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Hong Kong warns people to stop trying to prevent COVID hamster cull

Hong Kong police will deal with pet lovers who try to stop people giving up their hamsters to be put down, or who offer to care for abandoned hamsters, authorities said, after they ordered a cull of the cuddly rodents to curb the coronavirus.

Reuters

Covid live: Ireland to lift almost all curbs from 6am on Saturday; France reports 400,851 new cases — as it happened

Ireland’s premier Micheál Martin says ‘we have weathered the Omicron storm’; France reports 400,851 daily cases and 233 Covid-linked hospital deaths

The Guardian - UK

COVID updates: WA Premier says border decision right call for the state — As it happened

WA Premier Mark McGowan acknowledges his decision to keep WA's borders shut "upsets some people", but says it's the right call.

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New leader of Hong Kong barristers vows to defend rule of law

The new head of Hong Kong's Bar Association pledged on Thursday to defend the Chinese-ruled territory's vaunted rule of law amid concerns over the impact of a Beijing-imposed national security law on the Asian financial hub.

Reuters

NFT Metaverse-Focused Animoca Brands Raises $360M At $5B Valuation

Hong Kong-based Animoca Brands has raised $358.8 million at a $5-billion valuation from investors to fund NFT, gaming, and metaverse acquisitions.

Benzinga

‘Gold in the sea’: Brazil’s booming fish bladder trade

Amazon fishers are cashing in on a booming maw industry fuelled by Chinese demand, but the threat of overfishing looms.

Al Jazeera

Hong Kong to shut secondary schools from Monday over COVID fears

Hong Kong will suspend face-to-face teaching in secondary schools from Monday until after the approaching Lunar New Year, authorities said, because of a rising number of coronavirus infections in several schools in the Chinese-ruled territory.

Reuters

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Why Alibaba, Xpeng And Other Stocks Are Rising In Hong Kong Today

Shares of U.S.-listed Chinese tech companies traded mostly higher in Hong Kong on Thursday, lifting the benchmark Hang Seng Index to its highest level in almost two months.

Benzinga

Defiant hamster owners say 'kill me first' over Covid slaughter of 2,000 pets

Hong Kong's plan to cull 2,000 hamsters due to fears they could spread Covid has led to pet owners saying that the authorities would have to "kill them first" before they give them up

Daily Mirror

France to ease restrictions; Austrian parliament approves mandatory vaccination – as it happened

French PM says from February work from home guidance will be changed and nightclubs reopen; Austria will have Europe’s first universal jabs mandate

The Guardian - UK

Entrepreneurial State Bank Makes Hong Kong's First SPAC Application

Key takeaways: Aquila Acquisition has applied to become Hong Kong’s first SPAC listing, formed by a group connected to China Merchants Bank Investors must put up at least $128,000 to buy the SPAC’s shares, which may be too high to create a vibrant market By Jony Ho

Benzinga

Cathay Pacific offers pilots £2,700 bonuses to keep flying in spite of draconian Hong Kong quarantine rules

Hong Kong’s strict quarantine laws have kept officers in isolation for weeks at a time

The Independent UK

Covid briefing: Six things as Mark Drakeford says he has 'nothing to apologise for' over Covid rules

Mark Drakeford was replying to Conservative attacks over level two restrictions brought in to combat the Omicron wave

Wales Online

Thousands in Hong Kong volunteer to adopt hamsters amid COVID-19 fears

Thousands of people in Hong Kong volunteered on Wednesday to adopt unwanted hamsters after a mass cull order from the government over COVID-19 fears raised alarm that panicky owners would abandon their pets.

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Hong Kong's COVID-19 hamster cull sparks fear of owners abandoning pets

A mass hamster cull in Hong Kong sparked fears among animal welfare groups on Wednesday that panicky people would abandon their pets after 11 of the rodents from one petshop in the city tested positive for COVID-19.

Al Jazeera

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Leung released from prison

Edward Leung, who coined the now-banned slogan ‘Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of our Times’, spent four years in jail.

Tribune News Service

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Edward Leung released from jail

HONG KONG — Hong Kong activist Edward Leung, who popularized a now-banned protest slogan, was released from a maximum-security prison after serving four years behind bars for his role in a violent protest.

Benzinga

Why Alibaba Is Falling Today Even As Tech Peers Lead Hang Seng Higher

Shares of U.S.-listed Chinese tech companies traded mostly higher in Hong Kong on Wednesday, leading the benchmark Hang Seng Index higher.

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Kung fu master Sin wants to run Hong Kong as leadership race looms

Hong Kong kung fu master and film producer Checkley Sin Kwok Lam said on Wednesday he intended to run in the city's leadership race, a surprise move that comes as incumbent leader Carrie Lam has yet to confirm whether she will run for a second term.

The Guardian - UK

Czech Republic scraps mandatory jabs as daily cases hit new high; record cases in Bulgaria – as it happened

Czech government scraps decree to avoid ‘deepening fissures’ in country; Bulgaria reports highest daily tally of pandemic with 11,181 infections

The Independent UK

Hong Kong independence activist Leung released from prison

Hong Kong activist Edward Leung, who coined the now-banned slogan “Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of our Times,” has been released from prison

Reuters

Hong Kong democracy activist Edward Leung released from prison

Hong Kong activist Edward Leung, 30, who first used one of the most popular protest chants of the 2019 pro-democracy demonstrations and the first slogan to be declared illegal under a national security law, was released from prison on Wednesday.

Daily Mirror

Hong Kong to cull 2,000 hamsters and ban owners kissing pets after Covid cases

A recent Covid-19 cluster of human cases was traced back to a pet shop worker, which prompted officials to carry out tests on hundreds of animals in the region - only 11 tested positive as many are outraged as the decision

Mic

2,000 pet hamsters in Hong Kong will be killed to prevent the spread of COVID

Residents are being asked to turn in their furry family members ASAP.

Evening Standard

Hong Kong orders hamster cull and urges people not to kiss their pets after Covid outbreak

Hong Kong will kill around 2,000 small animals including hamsters after several tested positive for Covid at a pet shop.

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