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Over 130 killed in fresh wave of violence between Sunni and Shiite Muslims in Pakistan | South China Morning Post

More than 130 people have been reported killed as of Dec. 1, 2024 amid continuing sectarian clashes between Shiite and Sunni Muslims in Pakistan’s northwestern Kurram district. The violence continued despite a ceasefire deal brokered by a Pakistani government team the week before. Kurram has been a flashpoint for se…

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Israel and Hezbollah agree to ceasefire, Biden says | South China Morning Post

A ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah is expected to take effect at 4am local time (0200 GMT) on November 27, 2024, after both sides accepted an agreement brokered by the United States and France. US President Joe Biden announced the deal on November 26. The accord is meant to clear…

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Hong Kong court upholds rulings granting equal housing, inheritance rights to gay couples | South China Morning Post

Hong Kong’s top court has upheld three landmark judgments granting equal housing and inheritance rights to same-sex couples. The Court of Final Appeal on November 26, 2024, unanimously dismissed the government’s appeals seeking to preserve the discriminatory housing policies and intestacy laws. They were declared un…

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US vows more sanctions on Hong Kong officials after jailing of 45 activists | South China Morning Post

Washington has vowed to impose fresh sanctions in the form of visa restrictions on multiple Hong Kong officials responsible for implementing the national security law. The threat was in response to the “harsh sentences” a court handed down to 45 opposition activists convicted of subversion. The warning from the Unit…

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Hong Kong 47: 'Mastermind' Benny Tai jailed for 10 years for plot to overthrow government | South China Morning Post

Former legal academic and activist Benny Tai Yiu-ting, who initiated an unofficial “primary” election in Hong Kong in 2020, has been jailed for 10 years for conspiring to subvert state power. The 60-year-old is among 45 opposition politicians and activists sentenced on November 19, 2024. They were among 47 who stood…

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Tributes for victims of deadly knife rampage after China’s second mass killing in a week | South China Morning Post

Chinese residents paid tribute to victims of a deadly knife attack at a college in eastern China on November 17, 2024. A former student of the Wuxi Vocational College of Arts and Technology went on a stabbing rampage on November 16, killing eight people and injuring 17 others, police said. The suspect, a man arreste…

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Passengers stranded in Bali after new volcano eruption sparks flight cancellations | South China Morning Post

A volcanic eruption on Bali has forced airlines from Australia, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia and Singapore to cancel flights to and from the Indonesian resort island. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki of Bali spewed a tower of ash on November 13, 2024, and there have been multiple eruptions in recent weeks that have killed at …

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Tributes paid to victims of deadly car attack in southern China | South China Morning Post

Residents of the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai gathered on November 12, 2024, to pay tribute to victims of a deadly car attack. Thirty-five people were killed and dozens more injured when an SUV drove into a crowd on November 11, according to local police. The incident took place on the eve of an international air…

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Suicide bomber kills 26 at Pakistani railway station, BLA claims responsibility | South China Morning Post

A suicide bomber has killed dozens at a railway station in Quetta in southwestern Pakistan. Funerals were held the day after the November 9, 2024, attack that happened as nearly 100 passengers were waiting for a train to the garrison city of Rawalpindi. At least 46 security personnel and 14 civilians were wounded ac…

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At least 10 Indonesians killed in latest eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano | South China Morning Post

At least 10 people have been killed after Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted on November 4, 2024. Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency also said the eruption forced thousands of residents around the Eastern Flores regency to evacuate. Rescuers have been searching for survivors as the volcano hurled burning …

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Halloween revellers flock to Hong Kong’s Lan Kwai Fong as police implement crowd-control measures | South China Morning Post

Thousands of Halloween revellers, dressed in colourful costumes, flocked to Hong Kong’s Lan Kwai Fong nightlife area on October 31, 2024. Police introduced crowd-control measures early on, closing roads in phases starting from 2pm and implementing a one-way pedestrian flow as the crowd size grew later in the evening…

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Former Philippine president Duterte’s ‘I had a death squad’ admission stuns senators | South China Morning Post

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte stunned a senate hearing on October 28, 2024, by admitting he had a “death squad” to help carry out his controversial war on drugs for over a decade. Referring to his tenure as mayor of Davao City, Duterte also said he ordered police to “encourage” arrested suspects to fig…

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Shanghai police round up Halloween party-goers, make some remove costumes | South China Morning Post

Police rounded up Halloween party-goers in Shanghai on October 26, 2024. Video posted on social media showed officers escorting people wearing Halloween costumes. They were taken to designated places in the Chinese city where they were told to remove their costumes. Social media posts said those rounded up were requ…

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Anti-scam measures ramped up as deepfake cases set to rise: police chief | South China Morning Post

In an exclusive interview with the Post, police chief Raymond Siu has warned that fraud involving deepfake technology is likely to be the next major form of swindling to plague the city, even as the overall rise in reported scams has slowed. In a bid to combat fraudulent transactions, warning messages will be displa…

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Facial recognition cameras coming to Lan Kwai Fong party hub, says Hong Kong police chief | South China Morning Post

Hong Kong’s first set of 50 surveillance cameras, installed by police in the city’s party district Lan Kwai Fong, will have crowd-counting capabilities in time for Halloween festivities around October 31, 2024. In an interview with the Post, Commissioner of Police Raymond Siu also said facial recognition technology …

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