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Chile President declares state of emergency in capital Santiago following
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Santiago [Chile], Oct 19 (ANI): Chile President Sebastian Pinera declared a state of emergency in the capital Santiago on Friday night following violent protests over an increase in the price of metro tickets.
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Twitter stands by Trump, says world leaders don't always have to follow it
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 16 (ANI): Amid requests to terminate President Donald Trump's account from its platform, Twitter on Tuesday said that it would continue to be lenient with world leaders who appeared to violate its policies against violent speech.
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Violence will only breed more violence: HK Chief Executive Carrie Lam
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Oct 15 (ANI): Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Tuesday called on protestors to stop wide-spread demonstrations, which have been going on in the Chinese autonomous region since the month of June.
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Violence sent Hong Kong into 'very dangerous situation': Chief Exe. Carrie
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Oct 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Hong Kong's Chief executive Carrie Lam on Tuesday said that the violent acts in the special administrative region these days have sent Hong Kong into "a very dangerous situation," vowing to stop violence with utmost determination and resolution.
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Hong Kong Police condemns Sunday's violent protest
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Oct 07 (ANI): Hong Kong Police on Sunday condemned the violence in a fresh round of protest in Chinese controlled territory, saying several rioters have "overstepped the bottom line of any civilized society".
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Air pollution exposure increases violent crime rates: Study
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 6 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have found that dirty air not only makes us sick but also aggressive.
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Iraqi firebrand cleric Sadr calls on government to resign amid violent mas
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Oct 5 (ANI): Iraq's prominent Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Friday called on the government to resign amid the ongoing mass anti-government protests that have claimed the lives of dozens of people.
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Mahatma pioneered non-violent movements that changed history: UN Secretary
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], Oct 02 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150 th birth anniversary and said that his vision continues to resonate across the world, including through the work of the UN.
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1 killed, 10 injured in attack on Vocational College in east Finland
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], Oct 1 (ANI): At least one person was killed and 10 others sustained injuries in a violent incident that occurred in the premises of Savo Vocational College in Kuopio, eastern Finland, on Tuesday.
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Demonstrators set streets ablaze in central Hong Kong
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Sept 30 (ANI): Several parts of Hong Kong' commercial streets were set ablaze by the protesters here on Sunday as the pro-democracy protests turned violent in the city.
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Hong Kong: Protests turn violent ahead of National Day celebrations in Chi
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Sep 29 (ANI): The pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong turned violent on Sunday after the demonstrators snarled major roads, threw bricks and firebombs at the police in an open challenge to Beijing just two days before the country commemorates 70 years of Communist rule.
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India, Bangladesh reiterate zero-tolerance approach against terrorism
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sept 28 (ANI): India and Bangladesh on Friday reiterated their zero-tolerance approach against terrorism and violent extremism and noted that strong ties in the security sector had built trust and mutual confidence between the two countries.
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