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Afghan media outlets accuse authorities of curtailing access to information Afghanistan’s media watchdog urged the government on Wednesday to heed a demand for more media freedoms after 30 local media outlets said that authorities were increasingly curtailing their access to information. Sayed Ikram Afzali, the head of Integrity Watch Afghanistan, said there is a good law in place guaranteeing the media’s ability to work and access information. However, the government has failed to provide enough funding and institutional support to implement the law, the official added. Authorities concur that access to information remains a pervasive challenge for Afghanistan and justify existing limitations by the persistent dangers and violence the country faces. They also warn that a retu...

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Hong Kong imposes 14-day quarantine on travelers arriving from mainland China Hong Kong will close two cruise terminals and put anyone coming from mainland China into compulsory quarantine for 14 days, its leader Carrie Lam said on Wednesday. The move is part of a fresh clampdown on contagion. Lam said the measures were aimed at curbing the cross-border flow of people to prevent the spread of a new coronavirus, which originated on mainland China. Some medical staff have been on strike for the past three days, demanding a full border closure. There have been 21 confirmed cases in Hong Kong, according to Lam. Passengers and crew on a cruise liner that docked in Hong Kong on Wednesday were being kept on board while they were tested for the coronavirus. The ship World Dream, opera...

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