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Hong Kong court hearing for Jimmy Lai

Hong Kong court hearing for Jimmy Lai

Journalists (L) gather near the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts building in Hong Kong on Jan. 12, 2026, ahead of a mitigation hearing for Jimmy Lai, founder of the now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily.

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Hong Kong court hearing for Jimmy Lai

Hong Kong court hearing for Jimmy Lai

Police officers guard the front of the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts building in Hong Kong on Jan. 12, 2026, ahead of a mitigation hearing for Jimmy Lai, founder of the now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily.

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Hong Kong court hearing for Jimmy Lai

Hong Kong court hearing for Jimmy Lai

Police officers guard the front of the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts building in Hong Kong on Jan. 12, 2026, ahead of a mitigation hearing for Jimmy Lai, founder of the now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily.

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Hong Kong court hearing for Jimmy Lai

Hong Kong court hearing for Jimmy Lai

Police officers guard the front of the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts building in Hong Kong on Jan. 12, 2026, ahead of a mitigation hearing for Jimmy Lai, founder of the now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily.

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Hong Kong court ruling on Jimmy Lai

HONGKONG, China, Dec. 15 Kyodo - Security officers stand on guard in front of the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts building in Hong Kong on Dec. 15, 2025, ahead of the ruling in the national security collusion trial of Jimmy Lai, founder of the now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily. (Kyodo)

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Jimmy Lai's son meets press after conviction

Jimmy Lai's son meets press after conviction

Sebastien Lai, the son of detained pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai who founded the now-defunct Apple Daily, holds a press conference in London on Dec. 15, 2025, after a Hong Kong court earlier in the day found the 78-year-old guilty of colluding with foreign forces under a Beijing-decreed national security law.

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Jimmy Lai's son meets press after conviction

Jimmy Lai's son meets press after conviction

Sebastien Lai, the son of detained pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai who founded the now-defunct Apple Daily, holds a press conference in London on Dec. 15, 2025, after a Hong Kong court earlier in the day found the 78-year-old guilty of colluding with foreign forces under a Beijing-decreed national security law.

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Hong Kong court ruling on Jimmy Lai

Hong Kong court ruling on Jimmy Lai

Security officers stand on guard in front of the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts building in Hong Kong on Dec. 15, 2025, ahead of the ruling in the national security collusion trial of Jimmy Lai, founder of the now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily.

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Hong Kong court ruling on Jimmy Lai

Hong Kong court ruling on Jimmy Lai

Security officers stand on guard in front of the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts building in Hong Kong on Dec. 15, 2025, ahead of the ruling in the national security collusion trial of Jimmy Lai, founder of the now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily.

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Hong Kong court ruling on Jimmy Lai

Hong Kong court ruling on Jimmy Lai

People queue to enter the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts building in Hong Kong on Dec. 15, 2025, for the ruling in the national security collusion trial of Jimmy Lai, founder of the now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily.

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US: Manhole Explosion Sparks Fires on Texas Tech Campus, Causing Power Outage and Evacuation 2

A manhole explosion occurred on the campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, on Wednesday, March 12, leading to a power outage and evacuation. There were no injuries reported.

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US: 13 Injured, School Bus Overturns on Garden State Parkway in New Jersey 2

A bus carrying 31 passengers overturned on the Garden State Parkway in Montvale, New Jersey, on Monday evening, March 10, sending at least 13 to the hospital, including one in serious condition.

