Clare Hollingworth, the first journalist to break the story in 1939 of Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland, has died at 105 years old in Hong Kong. /CFP Photo

As a journalist, Hollingworth spent her life on the front lines of some of the world’s major conflicts, reporting from the Middle East, North Africa and Vietnam, for British newspapers. /CFP Photo

Hollingworth became the first Daily Telegraph journalist to be permanently stationed in Beijing in 1973, during the Cultural Revolution and just after US President Richard Nixon's historic visit. Her time in China saw her interview China’s late Premier Zhou Enlai and China's late Chairman Mao Zedong’s wife Jiang Qing. /CFP Photo

Hollingworth moved to Hong Kong in 1981, where she spent the rest of her days, continuing to write articles and play a key role in the city's Foreign Correspondent's Club. /CFP Photo