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28+ min ago (529+ words) Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee urges the public to come out and vote amid expectations of a low turnout. Voters in Hong Kong are heading to the polls to elect new lawmakers under China's "patriots only" rules, though government efforts to drive turnout have been overshadowed by anger over the city's handling of a major deadly fire. Polls opened early on Sunday across the autonomous Chinese city to select 90 legislators, though only 20 of those seats are directly elected. The election is only the second time since the city overhauled the electoral system to ensure that only those deemed "patriots" can run for office. Political campaigning for the polls was abruptly paused in late November, after a blaze tore through the housing blocks of Wang Fuk Court in northern Hong Kong, killing at least 159 people. Al Jazeera's Laura Westbrook, reporting…...

36+ min ago (28+ words) Group of soldiers announce the removal of President Patrice Talon and all state institutions. Group of soldiers announce the removal of President Patrice Talon and all state institutions....

38+ min ago (739+ words) From Madrid to Lima, and Buenos Aires to Brisbane, supporters gather to celebrate the opposition leader's Nobel Peace prize win. Supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado have rallied in countries around the world to celebrate her Nobel Peace Prize win ahead of Wednesday's award ceremony Thousands of people marched through Madrid, Utrecht, Buenos Aires, Lima, Brisbane and other cities on Saturday in support of 58-year-old Machado, who won the Nobel award for her struggle to achieve a democratic transition in Venezuela. The crowd in Peru's capital, Lima, carried portraits of Machado and demanded a "Free Venezuela. With the country's yellow, blue and red flag draped over their backs or emblazoned on their caps, demonstrators clutched posters that read, "The Nobel Prize is from Venezuela. Veronica Duran, a 41-year-old Venezuelan who has lived in Lima for eight years, said…...

48+ min ago (1072+ words) Inside the New Jersey State Prison, a dual economy thrives underground. There's an old saying in Urdu: Zaroorat ijaad ki maa hai (necessity is the mother of all inventions). I would often hear it as a child growing up in Pakistan. I've always been fascinated by how some phrases leap across languages without losing their truth. You see, survival has a universal dialect, and here, behind the castle walls of New Jersey State Prison (NJSP), necessity isn't just a mother, it's a warden, a foreman, and a constant whisper in your ear. Like the chains and hooks once used for corporal punishment in the basement of the "Warden's House" at NJSP, prison labour is a relic of another time. It is a system that still smells faintly of chain gangs and sweat-soaked fields. Here at NJSP, we work because we're…...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago (422+ words) Sidra Amin's Stars locked horns with Fatima Sana's Conquerors in the National Women's One-Day Tournament final at Faisalabad's Iqbal Stadium on Sunday. The 50-over match is shown live on PTV Sports and PTV National and streamed on PCB YouTube channel (outside Pakistan) and Tapmad (Pakistan). The winners will pocket PKR 1.5 million, while the runners-up will take away PKR 1 million. The player of the tournament will be awarded PKR 200,000. Defending champions Stars will be without their regular captain, who will miss the final due to family commitments and will be replaced by the previous year's winning captain, Sidra Amin. Meanwhile, Fatima Sana, whose Conquerors went down against the same opposition by five wickets in the previous edition's final, will be hopeful to lift the trophy this time. In the ongoing tournament, Conquerors finished top of the table with six wins out…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago (157+ words) LAHORE'The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) sealed 72 illegal commercial buildings and premises that defaulted on commercialisation fees in LDA-controlled areas and various housing schemes on Friday. LDA's Town Planning Wing sealed 10 buildings in Gulshan-e-Ravi and Samanabad, 20 in Township, 17 in Faisal Town and Model Town, and 25 in Allama Iqbal Town during operations against illegal commercial use and nonpayment of commercialisation fees. The sealed premises include American Lycetuff, Huda Foundation, Unique Ravians School & Academy, Depilex Express, Hospital Pharmacy, Smart Cook, grocery stores, food outlets, workshops, offices, and other businesses. LDA Chief Town Planner I, Assad-uz-Zaman, and Chief Town Planner II, Azhar Ali, supervised the operations carried out by the enforcement teams, assisted by the Police. According to the LDA spokesman, several notices were served on the owners of these buildings before the operations were carried out. American Lyceum, P-HOTA Head Office among 46 sealed…...

1+ hour, 31+ min ago (90+ words) A neo-Nazi march has been held in Sweden's capital for the first time in 15 years. Resurgent neo-Nazis march against multiculturalism in Sweden's capital A neo-Nazi march has been held in Sweden's capital for the first time in 15 years, bringing together far-right white supremacist groups. Police gave permission for the rally to go ahead, to commemorate the killing of a 17-year-old with extremist ties, that used to be held annually in the early 2000s. Al Jazeera's Nils Adler was there....

1+ hour, 58+ min ago (364+ words) Greek coastguard says two survivors in critical condition have been hospitalised. The bodies of at least 17 migrants and asylum seekers have been found in a partially deflated boat off the Greek island of Crete, according to the country's coastguard. The victims, as well as two survivors, were discovered on Saturday, some 26 nautical miles (48km) southwest of Crete. A spokeswoman for the Greek coastguard told'the AFP news agency that all of the victims were men. "Two survivors in critical condition have been hospitalised," the spokeswoman added. "Autopsies have to be carried out as the circumstances of the sinking are not known." The Athens News Agency reported that the boat was spotted by a Turkish cargo ship, which alerted the authorities. The Greek coastguard rushed two vessels to the scene, while the European Union's border agency Frontex sent a boat, an aircraft and…...

3+ hour, 50+ min ago (81+ words) Israeli air raids hit Maghazi camp in central Gaza as mediators warn the ceasefire is at a 'critical moment'. Israeli air raids hit Maghazi camp in central Gaza as mediators warn the ceasefire is at a "critical moment. Gaza Citys nights return in darkness as residents rebuild amid ruins Israeli air raids hit Maghazi camp in central Gaza as mediators warn the ceasefire is at a "critical moment. Gaza Citys nights return in darkness as residents rebuild amid ruins...

5+ hour, 46+ min ago (581+ words) FORT LAUDERDALE (AFP) : Lionel Messi inspired Inter Miami to their first ever MLS Cup title on Saturday, playing a starring role in a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps in Florida. Argentina superstar Messi provided assists for two goals and helped create another to spark wild celebrations before a rapturous home crowd at the Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale. "This is the the moment that I've been waiting for, and that we as a team have been waiting for," Messi, named MLS Cup Most Valuable Player, said afterwards. Miami took the lead after an early Edier Ocampo own goal but were left reeling by Ali Ahmed's second half-equaliser for Vancouver. But Messi then laid on an assist for Argentina international team-mate Rodrigo De Paul to put Miami 2-1 up before supplying the pass for Tadeo Allende's injury time goal that sealed victory....