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Senior Qaeda leader calls for attacks on Jews, Americans over Jerusalem

Hong Kong - Muslimchronicle

A senior al-Qaeda leader has called on Muslims “everywhere” to rise up and kill Jews and Americans in response to US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. In a video released Monday, Khalid Batarfi said Trump’s decision was “a declaration of a new Jewish-Crusader war” and every Muslim had a duty to “liberate” the holy city,Read more

Hong Kong engulfed in smog

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Hong Kong's famous skyline was engulfed in smog Monday, with residents urged to stay indoors. The winter months regularly bring worse air quality to Hong Kong and other parts of the region due to wind direction and weather conditions. But as acrid air shrouded the city's skyscrapers, harbour and surrounding hills, residents said they were afraid for their health. "ItRead more

One dead as accident mars fourth leg

Hong Kong - Muslimchronicle

A collision between a mainland Chinese fishing boat and the American-Danish team's yacht during the fourth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race left one man dead, police said Saturday, overshadowing a historic victory for the Hong Kong team as the city hosted the race for the first time. Local group Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag triumphed despite some significant setbacks in the gruelling 5,800Read more

German IS rapper killed in airstrike in Syria: monitor

Hong Kong - Muslimchronicle

A German rapper turned Islamic State fighter who reportedly married the FBI translator hired to spy on him has been killed in an airstrike in Syria, a US-based monitoring group has said. Denis Cuspert, who performed under the stage name Deso Dogg, became one of the extremist group's most famous Western fighters, appearing in numerous propaganda videos including one that apparentlyRead more

Hong Kong's mountain warriors

Hong Kong - Muslimchronicle

Wooded hillsides, craggy ridges and wheeling birds of prey are a world away from Hong Kong's famous skyscrapers but the city's country parks are a necessary balm for its stressed out residents. With some of the world's highest property prices, many can only afford tiny apartments, some living in infamous "cage homes" big enough only for a bed. Hong Kong'sRead more

Chinese leasing firm orders 50 Airbus jets

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A Chinese aircraft leasing company said on Thursday it will buy 50 Airbus A320neo jets for $5.42 billion as part of a drive to capitalise on ever-growing demand for air travel in China. Hong Kong-listed China Aircraft Leasing Group (CALC) will take delivery of the airliners in stages through to 2023, it said in a statement. The move comes as airlinesRead more

Hong Kong woman ordered to pay abused maid $100,000

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A Hong Kong woman jailed for six years for starving and beating her Indonesian domestic helper was ordered by a court on Thursday to pay more than $100,000 in damages for the "inhumane" abuse. Law Wan-tung was convicted of grievous bodily harm, assault, criminal intimidation and failure to pay wages in 2015 and is still serving a jail term afterRead more

Myanmar reporter wins AFP's Kate Webb Prize

Hong Kong - Muslimchronicle

Reporter Mratt Kyaw Thu has won the 2017 Agence France-Presse Kate Webb prize for his compelling and rigorous coverage of ethnic strife in his native Myanmar, AFP announced on Tuesday. The award recognises exceptional journalism in difficult or dangerous conditions, and is named after one of AFP's finest correspondents who died in 2007 at the age of 64. Mratt Kyaw Thu, 27,Read more

Marvel or mishap? Hong Kong's troubled mega bridge

Hong Kong - Muslimchronicle

Billed as the world’s longest sea bridge connecting Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China, it has been touted by supporters as an engineering wonder. But critics say the multi-billion dollar infrastructure mega-project is politically driven and a costly white elephant. Dogged by delays, budget overruns, accusations of corruption and the deaths of construction workers, there is little prospect itRead more