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Twelfth monkey dies in Hong Kong zoo amid bacterial outbreak
A twelfth monkey died at a Hong Kong zoo, with tests underway to determine if it succumbed to the same bacterial infection that killed 11 other monkeys in the past…
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Hoping to get Mounjaro on the NHS? Millions may miss out on King Kong weight loss jab because of health chiefs’ BIG mistake, say experts
Millions hoping to get King Kong weight loss jab Mounjaro on the NHS may have their hopes dashed due the glacial NHS roll-out plan, experts have warned.Health chiefs yesterday announced 250,000…
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More than 1.6 million Brits set to get ‘King Kong’ of fat-busting jabs for free on the NHS
By Xantha Leatham Deputy Science Editor Published: 17:59 EDT, 3 October 2024 | Updated: 18:08 EDT, 3 October 2024 More than 1.6 million Britons are set to get the ‘King…
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Hong Kong jails journalists for sedition
A Hong Kong Court has jailed two journalists who led a pro-democracy newspaper after they were found guilty in a landmark sedition case last month.Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam, editors…
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Hong Kong journalists sentenced for ‘sedition’ and ‘illegal ideologies’
Two pro-democracy journalists in Hong Kong have been sentenced to prison for "seditious" activities and "illegal ideologies."Chung Pui-kuen, 55, and Patrick Lam, 36, were found guilty in August of conspiring…
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Hong Kong debuts 2 giant pandas from Beijing, raising hopes for tourism boost
Hong Kong welcomed a new pair of giant pandas, An An and Ke Ke, gifted by Beijing in a grand ceremony, aiming to boost tourism in the city.An An and…
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Hong Kong man jailed for ‘seditious’ T-shirt
A Hong Kong man has been sentenced to 14 months in jail after pleading guilty to sedition for wearing a T-shirt with a protest slogan on it.The jail term is…
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Inside the new Hong Kong: Taiwan faces threats from China, but its friendly people want it to become the region’s go-to cultural and tourism hub
'We all get a bit nervous when we approach April and August.’ I was not quite clear what Brian Hioe, a journalist and activist, was getting at, so, in between mouthfuls…
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A Hong Kong court convicts 2 journalists in a landmark sedition case : NPR
Former chief editor Chung Pui-kuen, right, and former acting editor Patrick Lam, left, of the now-defunct independent media outlet Stand News leave the court on the last day of the…
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Why has badminton become a code for sex in Hong Kong?
It may be an innocent enough racquet sport, but Hong Kong's Education Bureau has unintentionally given badminton a whole new meaning. In teaching materials it released last week, a module…