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Chinese state media pump up the jam to slam Hong Kong protests

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Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 06:31:04 +0000

BEIJING — “Get those foreign agents outta town”, roars a music video by a patriotic Chinese rap group, one of a slew of creative efforts by Beijing attacking Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement as violent and spurred on by overseas governments. The rap video, overlaid with clips of protesters clashing with police and breaking into Hong […]

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India slams international interference in Kashmir after clashes

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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 00:05:25 +0000

India slams international interference in Kashmir after clashes

SRINAGAR, India —  Hundreds of protesters in Indian-administered Kashmir clashed with police Friday as New Delhi seethed at a rare UN Security Council meeting about the disputed Muslim-majority region — the first in nearly 50 years. Tensions are high since India earlier this month stripped the part of Kashmir that it controls of its autonomy, […]

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Chinese military personnel parade near Hong Kong border

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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 05:04:46 +0000

Thousands of Chinese military personnel paraded at a sports stadium in a city across the border from Hong Kong on Thursday, an AFP reporter witnessed.

Shenzhen, China — Thousands of Chinese military personnel paraded at a sports stadium in a city across the border from Hong Kong on Thursday, an AFP reporter witnessed. Armored vehicles were also inside the stadium in Shenzhen, with the drill taking place as fears rise that China may intervene to end 10 weeks of unrest […]

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Protesters trigger second day of Hong Kong airport chaos

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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 11:21:18 +0000

A tourist (C) gives her luggage to security guards as she tries to enter the departures gate during another demonstration by pro-democracy protesters at Hong Kong's international airport on August 13, 2019. - Protesters blocked passengers at departure halls of Hong Kong airport on August 13, a day after a sit-in forced authorities to cancel all flights to and from the major international hub. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)

HONG KONG — Hundreds of flights were cancelled or suspended at Hong Kong’s airport on Tuesday as pro-democracy protesters staged a second day of hugely disruptive rallies, defying warnings from the city’s leader who said they were heading down a “path of no return”.    The new protest came as Beijing also sent further ominous signals […]

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Hong Kong airport shuts down amid pro-democracy protest

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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 11:39:32 +0000

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.

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Hong Kong police demonstrate water cannon as protests linger

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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 07:38:36 +0000

Hong Kong police demonstrate water cannon as protests linger

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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‘They’re being used’: Hong Kong protests divide neighborhood

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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 05:07:35 +0000

'They're being used': Hong Kong protests divide neighborhood

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters boast of a broad support base but their movement has divided some neighborhoods.

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Hong Kongers harness traffic cones, kitchenware to battle tear gas

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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 06:25:53 +0000

(FILES) This file photo taken on August 5, 2019 shows a protester preparing to cover a tear gas canister fired by the police with a traffic cone in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong during a general strike, as simultaneous rallies were held across seven districts. - Hong Kong protesters who have taken to the streets for nearly two months are harnessing everything from traffic cones to kitchenware to battle tear gas as demonstrations escalate. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP) / TO GO WITH HongKong-politics-China-unrest-police,FOCUS

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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