
Hong Kong suspends extradition bill
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam suspends a controversial extradition bill after mass protests
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam suspends a controversial extradition bill after mass protests. She expressed "deep sorrow" for deficiencies in her work.
Also in the programme: the head of maritime security at the largest worldwide shipowners association tells us some companies have already decided it is too risky to send vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. And a century on from the first transatlantic flight, what might air travel be like a hundred years from now?
(Photo: Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during a press conference at the government headquarters in Hong Kong. Credit: Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images)
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