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US to revise State Dept's travel advisory for Hong Kong: Trump after China
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 30 (ANI): The United States will revise the State Department's travel advisory for Hong Kong to reflect "increased danger of punishment by the Chinese state security apparatus", President Donald Trump said on Friday (local time).
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Equity indices close in the green, IOC and Wipro top gainers
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 29 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices erased early losses on Friday and closed marginally higher led by a rally in pharma and FMCG stocks.
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Activists believe Beijing's proposed national security law will snatch awa
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 29 (ANI): Beijing's endorsement of a national security law tailoring Hong Kong from acts of secession, subversion, terrorism or conspiring with foreign influences, activists believe, will soon lead to an imposition of arbitrary detentions and crackdowns on free speech and diss
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Hongkongers eye grim future as China approves national security law
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 29 (ANI): A large number of Hongkongers see a bleak future for themselves after Chinese parliament approved plans for a bill that threatens to limit freedoms in the semi-autonomous state, bypassing its legislature to punish acts that subvert state power.
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Equity indices dip ahead of Q4 GDP data, Axis Bank slips 2.8 pc
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 29 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices were on a low swing during early hours on Friday ahead of the release of GDP data for January to March quarter (Q4 FY20).
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National security legislation is for Hong Kong's long-term stability, pros
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 28 (ANI): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday said that the passage of Hong Kong national security legislation is for the long term prosperity and stability of the city-state.
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US, UK, Canada, Australia hit out at China over security law for Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], May 28 (ANI): US, UK, Canada and Australia on Thursday expressed "deep concern" over China's decision to impose national security law in Hong Kong, saying the move would undermine the "one country, two systems" framework and is in direct conflict with its internation
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Sensex reclaims 32,000-mark, auto stocks lead the rally
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 28 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices gained 1.8 per cent on Thursday on the back of positive global cues with autos and private banks leading the buoyancy in market sentiment.
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Chinese parliament approves controversial Hong Kong security law
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 28 (ANI): China's parliament on Thursday passed the proposal to impose a new national security law for Hong Kong.
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Britain ready to welcome Hong Kong refugees
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], May 28 (ANI): Boris Johnson has a secret plan to allow hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong citizens to come to Britain if China clamps down further on the former British colony, according to Sunday Express.
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China blocks US bid for UNSC meeting on Hong Kong national security law, s
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [USA], May 28 (ANI): China on Thursday blocked the US attempt to hold a United Nations Security Council meeting on the issue of Beijing government’s plan to impose new security legislation in Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong 'no longer autonomous' from China: Pompeo
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 28 (ANI): Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has notified the US Congress that the Donald Trump administration no longer regards Hong Kong as autonomous from mainland China.
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