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Emotions run high as Hong Kong residents snap up final edition of Apple Daily

Asia Pacific · 7:03 AM UTC

Hong Kong residents rushed in the early hours of Thursday to snap up copies of the final edition of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, forced to end a 26-year run after getting embroiled in a national security crackdown.

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Asia Pacific · 6:39 AM UTCHong Kong's Apple Daily to live on in blockchain, free of censors

Hong Kong cyber activists are backing up articles by pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily on censorship-proof blockchain platforms after the newspaper was forced to shut down as it became embroiled in a national security law crackdown.

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