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  • Associated Press

    Silence and heavy state security in China on anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown

    Checkpoints and rows of police vehicles lined a major road leading to Beijing's Tiananmen Square as China heightened security on the 35th anniversary of a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests. China has long quashed any memory of the killings, when the Chinese government ordered in the army to end the months-long protests and uphold Communist rule.

  • WAVY Norfolk

    15-year-old charged after baby shot in Hampton

    A 15-year-old has been arrested after a baby was accidentally shot last week in Hampton, police say.

  • Reuters

    Explainer-Key features of China's affordable housing policy

    Chinese policymakers last month unveiled a slew of support measures for the property sector, including a nod to local governments to buy "some" unsold apartments and turn them into affordable housing. Authorities hope that over time, improving access to affordable housing could provide utility to some of the excess construction undertaken in the boom years and that it may boost domestic consumption by lowering households' needs for savings. Below are the key features of the policy, one of the three main vectors of China's response to its property market downturn alongside urban renewal projects and public infrastructure upgrades.