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The Vatican has expressed concern after 90-year-old outspoken Cardinal Joseph Zen was arrested last week in Hong Kong on charges he had endangered China's national security.

"I think people will follow the trend of where they can make money," John Lee said, "where they can develop and follow their dreams."

The Mozart Group was established during the war by ex-U.S. commander Colonel Andrew Milburn with a group of Western veterans to train Ukrainians to fight.

Breaking from the rest of mainland China's stringent "zero COVID" policy, Hong Kong announced it would rollback restrictions to '"relaunch" its economy

"The experts are of the opinion that it's not appropriate for us to devote finite resources to the universal mass testing," said Hong Kong's chief executive.

The stealth Omicron variant-driven surge has put the city's health care system under extreme pressure.

A funeral industry representative said Hong Kong could run out of coffins by the weekend.

Having kept COVID-19 at bay for two years, Hong Kong is now experiencing one of the worst outbreaks in the world.

The U.S. and China have traded words regarding COVID-19 since the pandemic started. Now, the U.S. is seeing cases decline while China experiences a rise.

Hong Kong Free Press reported that the photo was taken at the Accident & Emergency ward of Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Jordan, Hong Kong.

The city has been reporting about 5,000 new infections a day since February 15.

Hong Kong officials reported over 6,000 new cases Thursday and said hospitals and quarantine facilities are reaching full capacity.

On January 18, the Hong Kong government ordered pet rodents across the city to be killed over fears that they could pass on COVID-19.

"I will take responsibility for my wrong behavior," the official said in a social media post. "I will also learn from this and not make this mistake again."

Shares in a leading e-cigarette flavor maker dropped more than 67 percent after news broke that its chairwoman was being investigated by Chinese authorities.

The Chief Medical Advisor to the President made no direct investments in China, but bought into a U.S.-based mutual fund trading in China stock.

Owners have been told if they bought small pets from a Hong Kong pet store after January 7 they will need to hand them over to be culled.

"Regrettably, what was ahead of us is not just pouring rains or blowing winds, but hurricanes and tsunamis," the outlet said in a statement.

The troubled Chinese real estate developer suspended trading in its shares on January 3.

Former Stand News editors Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam were charged with conspiracy to publish a seditious publication.

Seven people tied to the news outlet were arrested and the government froze the outlet's financial assets.

For the past few years, China has cracked down on any attempts to commemorate the 1989 massacre of protesters. Now, the university says it posed "legal risks."

The sculpture, by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt, was erected in Hong Kong in 1997. It was pulled down under a shroud of secrecy on Thursday.

The low voter engagement came as the elections were held for the first time under new laws that only allow "patriots" loyal to Beijing to run for seats.

Countries of the G7 expressed concern about China's legal obligations and respect of fundamental rights in Hong Kong in a joint statement after the elections.

New changes to Hong Kong's election laws only let pro-Beijing "patriots" run for office and decreased the number of lawmakers elected directly by voters.

The World Trade Centre fire broke out during a lunchtime rush in one of the city's busiest shopping districts, reports said Wednesday.

Under China's COVID regulations, visitors are required to quarantine up to 21 days upon their arrival.

The show of support comes two days after WTA Chairman and CEO Steve Simon announced he was suspending all tournaments in China.

As women's tennis champions applauded Simon's actions, men's tennis stars demanded their organizations follow suit and take action against China.