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In Hong Kong no one has ever been prosecuted for the theft, looting or ownership of smuggled objects. Meanwhile its status as a free port makes it an ideal transit point for such items, says one former policeman https://t.co/GbcJIzD86f ...

In a new book, Thomas Asbridge argues that although medieval and early modern people harboured theories about the plague that strike modern readers as ignorant, the authorities tried their best https://t.co/mc7vSV2qD2 ...

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has taken about a seventh of the world’s oil supply offline for two months. The price is only just beginning to reflect the consequences.To learn why, watch The Insider from 6pm London time on Thursday https://t.co/TIzhaV5Png ...

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