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When It Comes to a Travel Restart All Vaccines Are Not Equal Bloomberg 1 hr ago (Bloomberg) -- With the resumption of global travel on the horizon, some people are discovering that their choice of vaccine could determine where they’re allowed to go. Already, the European Union is planning to allow Americans vaccinated with shots approved by their drug agency to enter over the summer, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen suggested in a New York Times interview Sunday. This means that those who have shots by Chinese makers like Sinovac Biotech Ltd. and Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd...

Hong Kong’s Lai and Other Top Activists Sentenced Amid Crackdown Bloomberg 28 mins ago (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai was sentenced Friday to a total of 14 months in prison for attending unauthorized protests and charged with more national security offenses as authorities pursue a deluge of cases against the city’s most high-profile dissidents. Lai, 73, and the founder of the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, was sentenced alongside other prominent activists for participating in two protests not approved by police in August 2019, at the he...

Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai Sentenced to 14 Months Amid Crackdown Bloomberg 1 hr ago (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai was sentenced Friday to a total of 14 months in prison for attending two unauthorized protests and charged with more national security offenses as authorities pursue a deluge of cases against the city’s most high-profile dissidents. Lai, 73 and the founder of the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, was sentenced alongside other prominent activists for organizing and attending a rally that was not approved by police during the city’...

Hong Kong’s Lai and Other Top Activists Sentenced Amid Crackdown Bloomberg 2 hrs ago (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai was sentenced Friday to a total of 14 months in prison for attending unauthorized protests and charged with more national security offenses as authorities pursue a deluge of cases against the city’s most high-profile dissidents. Lai, 73, and the founder of the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, was sentenced alongside other prominent activists for participating in two protests not approved by police in August 2019, at the heig...

Hong Kong Widens Vaccine Access to Residents Ages 16 And Up Bloomberg 4 hrs ago Felix Tam (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong expanded eligibility for Covid-19 vaccines to all residents aged 16 and older, in the government’s latest attempt to boost a low inoculation rate by making the shots widely accessible. Residents aged 16 and above will be allowed to receive BioNTech SE vaccines, while those older than 18 will also be able to opt for shots made by China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd., Secretary for Civil Service Patrick Nip said at a briefing on Thursday. Bookings for the expanded gro...