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Amazon’s Expats series not available in Hong Kong, where it is set

First two episodes inaccessible to viewers in city, with some attributing censorship to umbrella protest scenesAmazon’s big-ticket series Expats, set and filmed in Hong Kong, is not available for viewing in the city despite being billed as a worldwide ...

Apple under fire over cancellation of Jon Stewart show amid China concerns

US lawmakers write to Apple CEO Tim Cook over worries that ‘coercive tactics of a foreign power’ led to political TV show’s endUS lawmakers asked Apple Inc to explain the abrupt end of the political comedian Jon Stewart’s television show on its streami...

Uyghur film-maker claims he was tortured by authorities in China

Ikram Nurmehmet, a director known for his Uyghur protagonists, is facing charges related to ‘separatism’ and ‘terrorism’A Uyghur film-maker has alleged he was tortured and forced to give a false confession during detention in Xinjiang province.Ikram Nu...

Lab Leak Fight Casts Chill Over Virology Research

Scientists doing “gain-of-function” research said that heightened fears of lab leaks are stalling studies that could thwart the next pandemic virus.