across hong kong's new territories and kowloon peninsula. violence also spilt out onto the streets of tuen mun, with running battles between riot police and protesters. an investigation has been launched into whether apple's credit card discriminates against women, by offering them lower credit limits. it follows complaints, including from apple's co—founder steve wozniak, that algorithms used to set limits might be inherently biased. the card is run by the investment bank goldman sachs — they say credit decisions are not made on factors like gender. chinese e—commerce giant alibaba says sales for its annual singles‘ day shopping blitz hit $13 billion within the first hour. that's up nearly one—third on last year. the sale began at midnight after a performance by american pop star taylor swift and local celebrities in shanghai. singles‘ day was once a celebration for china's lonely hearts. but it has become a 24—hour extravaganza that outsells the combined sales of the american black...