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One of the organisers of the Occupy Central movement warned on Thursday that a denial of “genuine universal suffrage” in Hong Kong could force people to emigrate or resort to violent tactics. Dr Benny Tai Yiu-ting, an associate professor of law at the University of Hong Kong, made the remarks on a Commercial Radio programme on Thursday. |
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Pope washes feet of young detainees _ not all of them Catholic _ in Holy Thursday ritual |
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ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has washed the feet of a dozen inmates at a juvenile detention center in a Holy Thursday ritual that he celebrated for years as archbishop and is continuing now that he is pope. |
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He still goes by "Bergoglio" when speaking to friends, seems reluctant to call himself pope and has decided to live in the Vatican hotel rather than the grand papal apartment in the Apostolic Palace.It might seem as if Pope Francis... |
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A number of public officials, entertainers, star lecturers and other celebrity figures have recently garnered unfortunate attention for plagiarism. Actress Kim Hye-soo admitted to cutting and pasting other author’s works in her graduate school dissertation and offered to surrender her master’s degree. |
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But the Deputy Prime Minister warned that the Government could not defy the courts and simply "put him on a plane" to stand trial on terrorism charges |
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Deputy Prime Minister said Home Secretary Theresa May will seek new assurances from Jordan that the radical cleric will get a fair trial on terror charges. |
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Deputy Prime Minister said Home Secretary Theresa May will seek new assurances from Jordan that the radical cleric will get a fair trial on terror charges. |
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VATICAN CITY, Italy (AP) He still goes by "Bergoglio" when speaking to friends, seems reluctant to call himself pope and has decided to live in the Vatican hotel rather than the grand papal apartment in the Apostolic Palace. |
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A Syrian Christian doctor talks about the situation in the northern Syrian city. Divided between loyalists and rebels, battered by gunfire, shelling and air strikes, the city has seen a rise in poverty and crime, especially kidnappings for ransom. A "fragile" Christian minority suffers along with Muslims. |