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Leaderless and livid: The youngsters on Hong Kong front lines
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Leaderless and livid: The youngsters on Hong Kong front lines

Young Hong Kongers who marshaled the fight against a police force that was armed with tear gas and rubber bullets…
Huge Hong Kong rally kicks off as public anger boils
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Huge Hong Kong rally kicks off as public anger boils

Tens of thousands of people rallied in central Hong Kong on Sunday as public anger seethed following unprecedented clashes between…
China’s largest ever Picasso exhibition opens
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China’s largest ever Picasso exhibition opens

The largest Picasso exhibition ever held in China opens on Saturday, featuring more than 100 works — many of them…
China, Russia reject calls for freeze on UN pullout from Sudan
Middle East

China, Russia reject calls for freeze on UN pullout from Sudan

China and Russia on Friday rejected calls from European and African countries to freeze the planned shutdown of a peacekeeping…
Hong Kong govt to ‘pause’ divisive extradition bill: reports
World

Hong Kong govt to ‘pause’ divisive extradition bill: reports

Hong Kong’s embattled government looks set to press pause on a deeply unpopular extradition bill that has provoked unprecedented clashes…
Trump blames Iran in tanker blasts, says sea lane not at risk
Middle East

Trump blames Iran in tanker blasts, says sea lane not at risk

US President Donald Trump declared Friday that a mysterious attack on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman had…
Hong Kongers alarmed by Google translation gaffe
World

Hong Kongers alarmed by Google translation gaffe

Hong Kong social media lit up on Friday when protesters noticed Google’s translation software was briefly churning out a rather…
Back to the Hanfu-ture: Young Chinese revive ancient fashion
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Back to the Hanfu-ture: Young Chinese revive ancient fashion

Dressed in a flowing long robe adorned with beaded floral embroidery from a bygone era, stylist Xiao Hang looks like…
Hong Kong shops, workers in rare strike to ‘defend freedom’
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Hong Kong shops, workers in rare strike to ‘defend freedom’

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong retailer Alan Li shut up shop on Wednesday, joining about 100 businesses and numerous…
Trump and Kim one year on: A “beautiful letter”, stalled diplomacy
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Trump and Kim one year on: A “beautiful letter”, stalled diplomacy

SEOUL (Reuters) – A year after President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un met for the first time,…
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