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Women take selfies with Carrie Lam on March 27, the day after she was elected Hong Kong's Chief Executive. Lam was chosen as Hong Kong's new leader in the first such vote since 2014, when pro-democracy protests erupted over the semi-autonomous Chinese city's election system. (CNS photo/Tyrone Siu, Reuters)
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Hong Kong contributor
The political mandate for Hong Kong's chief executive comes from China, and Ms. Lam has a record of pushing policies favored by Beijing.
The blood of a survivor of the Ebola virus is extracted as part of a study launched at Liberia's John F. Kennedy Hospital in Monrovia in June 2015. (CNS photo/Reuters)
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Anthony Egan, S.J.
Congo's Ministry of Health has approved the use of an experimental anti-Ebola vaccine to combat the disease. This is a radical step, but one the World Health Organization approves.
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Jim McDermott
George “Jerry” Martinson, S.J., was one of the most significant Jesuits to work in China since World War II and almost certainly the most well known.
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Michael J. O’Loughlin
Watch out Pope Francis, President Trump is coming for you—at least in terms of popularity on Twitter.
Javier Valdez, a veteran reporter who specialized in covering drug trafficking and organized crime, was slain on May 15, 2017, the latest in a wave of journalist killings in one of the world's most dangerous countries for media workers. (Ríodoce via AP)
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Jan-Albert Hootsen
I regularly report on violence against journalists in Mexico. But Javier’s death came as a personal blow to me.
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Ellen K. Boegel
Discussions that lead to cooperative compliance are better than banning speech.