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Hong Kong's opposition Civic Party rocked by resignation of 11 councillors
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 21 (ANI): With eleven councillors' resignation on Sunday, Hong Kong's opposition Civic Party has lost about two-thirds of its remaining district councillors ahead of a requirement to pledge allegiance to the city and its mini-constitution or face disqualification.
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Apple Daily crackdown "sent shudders across media industry", says Hong Kon
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 21 (ANI): After 500 police officers raided the Apple Daily newsroom in Hong Kong last week to arrest executives and top editors, a Hong-Kong based reporter on Sunday said that the incident has "sent shudders" throughout the media industry.
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Exiled dissidents hold protest outside FATF headquarters to move Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Paris [France], June 19 (ANI): Exiled dissidents belonging to Baloch, Pashtun, Uyghur, Tibetan and Hong Konger Communities protested outside the headquarters of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in Paris on Saturday urging the international monitoring body to move Pakistan from the grey
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Hong Kong's Apply Daily senior executives remanded in custody after arrest
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 19 (ANI): Two senior executives of Hong Kong's pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, who have been charged with colluding with foreign forces, were remanded in custody after they were deemed as a threat to national security.
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China countering foreign sanctions through 'Wolf Warrior' diplomacy
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 19 (ANI): In order to counter new foreign sanctions, China started with 'Wolf Warrior' diplomacy to dissuade G7 member states from imposing new sanctions against Beijing under pressure from the US.
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Hong Kong's pro-democracy daily prints 500,000 copies despite raid, arrest
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 18 (ANI): Despite a massive raid on the pro-democracy Apple Daily, the Hong Kong tabloid, continued its operations and printed 500,000 copies of Friday's paper while warning the readers that the city's "press freedom is now hanging by a thread".
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China 'targeting dissenting voices' in Hong Kong: UK Foreign Secretary
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 17 (ANI): UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Thursday accused China of targeting dissenting voices in Hong Kong after the authorities of the semi-autonomous region arrested the chief editor and four directors of a pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper under draconian securi
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Inflation impact on sovereigns depends on real interest rates: Fitch
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 17 (ANI): Global inflation trends and associated risks around interest rates and exchange rates may have direct sovereign credit implications, Fitch Ratings has said adding that a critical question for government debt sustainability is how inflation will affect debt/GDP ratio
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China launches 3 astronauts to its space station
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 17 (ANI): China launched three Chinese astronauts from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre to an under-construction space station on Thursday.
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Apple Daily newspaper's editor-in-chief, 4 directors held under Hong Kong
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 17 (ANI): In an early morning raid on Thursday, Hong Kong police arrested the chief editor and four directors of a pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper under draconian Hong Kong security law on suspicion of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces.
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US, EU pledge cooperation in approach against China for its actions in Xin
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 16 (ANI): After the United States-European Union Summit, both sides pledged to closely consult and cooperate on a full range of issues in their approach to China, with regards to its controversial actions in Xinjiang and Hong Kong.
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Fitch affirms Sri Lanka at CCC amid debt service challenges
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 16 (ANI): Fitch Ratings has affirmed Sri Lanka's long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating at CCC.
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