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Aug 14 2019
Six In The Morning Wednesday 14 August 2019
Hong Kong protests: Flights resume as airport authority restricts protests Hong Kong airport has resumed operations after a night of chaos which saw protesters clash with riot police. Hundreds of flights were cancelled on Tuesday after protesters flooded the terminal buildings. Early on Wednesday flights appeared to be running as scheduled, though some still remained delayed …
Aug 13 2019
Six In The Morning Tuesday 13 August 2019
Hong Kong airport protests: flight chaos as Carrie Lam warns of ‘path of no return’ Hundreds of flights cancelled ahead of further protests as territory’s leader says violence is pushing city into danger Staff and agencies Tue 13 Aug 2019 05.04 BSTFirst published on Tue 13 Aug 2019 00.28 BST Hundreds of flights out of Hong Kong have been …
Aug 12 2019
Six In The Morning Monday 12 August 2019
Hong Kong isn’t just battling on the streets: There is also a war on misinformation online By Jessie Yeung, CNN Updated 2347 GMT (0747 HKT) August 11, 2019 It’s a viscerally emotive picture. A woman who appears to be pregnant lies on the floor of a subway station. It was taken on July 21, after a …
Aug 11 2019
Six In The Morning Sunday 11 August 2019
Jeffrey Epstein: Questions raised over disgraced financer’s death Questions have been raised as to how US financier Jeffrey Epstein was able to apparently commit suicide in his prison cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. His body was discovered early on Saturday at a facility in New York. Last month Epstein was found semi-conscious in …
Aug 10 2019
Six In The Morning Saturday 10 August 2019
North Korea tests ‘short-range ballistic missiles’ North Korea has fired two missiles into the sea, its fifth such launch in recent weeks. The missiles are thought to be short-range ballistic missiles, South Korea’s military says. If confirmed, such a test would be a breach of 11 UN security Council resolutions. The launches come after …
Aug 04 2019
Six In The Morning Sunday 4 August 2019
Texas Walmart shooting: Twenty killed in El Paso gun attack Twenty people have been killed and 26 injured in a mass shooting in the Texas city of El Paso. Governor Greg Abbott described it as “one of the most deadly days in the history of Texas”. The massacre happened at a Walmart store near the …
Aug 03 2019
Six In The Morning Saturday 3 August 2019
Boris Johnson could be the last prime minister of the United Kingdom Analysis by Luke McGee, CNN Updated 0737 GMT (1537 HKT) August 3, 2019 Boris Johnson, the UK’s new prime minister, wants you to know that he loves his country. Specifically, he wants you to know that he loves the Union between the four nations that …
Aug 02 2019
Six In The Morning Friday 2 August 2019
South Korea accuses Japan of waging ‘economic war’ By Sherisse Pham, CNN Business Updated 0758 GMT (1558 HKT) August 2, 2019 Japan dropped South Korea as a preferred trading partner on Friday, escalating a dispute that threatens the global supply chain for smartphones and electronic devices. The decision to remove South Korea from a so-called white list means that Japanese exports …
Aug 01 2019
Six In The Morning Thursday 1 August 2019
US imposes sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif Iran’s top diplomat brushes off latest move in Washington’s ‘maximum pressure’ campaign, says action has ‘no effect’. The United States has imposed sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, the latest move by Washington in its “maximum pressure” campaign against Tehran. The Treasury Department said on Wednesday that it …
Jul 31 2019
Six In The Morning Wednesday 31 July 2019
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles as South Korea bristles Two projectiles flew about 250km as Pyongyang intensifies pressure on the US to start up new denuclearisation talks. North Korea conducted its second weapons test in less than a week on Wednesday, firing two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast in a move observers say could …
Jul 30 2019
Six In The Morning Tuesday 30 July 2019
Brain drain claimed 1.7 million youths. So this country is scrapping its income tax By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Updated 0658 GMT (1458 HKT) July 30, 2019 Being young and Polish has never been this lucrative. A new law that comes into effect in Poland this week will scrap income tax for roughly 2 million young workers. It’s an attempt by …
Jul 29 2019
Six in The Morning Monday 29 July 2019
Hong Kong protests: China condemns ‘horrendous incidents’ China has condemned the recent anti-government protests in Hong Kong as “horrendous incidents” that have caused “serious damage to the rule of law”. “We hope that… people will stand firm in defence of the rule of law,” a spokesman for the government’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs …