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August 18, 2019 4:14 PM

Police keep low profile at huge, peaceful Hong Kong protest

Hong Kong streets were turned into rivers of umbrellas on Sunday as hundreds of thousands of people marched through heavy rain down a major road in the Chinese territory, where massive pro-democracy demonstrations have become a regular weekend activity.

by The Associated Press

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August 18, 2019 5:34 AM

Suicide bomber kills 63, injures 182 at wedding reception in Kabul

More than 1,000 people had gathered at a hall in a Shiite neighborhood to celebrate a wedding. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.

by James Doubek

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August 12, 2019 5:01 AM

Hong Kong airport shuts down amid pro-democracy protest

One of the world's busiest airports canceled all flights after thousands of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters crowded into the main terminal Monday afternoon.

by The Associated Press

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August 3, 2019 1:42 PM

Sudanese activists, army finalize power-sharing deal

The African Union envoy to Sudan said Saturday the pro-democracy movement and the ruling military council have finalized a power-sharing agreement.

by The Associated Press

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July 28, 2019 2:26 PM

Official set to replace Puerto Rico's governor rejects job

The government official who is supposed to replace Puerto Rico's embattled governor announced Sunday that she doesn't want the job as the U.S. territory reels from political crisis.

by Associated Press

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July 27, 2019 12:43 PM

Hong Kong police fire tear gas, clear protesters by force

Hong Kong police on Saturday fired tear gas, swung batons and forcefully cleared out protesters who defied warnings not to march in a neighborhood where last weekend a mob apparently targeting demonstrators brutally attacked people in a train station.

by Associated Press

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July 27, 2019 10:02 AM

Russian police arrest more than 1,000 in Moscow protest

Russian police cracked down fiercely Saturday on demonstrators in central Moscow, beating some people and arresting more than 1,000 who were protesting the exclusion of opposition candidates from the ballot for Moscow city council.

by Associated Press

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July 21, 2019 11:42 AM

Police launch tear gas as Hong Kong protest turns violent

Hong Kong's protest movement took a violent turn on Sunday, as police launched tear gas at protesters after a massive march continued late into the evening, and subway riders were attacked by masked assailants who apparently were targeting pro-democracy demonstrators.

by Associated Press

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July 16, 2019 6:12 AM

Hong Kong protests challenge China with no end in sight

What began as a protest against an extradition bill has ballooned into a fundamental challenge to the way Hong Kong is governed — and the role of the Chinese government in the city's affairs.

by The Associated Press

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June 19, 2019 5:30 AM

Nearly 71 million people forcibly displaced worldwide in 2018, UN report says

The record number headlined the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees' annual "Global Trends" report published Wednesday, just a day before World Refugee Day.

by Ashley Westerman

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