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Beijing eyes facial recognition tech for metro security
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Beijing eyes facial recognition tech for metro security

Beijing will use facial recognition tools to speed up security checks in the city’s overcrowded metro, using a ‘credit system’…
Hong Kong enters recession as protests again erupt in flames
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Hong Kong enters recession as protests again erupt in flames

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong has fallen into recession, hit by five months of anti-government protests that erupted in…
Hong Kong protesters hurl petrol bombs after police fire tear gas to clear rally
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Hong Kong protesters hurl petrol bombs after police fire tear gas to clear rally

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong anti-government protesters set fire to shops and hurled petrol bombs on Sunday, police said,…
Hong Kong court bans publishing police details, including photos
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Hong Kong court bans publishing police details, including photos

A Hong Kong court has banned people from publishing a wide range of personal details about police officers and their…
Murder suspect whose case was catalyst for Hong Kong protests released
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Murder suspect whose case was catalyst for Hong Kong protests released

A murder suspect whose proposed deportation to Taiwan was a catalyst for massive anti-government protests in Hong Kong was released…
China plans to replace Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam: FT
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China plans to replace Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam: FT

Beijing is drawing up a plan to remove Hong Kong’s beleaguered Chief Executive Carrie Lam, the Financial Times reported Wednesday,…
Hong Kong government pledges more aid to battered city, no end in sight to unrest
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Hong Kong government pledges more aid to battered city, no end in sight to unrest

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s embattled government announced extra financial support on Tuesday for the Chinese-ruled city battered by…
China foreign minister slams ‘unacceptable’ violence in Hong Kong
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China foreign minister slams ‘unacceptable’ violence in Hong Kong

China’s foreign minister on Monday denounced months of pro-democracy unrest in Hong Kong as “violence pure and simple”, accusing foreign…
Hong Kong leader apologizes for mosque incident after day of violence
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Hong Kong leader apologizes for mosque incident after day of violence

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam apologized on Monday to the city’s Muslim community after police hit…
Tear gas and water cannon as crowds defy Hong Kong rally ban
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Tear gas and water cannon as crowds defy Hong Kong rally ban

Police fired water cannon and tear gas at Hong Kongers who defied authorities with an illegal march on Sunday, their…
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