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Hong Kong stock exchange drops bid to buy London exchange
Hong Kong, Oct 8 (AP/UNB) — The Hong Kong stock exchange on Tuesday formally dropped its bid to buy its London counterpart after the European exchange rejected the surprise offer.
Japan protests to NKorea over sea collision, vows firm steps
Tokyo, Oct 8 (AP/UNB) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday that Tokyo has lodged a protest with Pyongyang over a collision between a North Korean fishing boat that illegally entered Japan's exclusive economic zone and a Japanese patrol boat, pledging to step up measures against foreign poachers.
More dead wild elephants found at Thai waterfall; toll at 11
Bangkok, Oct 8 (AP/UNB) — Wildlife officials in Thailand say they have discovered the carcasses of five more wild elephants downstream from a waterfall where the bodies of six other elephants were found last weekend.
Hong Kong leader says economy taking a hit from protests
Hong Kong, Oct 8 (AP/UNB) — Hong Kong's economy is taking a beating from months of increasingly violent protests, the city's embattled leader Carrie Lam said Tuesday.
Lam says Chinese military could step in if uprising gets bad
Hong Kong, Oct 8 (AP/UNB) — Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam warned Tuesday that the Chinese military could step in if an uprising for democratic reforms that has rocked the city for months "becomes so bad" but reiterated the government still hopes to resolve the crisis itself.
Indian Congress party official sounds alarm on party's fate
New Delhi, Oct 8 (AP/UNB) — A senior leader of India's main opposition Congress party says the party's struggles are to the point where it may not be able to win key upcoming state elections or ensure its own future.
India to allow tourists back into Kashmir
New Delhi, Oct 8 (AP/UNB) — Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir are allowing tourists back into the region two months after ordering them to leave, citing security concerns.
Thousands protest as bid to block Hong Kong mask ban fails
Hong Kong, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) — Shouting "Wearing mask is not a crime," thousands of protesters are braving the rain to march in central Hong Kong as a court rejected a second legal attempt to block a mask ban at pro-democracy rallies.
Anger grows at civilian deaths by US, Afghan forces
Jalalabad, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) — The workers were sleeping on the mountainside where they had spent a long day harvesting pine nuts in eastern Afghanistan. Some were in tents, others lay outside under the stars, when the U.S. airstrike tore into them.
Beijing reports higher Jan-Aug industrial production
Beijing, Oct. 6 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Beijing reports higher industrial production during the January-August period this year, according to the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics.