Vaccines are likely to begin rolling out in the U.S. before the end of December, according to Surgeon General Jerome Adams and Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease specialist. The U.K. ( read original story ...)
In aftermath of Hong Kong protests, top cop’s biggest challenge is fighting police smears amid rising crime rate
On November 3, construction worker Poon Yung-wai was sentenced to 160 hours of community service for spreading rumours online that police officers molested and raped women held at the San Uk Ling ... ( read original story ...)
Lam Wing-kee: ‘If they can take Hong Kong back, the next place I feel is Taiwan’
Bookseller who fled Hong Kong for Taiwan speaks of the danger the island faces and the ordeal of his detention in China ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam keeps salary in ‘piles of cash’ because of US sanctions
The chief executive of Hong Kong has said she keeps her half-million-pound salary at home in “piles of cash” because she has no bank account after the imposition of US sanctions.Carrie Lam, who has ... ( read original story ...)
Iran New Fatalities Drop; Hong Kong Closes Schools: Virus Update
The Hong Kong government will suspend all in-person classes at schools as of Wednesday, amid a flare up in new infections. The U.K. government said it hopes to begin rolling out a vaccination program ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Hong Kong to Close Schools Amid Virus Surge
Hong Kong has reported 115 new coronavirus infections, the first time it has seen cases in the triple digits since Aug. 2. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Reports 4-Month High 115 Coronavirus Cases
Hong Kong reported 115 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, including 109 locally transmitted, the highest in nearly four months, as authorities battle a renewed wave of COVID-19. The figure was up ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong chief has ‘piles of cash’ at home after US sanctions
Hong Kong’s leader has said she is being forced to receive her salary in cash because of US sanctions, saying she has no access to banking services despite the prevalence of mainland Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader says she has ‘piles of cash at home,’ no bank account, due to U.S. sanctions
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam keeps “piles of cash” at home and is unable to open a bank account after being targeted by U.S. sanctions, according to an interview the top official gave on ... ( read original story ...)
Carrie Lam: Hong Kong’s leader says she has to keep piles of cash at home
Hong Kong's Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, has said in a TV interview that she has to keep "piles of cash" at home as she has no bank account. This is because of sanctions imposed on her by the US ... ( read original story ...)
‘Piles of cash at home’: Hong Kong leader says US sanctions mean she has no bank account
Carrie Lam says she is paid in cash and calls US sanctions imposed over security crackdown ‘unjustifiable’ ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Covid-19 wave traced to socialites’ love of the cha-cha
Hong Kong is battling a new coronavirus cluster originating from one of the city’s lesser-known elite pastimes — wealthy older women visiting dance clubs for lessons, often with handsome younger ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong residents with Covid-19 symptoms must take test within three days of doctor’s advice or face hefty fines
All Hongkongers with Covid-19 symptoms must take a coronavirus test within three days of being issued with a written instruction from their family doctor or face hefty fines and a mandatory order, the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong pupils to get lessons in patriotism with trips to mainland
Pupils in Hong Kong will make compulsory trips to mainland China so they can better understand their motherland, under plans drawn up by the authorities.The new requirement, which critics have likened ... ( read original story ...)