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Hong Kong LGBTQ Activist Wins Posthumous Legal Victory
Nearly four years after his death, LGBTQ activist Edgar Ng was vindicated by Hong Kong's top court Tuesday as judges ruled in his favour on housing and inheritance rights for same-sex couples.
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Aeroflot Flight 593: How A Child's Cockpit Visit Caused Deadly Crash In 1994
On March 23, 1994, Aeroflot Flight 593 from Moscow to Hong Kong crashed which resulted in the deaths of all 75 people on board.
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50 Years On, Bruce Lee's Legacy Endures
Hong Kong businessman W. Wong still remembers the day in 1972 when he first heard neighbourhood kids rave about a figure who seemed larger than life: Bruce Lee.
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Cyrus Mistry Death: Hong Kong Team In Mumbai To Inspect Crashed Car
A team of Mercedes-Benz officials from Hong Kong arrived in Mumbai on Monday to inspect the car which crashed last week killing former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry and his friend and injuring two other occupants, a police officer said.
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Queen Elizabeth Remembered As "Boss Lady" In Hong Kong, A Former Colony
Many Hong Kongers took to social media on Friday to mourn Queen Elizabeth II, a woman affectionately nicknamed "boss lady" among older residents in a city that was one of Britain's last colonies.
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"So Many Bodies Piled Up": Hong Kong Funeral Services Reel Under Covid
Traditional wooden coffins are running short in Hong Kong as authorities scramble to add mortuary space in the global financial hub's battle on COVID-19, which is swamping funeral parlours.
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Top China Covid Fighter Is Woman Who Hit Party's Glass Ceiling
Among the resources President Xi Jinping has deployed to arrest surging Covid deaths in Hong Kong is the Communist Party's pandemic fighter: a 71-year-old woman whose career at the near-top illuminates the glass ceiling in the world's most populous c
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Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam Calls Out "Double Standards" On National Security, Points To US
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam accused foreign governments on Tuesday of "double standards" in their reaction to Beijing's plans to impose national security laws on the city, pointing to anti-police brutality protests in the United States.
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Chinese Media Use Race Clashes To Criticise US Over Hong Kong Protests
Chinese state media took aim at the US government over the weekend as many American cities were gripped by raging protests and clashes, comparing the unrest with the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong.
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National Security Law A "Death Knell" For Hong Kong's Autonomy: Mike Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday slammed Beijing over a proposed new security law for Hong Kong and warned that the semi-autonomous territory could lose its special trading privileges.
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"We're Social Animals": Hong Kong Residents Flout Lockdown On Festival
People in Hong Kong thronged beaches, ferries and outlying islands on Sunday, many of them violating ban on gatherings of more than four people aimed at containing the spread of the new coronavirus.
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Pet Dog In Hong Kong First Case Of Human-To-Animal Coronavirus Transmission
The pet dog of a coronavirus patient in Hong Kong was confirmed to be infected with the disease, in a likely case of human-to-animal transmission, authorities said on Wednesday.
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Coronavirus Update: Death Toll Rises To 908, 40,171 Infected Cases; WHO To Accelerate Research And Innovation
Coronavirus death toll has crossed 900 in China. National Health Commission of China has confirmed 40,171 infected cases. Two deaths have been confirmed outside China, one in Hong Kong and one in the Philippines.
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9 Of Hong Kong Family Infected With Coronavirus After Sharing Meal
Nine members of a Hong Kong family are infected with the new coronavirus after sharing a hotpot meal, officials confirmed late Sunday.
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722 Deaths Due To Coronavirus In China Exceed SARS Outbreak Number
The number of deaths from China's new coronavirus epidemic jumped to 717 on Saturday, surpassing the toll from the SARS outbreak on the mainland and Hong Kong almost two decades ago.
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Hong Kong LGBTQ Activist Wins Posthumous Legal Victory
Nearly four years after his death, LGBTQ activist Edgar Ng was vindicated by Hong Kong's top court Tuesday as judges ruled in his favour on housing and inheritance rights for same-sex couples.
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Aeroflot Flight 593: How A Child's Cockpit Visit Caused Deadly Crash In 1994
On March 23, 1994, Aeroflot Flight 593 from Moscow to Hong Kong crashed which resulted in the deaths of all 75 people on board.
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50 Years On, Bruce Lee's Legacy Endures
Hong Kong businessman W. Wong still remembers the day in 1972 when he first heard neighbourhood kids rave about a figure who seemed larger than life: Bruce Lee.
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Cyrus Mistry Death: Hong Kong Team In Mumbai To Inspect Crashed Car
A team of Mercedes-Benz officials from Hong Kong arrived in Mumbai on Monday to inspect the car which crashed last week killing former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry and his friend and injuring two other occupants, a police officer said.
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Queen Elizabeth Remembered As "Boss Lady" In Hong Kong, A Former Colony
Many Hong Kongers took to social media on Friday to mourn Queen Elizabeth II, a woman affectionately nicknamed "boss lady" among older residents in a city that was one of Britain's last colonies.
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"So Many Bodies Piled Up": Hong Kong Funeral Services Reel Under Covid
Traditional wooden coffins are running short in Hong Kong as authorities scramble to add mortuary space in the global financial hub's battle on COVID-19, which is swamping funeral parlours.
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Top China Covid Fighter Is Woman Who Hit Party's Glass Ceiling
Among the resources President Xi Jinping has deployed to arrest surging Covid deaths in Hong Kong is the Communist Party's pandemic fighter: a 71-year-old woman whose career at the near-top illuminates the glass ceiling in the world's most populous c
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Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam Calls Out "Double Standards" On National Security, Points To US
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam accused foreign governments on Tuesday of "double standards" in their reaction to Beijing's plans to impose national security laws on the city, pointing to anti-police brutality protests in the United States.
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Chinese Media Use Race Clashes To Criticise US Over Hong Kong Protests
Chinese state media took aim at the US government over the weekend as many American cities were gripped by raging protests and clashes, comparing the unrest with the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong.
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National Security Law A "Death Knell" For Hong Kong's Autonomy: Mike Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday slammed Beijing over a proposed new security law for Hong Kong and warned that the semi-autonomous territory could lose its special trading privileges.
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"We're Social Animals": Hong Kong Residents Flout Lockdown On Festival
People in Hong Kong thronged beaches, ferries and outlying islands on Sunday, many of them violating ban on gatherings of more than four people aimed at containing the spread of the new coronavirus.
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Pet Dog In Hong Kong First Case Of Human-To-Animal Coronavirus Transmission
The pet dog of a coronavirus patient in Hong Kong was confirmed to be infected with the disease, in a likely case of human-to-animal transmission, authorities said on Wednesday.
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Coronavirus Update: Death Toll Rises To 908, 40,171 Infected Cases; WHO To Accelerate Research And Innovation
Coronavirus death toll has crossed 900 in China. National Health Commission of China has confirmed 40,171 infected cases. Two deaths have been confirmed outside China, one in Hong Kong and one in the Philippines.
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9 Of Hong Kong Family Infected With Coronavirus After Sharing Meal
Nine members of a Hong Kong family are infected with the new coronavirus after sharing a hotpot meal, officials confirmed late Sunday.
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722 Deaths Due To Coronavirus In China Exceed SARS Outbreak Number
The number of deaths from China's new coronavirus epidemic jumped to 717 on Saturday, surpassing the toll from the SARS outbreak on the mainland and Hong Kong almost two decades ago.
