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President Xi Jinping bows before delivering his speech at the 19th Communist Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, October 18, 2017. (Reuters)
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A woman uses her phone while wearing a plastic poncho along Victoria Harbour during heavy winds and rain brought on by Typhoon Hato in Hong Kong on August 23, 2017. AFP PHOTO
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Typhoon Leaves 16 Dead after Lashing Southern China
The death toll from Severe Typhoon Hato rose to at least 16 Thursday after the storm, reportedly the strongest since 1968, left a trail of destruction across southern China, blacking out Macau’s mega-casinos and battering Hong Kong’s skyscrapers. Eight...Caption:
Three people were killed as typhoon Hato barreled into Hong Kong. (AFP)
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3 Killed as Typhoon Hato Lashes Hong Kong
Three people were killed on Wednesday and 34 injured as Typhoon Hato, a maximum category 10 stormed, battered Hong Kong with wind and rain that forced a majority of businesses to close. Three men aged 30 to 65 died, the Macau government said, while two people were...Caption:
Thousands march in Hong Kong in memory of Liu Xiaobo
People attend a candlelight march for the late Chinese Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo in Hong Kong on July 15, 2017
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Thousands of Hong Kongers Take to Streets in Memory of Long-Time Dissident Liu Xiaobo
Thousands took to the streets of central Hong Kong Saturday night holding candles as they marched in memory of pro-democracy Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. Veteran activists led the solemn gathering which wove its way from the commercial heart of Hong Kong Island to...Caption:
A Bitcoin (virtual currency) paper wallet with QR codes and a coin are seen in an illustration picture taken at La Maison du Bitcoin in Paris, France, May 27, 2015. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
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