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Protesters smash glass doors and windows of the Legislative Council Complex on July 1, 2019 in Hong Kong, China. Anti-extradition protesters attempts to break into the the city's legislature and thousands more gathered to march in opposition to the city's China-backed government on Monday during the 22nd anniversary of Hong Kongs return to Chinese rule.

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Three Tales of Tempered Expectations in Hong Kong

5:55pm July 01, 2024

Five years after mass protests rocked Hong Kong, and were crushed by the government, people who took part are downsizing their dreams and ambitions — but keeping a small flame of hope alive.

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U.K. Labour Party candidate, born in China, writes about women's private evolutions

2:45pm July 01, 2024

by Steve Inskeep

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with author and U.K. Labour Party candidate Yuan Yang about what women face in her former home country of China.

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These are the major elections NPR correspondents are watching

12:31pm June 30, 2024

by International Desk

2024 is an extraordinary year of global elections, with dozens of national votes worldwide. Here are some of the ones we are closely following.

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A politician in India goes on a hunger strike to demand water from an upstream state

2:45pm June 26, 2024

by Diaa Hadid

People in New Delhi are suffering because of a heat wave, and with it, water shortages. The party that governs New Delhi accuses a neighboring state of withholding water to punish the capital.

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China convicts 99% of defendants in criminal trials. Reversing a conviction is hard

2:45pm June 25, 2024

by Emily Feng

China is trying to reduce the number of wrongful convictions in its legal system. One man's more than two decades-long fight on death row shows why that's so difficult.

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What's being done about Mount Everest's trash problem?

2:45pm June 25, 2024

by Hosts

A mountaineer who's gotten to the top of Mount Everest 14 times has been cleaning trash off the mountain with a team of climbers.

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What one religion in South Korea is doing to attract new followers

2:45pm June 25, 2024

by Anthony Kuhn

Churches, temples and monasteries are closing as people in many countries turn away from organized religions. The problem is especially serious in rapidly aging societies such as South Korea.

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Meet the North Koreans who haven't been able to return home in over 70 years

9:34am June 25, 2024

by Hannah Yoon

On the 74th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, the residents of Abai Village, in the coastal South Korean city of Sokcho, reflect on what their community still means to them.

President of the 'Rassemblement National' (RN) group Marine Le Pen (L), flanked by Steeve Briois (R), mayor of Henin Beaumont, casts her ballot for the European Parliament election at a polling station in Henin-Beaumont, north of France on June 9, 2024.

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The French Far Right Rises; a Rush to Buy Gold in China

4:51pm June 24, 2024

France will hold national elections soon and it appears the far right could take political power for the first time since World War II. This would represent a huge political shift in France. We hear from our correspondent in Paris.

And the price of gold shot up this spring, due in large part to increased demand for the precious metal in China. We find out what is driving that demand.

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Inside the Chinese-funded and staffed marijuana farms springing up across the U.S.

3:41pm June 24, 2024

by Emily Feng

Large numbers of migrants from China are crossing into the U.S. and finding work on marijuana farms. Some of the businesses are accused of exploiting workers and violating state growing rules.

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