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FAQs about Newswrap:How many episodes does Newswrap have?The podcast currently has 5,788 episodes available.
May 05, 2020Uproar over Philippine TV network’s shutdownPhilippine legislators are pushing to get the country's biggest broadcaster back on air, amid widespread shock and dismay over an order by the industry regulator for the station to cease operations after its 25-year licence expired. Aides to President ......more4minPlay
May 05, 2020‘HKMAO’s ‘dark forces’ statement augurs coming clampdown’Political commentator Chung Kim-wah says a new statement by the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office appears to be paving the way for local authorities to clamp down on democratic forces ahead of Legco elections later this year. The office had said a rec......more3minPlay
May 04, 2020Govt takes phased approach to reopening schoolsThe government's planning to reopen schools later this month, as part of the government's decision to scale back social-distancing measures. Schools have been closed since the Lunar New Year break in January. Private and international schools can resum......more4minPlay
May 04, 2020Pro-establishment heavyweights set up coalition to ‘rebrand’ HKA new alliance backed by pro-establishment heavyweights has been set up, with the aim to "re-launch" Hong Kong after it's been hit by months of anti-government protests and an economic downturn. Two former chief executives – Tung Chee-hwa and CY Leung ......more5minPlay
May 04, 2020Police probing senior officers over property rowThe Police Commissioner, Chris Tang, has told a Legco security panel that an internal investigation is underway to find out if three senior officers had broken police guidelines in their use of rural homes. It follows media reports that the officers ma......more3minPlay
May 03, 2020GDP plunges record 8.9% in first quarterHong Kong's economy contracted by a record 8.9 percent in the first quarter of the year under the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. New provisional figures also showed that external trade and domestic consumption plunged by around ten percent. Finan......more6minPlay
May 03, 2020Advisor says social distancing measures can be eased slowlyA respiratory disease expert says the government can gradually relax social-distancing measures as the coronavirus outbreak continues to ease. David Hui from the Chinese University, who's been advising the government on the pandemic, says for example, ......more6minPlay
May 03, 2020Italy starts relaxing coronavirus restrictionsItaly is easing its coronavirus restrictions, nearly two months after it became the first country in the world to impose a national lockdown. Many other European countries are also taking steps towards lifting social distancing measures. Our Europe cor......more5minPlay
FAQs about Newswrap:How many episodes does Newswrap have?The podcast currently has 5,788 episodes available.