Good morning! Here's what you need to know for Thursday. 1. Hong Kong authorities started clearing on Thursday the main pro-democracy protest site near government headquarters that has block major roads in the city's financial district for nearly 10 weeks. 2. Israel is dealing with the worst oil spill in its 66-year history after a breached pipeline leaked as much as 5 million litres of crude into the Evrona desert reserve and could spread to the Red Sea shore.