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CHINA-JILIN-YANJI-ECONOMY-COFFEE SHOP(CN)

CHINA-JILIN-YANJI-ECONOMY-COFFEE SHOP(CN)

(230405) -- YANBIAN, April 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Shen Longzhe poses for a photo in Yanji, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, northeast China's Jilin Province, April 4, 2023. Shen Longzhe, a villager in Fenglin Village of Yanji, opened a cafe in an apple pear garden of the village in 2021. This cafe soon gains popularity for its great view on the rural scenery, attracting flocks of tourists to the village. With the daily coffee sales reaching about 600-700 cups at most, this cafe also promotes the sales of local specialty apple pears in Fenglin Village. The northeastern border city of Yanji in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture has witnessed a spark of coffee trend as over 540 coffee shops are registered in the 680,000 dwellers city in recent years. According to the data from Meituan Waimai, a major food delivery platform in China, Yanji ranked first in coffee consumption among counties (including county-level cities) in China from January to February this year. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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Agricultural industries offer job-seeking college grads in China broader choices

STORY: Agricultural industries offer job-seeking college grads in China broader choices DATELINE: July 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of apple park 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HE JIANGJIANG, Staff of Huasheng Fruit Group 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG YINGYING, Vet STORYLINE: Job-seeking college graduates in China are finding more opportunities in agricultural industries as many local governments have launched measures for the quality development of agriculture. Qianyang County in northwest China's Shaanxi Province is famous for its apple-growing and dairy goat-breeding industries. The two industries have provided jobs for tens of thousands of farmers. Every year, about 60 college graduates join the apple-growing industry. He Jiangjiang is one of them. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HE JIANGJIANG, Staff of Huasheng Fruit Group "I am responsible for the daily management of the nursery. I chose to work here because Qianyang is a national demonstration count

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Xinjiang, My home: A forest ranger devotes himself to protecting trees

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: A forest ranger devotes himself to protecting trees DATELINE: June 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Amantu Jumebek packing up 2. SOUNDBITE (Kirgiz): AMANTU JUMEBEK, Forest rangers 3. SOUNDBITE (Kirgiz): AMANTU JUMEBEK, Forest rangers STORYLINE: Trekking through mountainous terrains, patrolling forests and publicizing fire-prevention knowledge... a forest ranger in northwest China's Xinjiang makes his work meaningful. SOUNDBITE (Kirgiz): AMANTU JUMEBEK, Forest ranger "Dad, where are you going? I'm going to patrol the mountains, my son. Bye bye. My name is Amantu Jumebek. I work as a national-level forest ranger in the Forestry and Grassland Bureau of Akqi County, China's Xinjiang. My daily work is to patrol the public welfare forests. This is the national wetland park in Akqi County. It covers an area of more than 20,000 mu (1,333 hectares). Here are mainly apple trees apricot trees sea-buckthorn trees willow trees and some

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Pro-Democracy Newspaper Apple Daily Shutdown - Hong Kong

Pro-Democracy Newspaper Apple Daily Shutdown - Hong Kong

People buy the final edition of Apple Daily newspapers on June 24, 2021 in Hong Kong, China. Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy newspaper announced it would stop publishing online at midnight, printing 1 million copies for its final edition on Thursday. Under a controversial national security law, Apple Daily shutdown after 26 years of its tabloid-style newspaper. Photo by Keith Tsuji/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pro-Democracy Newspaper Apple Daily Shutdown - Hong Kong

Pro-Democracy Newspaper Apple Daily Shutdown - Hong Kong

People buy the final edition of Apple Daily newspapers on June 24, 2021 in Hong Kong, China. Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy newspaper announced it would stop publishing online at midnight, printing 1 million copies for its final edition on Thursday. Under a controversial national security law, Apple Daily shutdown after 26 years of its tabloid-style newspaper. Photo by Keith Tsuji/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pro-Democracy Newspaper Apple Daily Shutdown - Hong Kong

Pro-Democracy Newspaper Apple Daily Shutdown - Hong Kong

People buy the final edition of Apple Daily newspapers at newsstand on June 24, 2021 in Hong Kong, China. Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy newspaper announced it would stop publishing online at midnight, printing 1 million copies for its final edition on Thursday. Under a controversial national security law, Apple Daily shutdown after 26 years of its tabloid-style newspaper. Photo by Keith Tsuji/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pro-Democracy Newspaper Apple Daily Shutdown - Hong Kong

