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  • Wednesday, 18 November, 2020
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    Thai protesters stage mass gathering after night of violence

    Dozens of demonstrators taken to hospital after police use tear gas and water cannon

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  • Tuesday, 17 November, 2020
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    Fear is the new normal for Hong Kong democrats

    Critics of government crackdown wonder whether to stay or leave

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    China SOEs nervousness derails $2.4bn in planned bond sales

    World’s second-largest bond market rattled by string of high-profile defaults by state-owned groups

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