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People walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo on Tuesday. Shares fell sharply in Asia after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into separatist regions of eastern Ukraine.

Oil prices jump and shares sink as Russian troops enter Ukraine

5:42am February 22, 2022

by The Associated Press

Tensions in Eastern Europe are adding uncertainty at a time when markets have been preoccupied over how the world's central banks will act to counter surging inflation.

Kevin Tranbarger poses with his two children outside the Hong Kong International Airport in July, before they left for the United States. A few weeks later, Tranbarger decided to permanently move away from Hong after living there for nearly three decades.

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He loved Hong Kong. Its COVID crackdown made him leave without even saying goodbye

8:06am February 20, 2022

by David Gura

Hong Kong has imposed severe restrictions to fight COVID-19. For many expatriates, it's proving the last straw after years of seeing its autonomy erode as China tightens its grip on the territory.

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Patients are shown in hospital beds as they wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong on Wednesday.

Xi urges Hong Kong to control surging COVID-19 cases

12:02pm February 16, 2022

by The Associated Press

The directive from China's president comes as Hong Kong faces the worst outbreak yet of the pandemic, with daily cases surpassing 2,000.

A hamster named Marshmallow was dropped off at the New Territories South Animal Management Centre in Hong Kong on Jan. 19 over concerns that pets were spreading the coronavirus to humans. Thousands of small animals were culled after hamsters tested positi

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The hamsters of Hong Kong offer a cautionary COVID tale

8:05pm February 10, 2022

by Melody Schreiber

A new study documents that infected hamsters, imported from the Netherlands, passed the virus on to humans. Previously only minks had been identified as a source of animal-to-human transmission.

A Hong Kong hamster that evaded the cull.

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Coronavirus FAQ: Are pets a threat? My immunocompromised pal had COVID. Can I visit?

7:22pm January 28, 2022

by Marc Silver

Hong Kong's hamster cull has people wondering if they can catch SARS-CoV-2 from a pet. And here's a human dilemma: It is risky to visit an immunocompromised individual who recently had COVID?

Passengers look out from the Spectrum of the Seas cruise ship docked in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Thousands of passengers were being held on the ship for coronavirus testing after health authorities said nine passengers were linked to a recent omicron clust

Hong Kong bans flights from U.S. and 7 other countries as omicron surges

10:48am January 05, 2022

by The Associated Press

Hong Kong authorities announced a two-week ban on flights from eight countries and held 2,500 passengers on a cruise ship for coronavirus testing as the city attempted to stem an omicron outbreak.

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam listens to reporters' questions during a news conference in Hong Kong on Monday.

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Pro-Beijing candidates sweep Hong Kong elections

3:18am December 20, 2021

by The Associated Press

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said she was "satisfied" with the election despite the 30.2% voter turnout being the lowest since the British handed Hong Kong over to China in 1997.

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The events that led to Hong Kong's pivotal elections

2:33am December 18, 2021

by The Associated Press

Demands for expanded democracy in the semi-autonomous territory inspired protest movements that were largely ignored by Beijing and crushed by security forces.

Passengers sleep on the upper deck of a double-decker bus in Hong Kong on Saturday.

New Hong Kong bus tour is meant to put people to sleep

11:40am October 21, 2021

by L. Carol Ritchie

The Sleeping Bus Tour is a 5-hour, 47-mile ride to nowhere on a double-decker bus. It's designed for people who are easily put to sleep on moving vehicles. Passengers can bring pillows and blankets.

The Pillar of Shame statue, a memorial for those killed in the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown in Beijing, is displayed at the University of Hong Kong on Wednesday.

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A Hong Kong university orders the removal of a memorial to the Tiananmen massacre

10:42pm October 13, 2021

by Scott Neuman

Activists see the order to remove the Pillar of Shame as the latest sign of Beijing's suppression of Hong Kong. It's reportedly the only major memorial to the massacre still standing on Chinese soil.