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With the England team about to play in the women's world cup finals in Sydney, football fans gather in London to watch the game. IMAGES
Football fans start watching the semi-final of the Women's World Cup between England and Australia on a big screen in a London pub. IMAGES
Hong Kong, Feb 9 (EFE/EPA).- Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, accused of colluding with foreign forces, will remain in prison after the city's top court on Tuesday upheld an appeal by the government against his release on bail in December.Lai can appeal the ruling by the Court of Final Appeal.The court said the judge, who granted Lai bail in December, "misconstrued" a clause of the national security legislation, public broadcaster RTHK reported. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE). SHOT LIST: PRO-DEMOCRACY AND PRO-CHINA SUPPORTER HOLD A PLACARD SHOWING A PICTURE OF HONG KONG MEDIA MOGUL JIMMY LAI OUTSIDE THE COURT OF FINAL APPEAL IN HONG KONG.
US President Donald Trump urges China to handle Hong Kong protests in "humane fashion" and says that US economic pressure on Beijing was responsible for preventing the authorities from carrying out a harsher crackdown against pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong. SOUNDBITE
Protesters gather in Hong Kong calling for universal suffrage and an end to arrests of activists in China as a top Beijing official visits the city. IMAGES
Mui lives in Hong Kong with her adoptive parents. Despite her extremely rare genetic skin disease she became a rugby player and referee.