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The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2022

One surrendered Hong Kong hamster tests COVID positive as city lockdown grows

Hong Kong authorities said on Sunday one hamster surrendered to authorities by pet owners had tested positive for COVID-19 and that over 2,200 hamsters had been culled as the city struggled to contain an outbreak.

Reuters · Jan 23, 2022

Hong Kong warns of worsening COVID-19 outbreak as Carrie Lam defends hamster cull

Hong Kong authorities close down a second apartment block in an attempt to halt a COVID-19 outbreak as Chief Executive Carrie Lam defends a pet hamster cull that has angered animal rights activists.

ABC News · Jan 22, 2022

Why Alibaba, Baidu And Other Tech Stocks Are Falling In Hong Kong Today

Shares of U.S.-listed Chinese tech companies traded mostly lower in Hong Kong on Friday, dragging the benchmark Hang Seng Index into negative territory.

Benzinga · Jan 21, 2022

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 · Jan 21, 2022

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 · Jan 21, 2022

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.

ABC News · Jan 20, 2022

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 · Jan 20, 2022

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 · Jan 20, 2022

‘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 · Jan 20, 2022