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World Service,13 Jun 2019,53 mins

Government offices closed in Hong Kong after clashes

Newsday

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The authorities in Hong Kong have closed government offices in the financial district for the rest of the week after a day of violent clashes over a bill that would allow extradition to mainland China. Donald Trump has said he would accept damaging information about his political opponents during next year's election campaign - even if it came from a foreign government. The World Health Organisation has called an emergency meeting in response to the news that Ebola has spread to Uganda from the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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