Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 07:38:36 +0000
Hong Kong police are showing off water cannons as pro-democracy street protests in the Chinese region stretch into their 10th week.
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Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 05:07:35 +0000
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters boast of a broad support base but their movement has divided some neighborhoods.
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Read moreCredit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 09:39:20 +0000
HONG KONG – A Hong Kong pilot charged with rioting for taking part in a recent protest has been grounded, Cathy Pacific confirmed on Saturday. This came a day after the embattled carrier received a warning from the nation’s aviation regulator over safety risk and queries from passengers and the public. The airline also confirmed that two […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 08:43:25 +0000
HONG KONG — Thousands of pro-democracy protesters hit the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday for the 10th weekend in a row, once again defying police after a night of “hit-and-run” rallies across the city. Activists calling for greater democratic freedoms in the city have shown no sign of standing down, despite Hong Kong’s leader […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 03:24:41 +0000
HONG KONG – After the protesters evacuated, the residents took their place.In one Hong Kong neighborhood on Saturday, riot police fired multiple rounds of tear gas, prompting demonstrators to flee after they started a fire outside a police station and threw eggs at its exterior. But while the pro-democracy protesters left to occupy yet another district, the residents who were watching from the sidelines descended by the hundreds.
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Read moreCredit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 05:31:24 +0000
Another weekend of protests in Hong Kong began Saturday with a rally of parents calling for greater protection for their children as
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Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 03:49:33 +0000
The Civil Aviation Administration of China issued a warning to Cathay Pacific in Hong Kong for a number of safety and security risks.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 12:17:07 +0000
China demanded that US diplomats based in Hong Kong “stop interfering” in the city’s affairs, after reports that they met with pro-democracy activists.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 06:25:53 +0000
As a tear gas canister clatters onto a street in Hong Kong, a pro-democracy protester wearing heat-proof gloves and carrying a traffic cone sprints from the crowd to put it out.
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Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 09:26:32 +0000
The current chaos that has enveloped Hong Kong is largely the work of “behind-the-scenes masterminds” that have instigated, directed and funded violent protests, said Beijing yesterday as it attempted to provide evidence of foreign interference.
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