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The World in Brief from The Economist
“Hong Kong 47” sentenced; Baltic undersea cable severed, and more
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A judge in Hong Kong sentenced 45 activists and former politicians who had been convicted of subversion under a law imposed by China. Also, Germany and Finland said they were “deeply concerned” about the severing of an undersea cable connecting the countries.
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