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Lam says situation out of control, while Melbourne makes face masks compulsory ... ( read original story ...)

Britain’s foreign secretary has hinted that he may move to suspend the U.K.’s extradition arrangements with Hong Kong, in response to China's imposition of sweeping new security laws in the ... ( read original story ...)

Police used pepper spray to disperse a crowd in Hong Kong on Sunday (July 19) for not following measures that restrict gatherings to four people - and just hours later, those coronavirus rules got ... ( read original story ...)

The number of people around the world who have died as a result of the coronavirus has passed the 600,000 mark as countries from the U.S. to South Africa to India struggle to contain infections ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has recorded its highest one-day increase in cases since the pandemic began, the territory's Chief Executive Carrie Lam has said. At a Sunday press conference, Ms Lam said there had been ... ( read original story ...)

Non-essential Hong Kong civil servants will work from home from Monday as the global financial hub tightens social distancing restrictions further amid an escalating third wave of coronavirus cases, ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong is poised to set a record with more than 100 new cases, according to a report ahead of the city’s official press conference. Xinjiang’s capital city Urumqi will offer free coronavirus tests ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong set a single-day record on Sunday with more than 100 new coronavirus infections, the South China Morning Post reported, citing unidentified medical sources. ( read original story ...)

A woman was killed in a fire at a public housing flat in Hong Kong on Sunday as about 100 people were evacuated. The Fire Services Department confirmed one death in the incident at Kwai Chung. At ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's status as a bastion of press freedom is in crisis as authorities toughen their line against international media and fears grow about local self-censorship under the city's sweeping new ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong publisher Alan To has been combing through his books to remove any titles that might get him into trouble. The city used to revel in its reputation for its free press and as an outlet for ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has long been a safe haven of sorts for groups and entities which could never operate in China. But under a new security law, that could soon change. ( read original story ...)

Taiwanese officials in Hong Kong have been told their visas will not be renewed unless they sign a document supporting Beijing's claim to Taiwan under its "one China" policy, a person with direct ... ( read original story ...)

Authoritarian dictators and fear-based rule have existed since time immemorial, judging by what history asserts. The totalitarian tyrannies of Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Pol Pot and other such ... ( read original story ...)