting career of Hong Kong’s most senior anti-corruption investigator has come to an abrupt end – less than a year after she was appointed to the top job.

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Dozens of U.S. diplomats urge military strikes against Syria's Assad

More than 50 State Department diplomats have signed an internal memo sharply critical of U.S. policy in Syria, calling for military strikes against President Bashar al-Assad's government to stop its persistent violations of a civil war cease-fire.

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Clinton's email scandal could hurt her with independent voters

​U.S. Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton's ongoing email scandal may not hurt her with her own supporters, but could put a dent in her numbers with independent voters at a time when independents will decide the next president.

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U.S. State Dept watchdog accuses Hillary of violating gov't rules on emails

​A report by the U.S. State Department's independent watchdog on Wednesday faulted former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for violating U.S. State Department's record-keeping policies, said local media.

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Clinton's cozy relationship with Justice Department could save her from indictment on email scandal

​The cozy relationship between likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and the U.S. Justice Department could save her from a potentially devastating indictment for using a private email server while serving in the Obama administration, experts said.

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Is Hillary’s E-mail nightmare about to explode?

While Hillary Clinton is busy trying to put the Democratic primary race behind her and pivot to the general election against presumptive G.O.P. nominee Donald Trump, the past several days have served as a stark reminder that Clinton is not yet clear of a potential scandal that still threatens to derail her campaign: the F.B.I. is nearing the completion of its investigation into her use of a private server to send classified e-mails, with the results expected be released before November.

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Google also has been ordered to help unlock phones, records show

Google has been repeatedly ordered to help federal agents open cellphones, according to court records in seven states that show Apple isn’t the only company facing government demands at the center of a fierce debate over privacy and security.

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U.S. grants ZTE temporary export license through June 30

Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp. will get temporary export license from the U.S. Commerce Department after the agency decided to restrict the Chinese company's exports early this month.

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Justice dept. appeals ruling in Apple iPhone case in Brooklyn

In the latest volley in its high-profile fight with Apple, the Justice Department said on Monday that a federal judge in Brooklyn had erred last week in refusing to order the company to unlock a drug dealer’s iPhone.

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U.S. to restrict exports of China telecom equipment maker

The U.S. Commerce Department is set to place export restrictions on Chinese telecoms equipment maker ZTE Corp. for allegedly violating U.S. export controls on Iran, according to documents seen by Reuters.

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Judge sides with Apple in N.Y. drug case involving locked phone

A federal judge in New York sided Monday with Apple against the Justice Department, about whether the company can be forced to help investigators extract data from a locked phone—a ruling that could affect a similar, much-watched case involving a shooter’s phone in California.

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HK bans import of poultry meat and products from France's Lot Department

​Hong Kong authorities announced Wednesday that they have banned the import of poultry meat and products from France's Lot Department because of outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza.

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Russia, U.S. to hold military-to-military talks on Syria: Pentagon

Russia and the United States are expected to hold military-to-military talks on Syria, where both countries have been conducting airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) militants, as soon as this weekend, the Pentagon said Friday.

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U.S. ignores calls on independent probe into Afghan hospital attack

The U.S. State Department on Wednesday said the country is capable of investigations on its bombing of a hospital in Afghanistan.

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305 Clinton emails need further study for possible classified information: U.S. State Department

The U.S. State Department said Monday that 305 emails need to be further reviewed for potentially classified information from Hillary Clinton's email archives handed over by the former top U.S. diplomat last year.

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"Hijacked" Russian private plane takes off without permission, heads in Moscow direction

A private plane has taken off without permission from Ishim, a town in southern Russia's Tyumen region, and is heading in the direction of Moscow, local media reported Sunday.