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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says the city’s basic freedoms will not be infringed by a new security law for the semi-autonomous city proposed by Beijing.  The proposed law, unveiled last week during a session of China’s national congress, would prevent and punish acts of “secession, subversion or terrorism activities” that threaten national security. The law …

Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) claimed on Monday to have captured another “Pakistani spy pigeon” and handed it over to police in Indian occupied Kashmir, NDTV reported. The pigeon, “with a prominent pink patch and a tag on its leg”, was logged at the police station as a “suspected Pakistani …

Signs that more nations are slowly but steadily emerging from coronavirus lockdowns sent Asian markets soaring Tuesday.  The Nikkei index in Tokyo closed 2.5% higher, while Hong Kong’s benchmark index earned 2.1% by late afternoon. The S&P/ASX in Sydney was up 2.9%, Shanghai had gained 0.8%, Seoul’s KOSPI index was 1.6% higher, and Taiwan’s TSEC …