Australia has announced it'll extend visas for Hong Kong residents and businesses in response to China's new national security law.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Thursday that a range of visa holders will be allowed to stay in the country for longer and be offered a pathway to permanent residency.
Separate efforts will be made for businesses, but plans for a humanitarian intake is still not on the cards.
The country has also suspended its extradition treaty.
US withdraws from World Health Organisation
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To Lam wins second term to rule Vietnam for next five years
Vietnam's top leader To Lam was re-appointed on Friday as head of the ruling Communist Party for the next five years after a unanimous vote by its central committee, as he pledged to turbocharge growth in the export-reliant nation.
Uganda detains 2,000 over election violence, army chief says
Uganda's military chief said on Friday that authorities had detained 2,000 opposition supporters, killed 30 and were hunting for more following a disputed presidential election in which his father Yoweri Museveni, won a seventh term.
Indonesia finds bodies of 10 passengers on crashed plane
Indonesian rescuers on Friday had found the bodies of 10 passengers on a fishery surveillance plane that went missing in Indonesia's South Sulawesi province over the weekend, the country's search and rescue agency said.
Trump revokes Canada's invitation to join Board of Peace
US President Donald Trump has withdrawn on Thursday an invitation for Canada to join hisĀ Board of PeaceĀ initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts.
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