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Authorities in the financial center are seeking to reshape public discourse around the city’s pro-democracy protests.

The 29-year-old gunman, who live-streamed the massacre, was labeled “trash” and a “monster” by his victims and their relatives during court testimony this week.

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The storm is expected to make landfall early Thursday, threatening more damage to a country already ravaged by summer floods.


The 29-year-old is expected to be sentenced Thursday for murdering 51 people at two mosques in Christchurch in March last year.

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In urban India, nearly 90 percent of marriages are arranged, according to a recent survey.

The white supremacist, who live-streamed the massacre on Facebook, showed little emotion as he listened to harrowing tales from survivors and victims’ relatives.

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Abe became the country’s longest serving prime minister on Monday, but there was no celebration of his 2,799-day tenure.

Brenton Tarrant, who live-streamed the massacre on Facebook, faces a maximum possible sentence of life in prison without parole.

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Beijing officials say the trial vaccine was rolled out for high-risk groups in late July under “urgent use” regulations.

China’s acts of bovine intervention could help improve agricultural safety and allow the industry to become more self-sufficient.

Retailers are rushing to trace supply chains before Treasury Department sanctions on the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps take effect Sept. 30.

Some 1.2 million troops are sent in to evacuate residents and fortify defenses, underscoring the scale of the disaster.

Indian authorities have targeted members of an Islamic group that was an early source of coronavirus cases.

As Democrats rally support for their nominee, opinions are divided in Beijing on whether the incumbent or the challenger would present more of an opportunity for China.

Bustling streets and boisterous festivities stand in sharp contrast to the months of silence and suffering.

The flag is Japan. But the names are foreign: Savory, Washington and Gonzalez. Their dialect mixes Japanese, English and the occasional Hawaiian word.

The Legislative Council, one of the only forums for people to express their will, now has to adhere to new rules set by China.

The measures follow a rally Saturday at a megachurch led by a critic of South Korea’s president.

The vote, originally scheduled for Sept. 19, has been put back by four weeks as the country grapples with a new wave of infections.

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Criticism of the monarchy is severely punished in Thailand, but student protesters are risking jail time to fight for more democratic rights

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