Pro-Democracy Newspaper Apple Daily Shutdown - Hong Kong

Final edition of the Apple Daily newspapers arrive at newsstand on June 24, 2021 in Hong Kong, China. Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy newspaper announced it would stop publishing online at midnight, printing 1 million copies for its final edition on Thursday. Under a controversial national security law, Apple Daily shutdown after 26 years of its tabloid-style newspaper. Photo by Keith Tsuji/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pro-Democracy Newspaper Apple Daily Shutdown - Hong Kong

Pro-Democracy Newspaper Apple Daily Shutdown - Hong Kong

Final edition of the Apple Daily newspapers arrive at newsstand on June 24, 2021 in Hong Kong, China. Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy newspaper announced it would stop publishing online at midnight, printing 1 million copies for its final edition on Thursday. Under a controversial national security law, Apple Daily shutdown after 26 years of its tabloid-style newspaper. Photo by Keith Tsuji/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pro-Democracy Newspaper Apple Daily Shutdown - Hong Kong

Pro-Democracy Newspaper Apple Daily Shutdown - Hong Kong

People buy the final edition of Apple Daily newspapers on June 24, 2021 in Hong Kong, China. Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy newspaper announced it would stop publishing online at midnight, printing 1 million copies for its final edition on Thursday. Under a controversial national security law, Apple Daily shutdown after 26 years of its tabloid-style newspaper. Photo by Keith Tsuji/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pro-Democracy Newspaper Apple Daily Shutdown - Hong Kong

Pro-Democracy Newspaper Apple Daily Shutdown - Hong Kong

People buy the final edition of Apple Daily newspapers at newsstand on June 24, 2021 in Hong Kong, China. Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy newspaper announced it would stop publishing online at midnight, printing 1 million copies for its final edition on Thursday. Under a controversial national security law, Apple Daily shutdown after 26 years of its tabloid-style newspaper. Photo by Keith Tsuji/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pro-Democracy Newspaper Apple Daily Shutdown - Hong Kong

Pro-Democracy Newspaper Apple Daily Shutdown - Hong Kong

Final edition of the Apple Daily newspapers arrive at newsstand on June 24, 2021 in Hong Kong, China. Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy newspaper announced it would stop publishing online at midnight, printing 1 million copies for its final edition on Thursday. Under a controversial national security law, Apple Daily shutdown after 26 years of its tabloid-style newspaper. Photo by Keith Tsuji/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pro-Democracy Newspaper Apple Daily Shutdown - Hong Kong

Pro-Democracy Newspaper Apple Daily Shutdown - Hong Kong

Final edition of the Apple Daily newspapers arrive at newsstand on June 24, 2021 in Hong Kong, China. Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy newspaper announced it would stop publishing online at midnight, printing 1 million copies for its final edition on Thursday. Under a controversial national security law, Apple Daily shutdown after 26 years of its tabloid-style newspaper. Photo by Keith Tsuji/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hong Kong's Apple Daily folds under pressure after 26 years

Hong Kong's Apple Daily folds under pressure after 26 years

A Hong Kong resident holds up a copy of the Apple Daily's final print edition on June 24, 2021. The pro-democracy newspaper folded under pressure from authorities, putting an end to its 26-year history.

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Supporters snap up Apple Daily copies in Hong Kong

Supporters snap up Apple Daily copies in Hong Kong

A resident holds copies of the Apple Daily in Hong Kong on June 18, 2021. The pro-democracy newspaper printed 500,000 copies, more than five times its normal daily circulation, a day after five of its editors and executives were arrested for allegedly violating the national security law.

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Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai

Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai

File photo shows Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai, founder of the local newspaper Apple Daily.

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Hong Kong pro-democracy activists

Hong Kong pro-democracy activists

Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai speaks to reporters in Hong Kong on Sept. 15, 2020. He was among more than two dozen activists appearing in court after being charged for joining a vigil on June 4 to commemorate the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.

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