Climate Climate change exacerbates deadly floods worldwide Climate change makes deadly floods, like what happened in Libya, more likely. Floods in China, Greece and Brazil in recent weeks underscore the growing danger. Rebecca Hersher
Arts & Life Why a horror film starring Winnie the Pooh has run into trouble in Hong Kong The film featuring a murderous Pooh bear has been pulled from theaters in Hong Kong and Macau without explanation. Some say it's a result of China's censorship of memes related to leader Xi Jinping. Vanessa Romo
World Xi defends vision of Hong Kong while marking 25-year anniversary of handover China's president says the "one country, two systems" framework is working — even as recent changes have all but eliminated dissenting voices in the territory. The Associated Press
World Was Hong Kong a colony? Not according to new textbooks, a newspaper says New textbooks contend the territory was never a British colony. The reason: China never recognized the treaties that ceded it to Britain. John Ruwitch
Health China battles multiple COVID-19 outbreaks, driven by stealth omicron While the numbers are small relative to numbers reported in Europe or in the U.S., they are the highest since the first big outbreak of COVID-19 in the central city of Wuhan in early 2020. The Associated Press
Opinion: A case for Hong Kong's hamsters Hong Kong's government is directing anyone who bought a hamster in the past five weeks to surrender their pets for euthanasia after 11 of the animals tested positive for the coronavirus. Scott Simon
Health Coronavirus FAQ: Are pets a threat? My immunocompromised pal had COVID. Can I visit? Hong Kong's hamster cull has people wondering if they can catch SARS-CoV-2 from a pet. And here's a human dilemma: It is risky to visit an immunocompromised individual who recently had COVID? Marc Silver
Health Hong Kong bans flights from U.S. and 7 other countries as omicron surges Hong Kong authorities announced a two-week ban on flights from eight countries and held 2,500 passengers on a cruise ship for coronavirus testing as the city attempted to stem an omicron outbreak. The Associated Press
World China's Tough Hong Kong Law Turns 1 Year Old — And It's Already Grown Teeth Apple Daily was closed, universities were muzzled and prominent activists were either jailed or exiled. The national security law has surely made an impact in Hong Kong in its first year in force. Emily Feng
Business Hong Kong's Apple Daily To Shut Down This Weekend After Having Its Assets Frozen The pro-democracy newspaper will run its last edition on Saturday — signaling the end to Hong Kong's once freewheeling and muckraking reporting environment as well. Emily Feng
