The women, who said they are 18 and 20, have appealed for asylum as their legal stay in Hong Kong nears an end, their lawyer said.
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More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareWhile other countries have taken a hard look at the abuse of children by priests, Italy’s approach has been something closer to a media blackout.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareMore than anyone else, President Moon Jae-in hopes that President Trump and Kim Jong-un will agree on denuclearizing North Korea when they meet in Vietnam this month.
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More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareA Chinese court sentenced Kai Li, a businessman, to 10 years in prison last year. His family stayed quiet, hoping back-room diplomacy would free him. It didn’t.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareFairfax Media, which owns the Sydney Morning Herald, was ordered to pay $200,000 to Chau Chak Wing, a well-connected political donor in Australia.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareSince the beginning of the year, more than 160 people have contracted the virus, which was spread through a religious group and a Valentine’s Day gift fair.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareThe opposition has vowed to deliver food and medication, but the president has refused to allow it. Patients whose lives depend on aid fear the political standoff is obscuring their desperate crisis.
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More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareThe inferno, which was set off when a car’s gas cylinder exploded, ravaged one of the most historic neighborhoods in Bangladesh and claimed at least 110 lives.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareThe Chinese government, which has struggled to keep women from leaving the labor force, is taking new steps to combat persistent workplace discrimination.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareIndia vowed to reduce the amount of water flowing through its rivers to Pakistan, a threat it has made before but now seems more determined to carry out because of a militant attack.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareThe closure is part of Mr. Maduro’s effort to foil plans by his opponents to bring in humanitarian supplies, including food and medication, by force.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareVenezuela’s political showdown escalated on Friday as security forces fired on those protesting the government’s determination to block aid.
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More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareThe move was a concession to allies and Pentagon officials who have argued that a complete American withdrawal risks returning key areas in Syria to the Islamic State.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareIn a video released on social media, Hugo Carvajal, a Venezuelan congressman and a former intelligence chief in Venezuela, urged the military to reject President Nicolás Maduro.
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More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareHugo Carvajal announced his defection to the opposition and urged the military to break with the government ahead of a deadline to get aid shipments across the country’s borders.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareResearchers found sensitive details about a NATO military exercise through social media platforms like Facebook, exposing vulnerabilities and privacy loopholes.
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