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Riot police in Hong Kong Wednesday fired pepper balls to disperse tens of thousands of demonstrators protesting adoption of a controversial national security law that is poised to pass in Beijing on Thursday and a proposed law criminalizing the disrespect of the national anthem.

VIDEO: Airline industry analysts say the coronavirus pandemic has left 16,000 passenger airplanes parked around the world. Some are preparing to rev their engines up again as countries begin to relax their travel restrictions and prepare for summer vacationers, albeit in much lower numbers. In Spain, where 14 percent of the economy depends on tourism, the anticipation is especially high.

The coronavirus has hit South Africa harder than any other country on the continent.  So far, it has infected more than 23,000 people  and killed more than 480. But the disease is also impacting the mental well-being of many people coping with social isolation and the economic fallout

When NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley lift off, reach orbit and rendezvous with the International Space Station aboard a Space X rocket, they will mark an historic milestone in the U.S. space program.

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to “strongly regulate” or close down social media platforms, after Twitter tagged a pair of his tweets with fact-check warnings.