A landmark national security trial opened Monday in Hong Kong for prominent activist and publisher Jimmy Lai, who faces a possible life sentence if convicted under a law imposed by Beijing to crush dissidents.
Beijing, Aug 10 (EFE).- The Hong Kong police Thursday said they had arrested ten suspects linked to the now-defunct protester relief fund set up to help people involved in the 2019 anti-government protests. A police statement said the detained six women and four men, aged between 26 and 43, allegedly worked with the 612 Humanitarian …
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On Thursday, the funeral of former Pope Benedict XVI, who died Saturday at the age of 95, was held in St. Peter's Square in Rome, in a ceremony presided over by Pope Francis in the presence of 50,000 believers in addition to heads of state, government and kings. Pope Francis, who arrived in a wheelchair, was standing opposite the