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Hong Kong police fire tear gas after protesters throw petrol bombs
World
September 21, 2019
Hong Kong police fire tear gas after protesters throw petrol bombs
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police fired tear gas to disperse pro-democracy protesters on Saturday after pro-China groups pulled…
100 days in: How Hong Kongers sustain protests with creativity
World
September 16, 2019
100 days in: How Hong Kongers sustain protests with creativity
With Hong Kong shaken by 100 days of huge pro-democracy protests, activists have adopted a host of creative ways to…
N. Korea says talks with US could resume in a ‘few weeks’
World
September 16, 2019
N. Korea says talks with US could resume in a ‘few weeks’
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Monday that diplomatic talks with the United States could resume in a…
War at the dinner table: Hong Kong families divided over protests
World
September 16, 2019
War at the dinner table: Hong Kong families divided over protests
For weeks, Jane lied to her mother about joining Hong Kong’s protests — pretending her rucksack was bulging with books,…
Hong Kong returns to violence with tear gas and Molotovs
World
September 15, 2019
Hong Kong returns to violence with tear gas and Molotovs
Hong Kong riot police fired tear gas and water cannons at hardcore pro-democracy protesters hurling rocks and petrol bombs on…
Protesters call on UK to protect Hong Kongers from China
World
September 15, 2019
Protesters call on UK to protect Hong Kongers from China
Pro-democracy protesters rallied outside Britain’s consulate in Hong Kong on Sunday, demanding London do more to protect its former colonial…
US puts sanctions on N.Korea hacking groups behind major thefts
World
September 14, 2019
US puts sanctions on N.Korea hacking groups behind major thefts
The US Treasury on Friday placed sanctions on three North Korea government-sponsored hacking operations which it said were behind the…
China removes several US products from tariffs list
World
September 11, 2019
China removes several US products from tariffs list
China on Wednesday said it would spare a number of US products from punitive tariffs in what is seen as…
Japan’s Abe shakes up cabinet, brings in rising star
World
September 11, 2019
Japan’s Abe shakes up cabinet, brings in rising star
Japan’s Shinzo Abe Wednesday appointed new foreign and defence ministers and promoted a popular rising political star, in a cabinet…
‘Protecting rapists’: Protesters accuse Japan of failing women
World
September 11, 2019
‘Protecting rapists’: Protesters accuse Japan of failing women
Women’s rights protesters are taking to the streets for the sixth time in as many months as anger mounts in…