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Hong Kong leader offers mea culpa, but no concessions
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Hong Kong leader offers mea culpa, but no concessions

Hong Kong’s deeply unpopular leader Carrie Lam acknowledged Tuesday that public dissatisfaction with her government fuelled a landslide win by…
Pope urges fresh help for Fukushima victims on Japan trip
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Pope urges fresh help for Fukushima victims on Japan trip

Pope Francis called Monday for renewed efforts to help victims of Japan’s 2011 “triple disaster” of earthquake, tsunami and the…
Hong Kong establishment crushed at polls in stark message to Beijing
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Hong Kong establishment crushed at polls in stark message to Beijing

Hong Kong’s deeply unpopular leader vowed Monday to “listen humbly” to voters after the pro-democracy camp scored a crushing victory…
New leak reveals how China runs Xinjiang camps
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New leak reveals how China runs Xinjiang camps

Leaked government documents outlining the need to prevent escape, double lock doors and constantly monitor detainees in China’s network of…
Ageing Japan bomb survivors back pope’s anti-nukes call
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Ageing Japan bomb survivors back pope’s anti-nukes call

Kenji Hayashida thought about committing suicide in the years after an atomic bomb was dropped on his hometown of Nagasaki.…
In Hiroshima, pope assails ‘crime’ of nuclear weapons
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In Hiroshima, pope assails ‘crime’ of nuclear weapons

Pope Francis Sunday described the use of nuclear bombs as “a crime”, as he took his appeal for an end…
Hong Kongers flock to polls as democracy camp seeks to send message
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Hong Kongers flock to polls as democracy camp seeks to send message

Hong Kong’s people turned out in force on Sunday to cast ballots in local council elections that the city’s pro-democracy…
Black shadows in Hong Kong’s devastated campus
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Black shadows in Hong Kong’s devastated campus

Black shadows flitting around in small groups, deserted rubbish-strewn corridors and cockroaches in disemboweled kitchens: dawn broke on Friday to…
US, China each say they are in no hurry for trade deal
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US, China each say they are in no hurry for trade deal

US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping both insisted Friday they would resist pressure to give ground…
Pope Francis carries anti-nuclear message to Japan
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Pope Francis carries anti-nuclear message to Japan

Pope Francis arrives in Japan on Saturday, where he is expected to deliver a robust anti-nuclear message of peace in…
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