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02/12/2020 07:06 GMT: Hong Kong: top democracy activists sentenced

Hong Kong: top democracy activists sentenced

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Three prominent Hong Kong activists are sentenced for prison terms up to 13.5 months

Three prominent Hong Kong activists have been sentenced for terms up to 13 and a half months in prison following pro-democracy protests in 2019.

In Hong Kong sentences in jail of  up to 13 and a half months have been handed down to democracy activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam. 

"Our planet is broken" and "humanity is in a suicidal war with nature" - that's what the UN Secretary General will tell the BBC in a special broadcast later today.

And we hear from Nigeria - thought to be the heart of one of the most common forms of cybercrime - Business Email Compromise - which costs economies an estimated $7bn dollars a year.

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