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Hong Kong, Jun 28 (EFE/EPA).- A senior journalist of the now-closed Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily was arrested at Hong Kong airport while to trying to leave the city for the United Kingdom, public broadcaster RTHK reported Monday.Fung Wai-kong, an editor and columnist at the daily, was arrested on Sunday night for "conspiring to collude with foreign countries or foreign forces to endanger national security," the police said in a statement, according to RTHK.The newspaper printed its final issue on Thursday, just a week after the arrest of several executives for alleged conspiracy to collude with foreign forces, a crime under the national security law that China imposed on the former British colony. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS APPLE DAILY HEADQUARTERS, PEOPLE QUEUE TO BUY THE LAST ISSUE OF APPLE DAILY AND SUPPORTERS GATHER OUTSIDE THE OFFICE OF APPLE DAILY IN HONG KONG.
A small group of protesters gather outside the Hong Kong court where the city's largest national security trial was set to begin. "Crackdown is shameless," read a banner carried by two people, adding: "Immediately release all political prisoners." IMAGES
Flights resume at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Florida, after a few hours of flight disruptions across the United States. Following a system outage, the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a no-fly order for domestic departures until 9:00 a.m. EST (1400 GMT) on Wednesday. IMAGES
Passengers arrive in Addis Ababa after Ethiopia's national carrier Ethiopian Airlines resumes commercial flights to and from Mekele, in the Tigray region. After a shutdown lasting 18 months, families and loved ones are reunited, a day after an Ethiopian delegation made the first high-level government visit to the rebel-held region since the signing of a peace deal last month. IMAGES
Hong Kong, Sep 7 (EFE/EPA).- Hong Kong celebrated Tuesday the completion ceremony of the third runway paving project at the Hong Ko?ng International Airport in Hong Kong.The Three-runway System of the airport is scheduled to be operational by 2024. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE)SHOT LIST: HONG KONG CHIEF EXECUTIVE CARRIE LAM AT THE COMPLETION CEREMONY OF THE THIRD RUNWAY PAVING PROJECT AT THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN HONG KONG, CHINA.