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Hong Kong protest: Police fire water cannons at demonstrators
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Aug 25 (ANI): The Hong Kong police on Sunday used water cannon trucks and fired several rounds of tear gas on protesters who threw bricks on them during the protests, bringing the several weeks of peaceful demonstrations to an end.
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Hong Kong protesters form human chain across city 30 years after "Baltic W
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Aug 24 (ANI): Hong Kong's pro-democracy demonstrators on Friday night (local time) formed human chains across large parts of the city in a call for direct elections in a display that recalled a major anti-Soviet demonstration from 30 years ago.
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Police, protesters clash at Hong Kong airport
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China], Aug 13 (ANI): Tensions ran high as police dressed in riot gear clashed with protesters at the international airport here on Tuesday.
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Protests disrupt air travel in Hong Kong for 2nd consecutive day
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China], Aug 13 (ANI): All outbound flights from Hong Kong were canceled as the international airport here saw chaos play out for a second straight day after hordes of protesters descended at the pre-security departures area.
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Hong Kong leader says city becoming dangerous amid protests
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Aug 13 (Sputnik/ANI): Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Tuesday said that violent actions of protesters, who paralysed the city's airport the day before, were pushing the autonomous region to a point of no return and making it a dangerous place.
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Hong Kong cancels all flights for Monday amid sit-in protest
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Aug 12 (ANI): Hong Kong airport authority on Monday suspended all remaining flights for the day after thousands of pro-democracy protesters entered the terminal's arrival halls.
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China must stop 'dangerous' reports about American diplomat in HK: US
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Aug 10 (ANI): China must stop publishing its "dangerous" media reports involving the American diplomat who met with pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, the United States said on Friday.
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People in Gilgit stage protest, demand compensation from Pak govt for acqu
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Gilgit Baltistan [PoK], Aug 8 (ANI): People in Gilgit-Baltistan held protests to demand compensation for their lands which were acquired by the Pakistani government, in the name of development, decades ago.
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Protesters march in twin demonstrations ahead of general strike in Hong Ko
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Aug 4 (ANI): Protestors took to streets in twin rallies here on Sunday afternoon, a day before a planned citywide strike that is expected to significantly disrupt the daily life in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.
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Sudan protesters, army agree on power-sharing deal
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], Aug 3 (ANI): Sudan's military rulers and the main opposition coalition on Saturday reached an agreement on the power-sharing deal, the African Union said, after lengthy negotiations following the toppling of long-time ruler Omar al-Bashir.
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S Korea: Baloch activists protest against 'exploitative' CPEC, Pakistani '
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Aug 3 (ANI): Protesters from the Baloch National Movement took to the streets in Seoul to demonstrate against Pakistani "barbarism" and the "exploitative" China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects in Balochistan.
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Hong Kong: Protesters march to Mong Kok as unrest enters 9th week
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Aug 3 (ANI): After receiving the last-minute approval to hold demonstrations, protesters swarmed the shopping district of Mong Kok here on Saturday to continue their agitations against the government and the now-suspended extradition bill.
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