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Hong Kong, Jun 23 (EFE/EPA).- Next Digital's pro-democracy Hong Kong tabloid newspaper "Apple Daily" and its online edition, known for its strong criticism of the Chinese government, looked to cease operations by Saturday following police raids and the arrest of executives.Authorities accuse them of publishing at least 30 articles in which they allegedly called for foreign sanctions against local authorities for their repression of the 2019 anti-government protests, according to local press.Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai, one of the best-known figures in the Hong Kong pro-democracy opposition, is in jail and also faces various charges relating to national security law. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).SHOT LIST: COPIES OF APPLE DAILY NEWSPAPER ARE FOR SALE AT A NEWSSTAND IN HONG KONG.
Paris (France), Dec 14 (EFE / EPA) .- (CAMERA: Mohammed Badra) Owners of restaurants, cafes, nightclubs and protesters from various economic sectors participated in a protest in Paris against the closure measures established by the Government French to try to stop the contagion of COVID-19.
Prison officers gather at the entrance to Fleury-Merogis prison near Paris for a third day of action following Tuesday's ambush on a prison van in Normandy, which killed two prison officers. IMAGES
Prison officers use bins to block access to the Fleury-Merogis prison near Paris following Tuesday's ambush on a prison van in Normandy, which left two prison officers dead. IMAGES
French farmers block traffic around Paris's famed Arc de Triomphe monument with tractors and bales of hay. IMAGES