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Search for missing people after bus plunges into sinkhole

A bus has plunged into a sinkhole on a city street in north-western China, killing at least six people with four others missing. Some 1,000...

China replaces its top official in Hong Kong amid protests

China has replaced its top official in Hong Kong, state media said, as anti-government protests in the semi-autonomous territory enter their eighth month. Luo Huining,...

Hong Kong police accuse protesters of inciting youth crime

Hong Kong police have accused activists in the long-running pro-democracy movement of inciting minors to commit crimes. The claim comes two days before a planned...

Three sentenced in China over genetically edited babies

A Chinese scientist who claimed he had made the world’s first genetically edited babies has been sentenced to three years in prison. He Jiankui, who...

336 arrested during Hong Kong Christmas protests

Hong Kong police arrested 336 people over the Christmas period as the city’s protest movement continues to simmer, an official has said. Chief police spokesman...

UK data regulator hones in on TikTok as it makes child safety top priority for 2020

Protecting children’s privacy will be top priority for the UK’s data regulator in 2020 amid increased concern about platforms such as TikTok, the Information...

China targets tech giants in app privacy crackdown

Chinese tech companies including social media giant Tencent have been ordered by regulators to clean up how their apps handle user information or face...

Hong Kong had grimmest year since handover, says Chinese president

Hong Kong has faced its “grimmest and most complex year” since the former British colony was returned to China, President Xi Jinping said, before...

China welcomes preliminary deal in trade war it blames on US

China has put a positive face on a first-step trade agreement that seeks to avoid a trade war it blames the US for starting. Chinese...

UK Elections 2019: Sturgeon set for showdown with PM as Scotland and UK take ‘divergent paths’

Nicola Sturgeon is set for a showdown with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson as she insisted the SNP’s election success gives her a “renewed,...

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