China moves to enforce security law over Hong Kong protests
China ratified a plan to impose a national security law on Hong Kong as Beijing crafts broader control amid last year's protests. Hong Kong leaders and pro democracy lawmakers condemned the measure while international voices urge respect for the Basic Law and autonomy. Lagging legislative action continued with a separate anthem law clash in Hong Kong's legislature.
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Moscow revises April COVID deaths in accounting shift
Moscow health officials updated April's coronavirus toll showing 636 direct COVID deaths and 756 additional deaths in which the virus acted as a catalyst or where autopsies indicated likely COVID involvement. The revised figures place Moscow’s mortality at 1.4 to 2.8 percent, lower than New York and London.
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