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Hong Kong stocks moved up 149.86 points, or 0.67 percent, to open at 22,598.40 on Wednesday.
Entertainment
Singer Bruni arrives in Beirut Sunday evening
Neil Diamond reveals Parkinson's, ends touring
Indian states seek last-ditch film ban
South Korea in a swoon as megastar
Celebrity News
Ariana Grande will perform at Aretha Franklin’s funeral
'Transformers' leads Razzie pack
Minnie gets her star, a few decades
Hollywood set for Oscar noms
Sports
'Friendly and kind' N. Korean skaters
Russians challenge doping ban
Real Madrid defy crisis talk
One dead as accident mars fourth leg
Health
Sanofi buys US haemophilia treatment
Saudi-led coalition announces $1.5bn
UN appeals for nearly $3 bn to save
Second face transplant for Frenchman